Japheth Ochieng
SECURITY RISK & CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL
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Security and Risk Management professional with operational leadership experience in high-risk border environments at the Kenya Revenue Authority. Demonstrated expertise in physical security governance, geospatial intelligence, inter-agency enforcement coordination, and cybersecurity risk controls. Combines criminology, law enforcement collaboration, and IT security competencies to protect critical infrastructure, personnel, and digital assets.
Certified in Cybersecurity by ISC2 and holder of an InforMEA Diploma in International Environmental Law and Governance, with practical experience in Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel SIEM, and Geospatial Information Technology for fragile contexts.
Experience
Security & Safety Officer - Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) – Isebania One Stop Border Post - Isebania, Kenya
(2023-01 - 2025-12)
Managed security operations for a strategic border post and 6 substations, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure regional trade security.
- Directed cross-agency coordination between KRA, National Police, Customs, and Immigration, reducing incident response times by improving real-time intelligence sharing.
- Conducted physical and digital risk assessments aligned with NIST guidelines to protect high-value assets and critical border data systems.
- Reduced phishing susceptibility by 40% through a staff awareness program based on ISO 27001 human-centric security controls.
- Supervised a force of 130+ personnel, ensuring compliance with KRA governance standards and national regulatory frameworks.
- Led internal and external investigations into theft, misconduct, and data exposure, ensuring evidentiary integrity for administrative and legal proceedings.
- Enhanced case documentation, processes, increasing data accuracy by 15% and accelerating resolution times by 20% while supporting local law enforcement agencies during investigations into 7 burglary cases.
- Formalized security and fire prevention Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that enhanced surveillance oversight and reporting workflows.
Industrial Attachment (Intern) - Kondele Police Station – Kisumu - Kisumu, Kenya
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
- Supported criminal intelligence gathering and maintained chain-of-custody protocols for court-bound exhibits.
- Assisted investigative officers in theft and burglary case analysis through structured field reporting.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology with IT - Maseno University (2016-01 - 2022-12)
