It Network Security Engineer

Role Summary

The Security Operations Engineer will have several areas of focus

•Provide security incident response and readiness as part of a 24x7 Security Operations Centre within and in support of the IT Infrastructure and Operations team.

•Support global vulnerability management processes, including OS and infrastructure patching, hardening, and testing efforts.

•Operate security related tools (HIDS, NIDS, IPS, Analyzers, Scanners, etc.) to identify active threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, exposures, etc., and prioritize for activity within the team. Assist in speedy identification of mitigation/remediation solutions.

Responsibilities

•Apply a risk-based approach to prioritize security-related efforts within the Infrastructure and Operations teams; follow-up with team members on deliverables, communicate status and liaise with global security teams and management.

•Provide security-related input to the Infrastructure and Operations teams' processes, deployments, changes, etc.

•Develop/deploy/administer/support/remediate security tools and processes to meet business requirements. Leverage concepts such as automation, templating, multiple inheritance, error-handling, and code re-use to ensure efficient and simple operation.

•Troubleshoot and remediate errors/failures related to security events, applications, network, storage, and so forth. Perform root cause analysis for major events.

•Provide support and expertise to other systems and network engineers and administrators, and act as a backup or "secondary" for other areas of responsibility (for example, server administration)

•Ensure security and compliance of the systems, processes and solutions with internal standards, industry compliance standards and best practices.

•Analyse and report accurately and regularly on gaps, risks, failures, efficiencies, improvements, coverage, licensing, etc.

•Interact with technical and non-technical staff from various business units to assess needs, communicate options, and design and implement suitable solutions.

•Deploy OS and/or application patches on Windows or Linux servers.

•Support and Collaborate with Support Services staff to rapidly address workstation and end-user security events

•Create and maintain documentation relating to the job function and the environment: architecture, integrations, code, and application settings. Complete knowledge transfer within the team. Mentor other team members.

•Follow team processes; contribute to refinement of processes and Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and resourceful; able to multi-task and focus on delivering results
• Minimum Experience 2 years in same field
• Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English language
• Have experience in Networking, Fire Wall, WAF, OWASP, vulnerability
• Confident at presenting and talking to clients and vendors
• Able to multitask to manage multiple projects
• An articulate communicator with good written communication skills
• An enthusiastic team member who collaborates well with others and builds strong working relationships
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and produce good quality work
• E - Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills