Cyber Security Analyst

SUMMARY:
The Cyber Security Analyst plays a vital role in keeping VOX`, it`s partners’ and customers’ proprietary and sensitive information secure. He/she works to identify and correct security flaws in networks, devices, systems, solutions and software, while recommending specific measures that can improve the overall security posture of Vox and it’s customers.

POSITION INFO:

Job Description

• Project manage, configure, implement, and maintain all security platforms and any other related software, such as anti-virus, routers, Anti-SPAM, switches, intrusion detection or intrusion prevention, firewalls, cryptography systems, SIEM, and MDM.
• Plan and appraise ongoing assessment of antivirus, application control, firewall, SIEM, VPN, SSL, intrusion detection or intrusion prevention and other network component policies.
• Guarantee network security best practices are executed through auditing: router, change control, switch, firewall configurations, and monitoring.
• Responsible for periodic vulnerability testing, and leading remediation projects.
• Articulate systems and methodologies as well as reply to security-related events and support, in remediation efforts.
• Coordinate and oversee log analysis for company managed services offerings to ensure customer policy and security requirements are met.
• Maintain network security devices to enable pro-active defense of networks within a managed service ISC environment, providing protective monitoring to multiple commercial customers.
• Work under the direction of the Department Head and Senior Specialists to maintain security devices and show practical experience in managing SIEM environments, firewalls, content filters, NIDS, proxy servers, HIPS, and packet capture devices.
• Work with customers to form and fix appropriate policy and signature rules. This comprises tuning and development of the creation of custom intrusion detection and SIEM signatures and rules, including the efficient on-boarding and understanding of varying customer log sources into SIEM environments.
• Work in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders to ensure customers have devices that are fully operational and secure Act under authorization from engineering to maintain the configuration and have a comprehensive understanding and technical know-how in server administration, including MS AD Group Policy objects, patching, network device configuration and hardware management (including cable management).
• Work under strict change control processes to ensure only authorized changes are made to devices.
• Collaborate with sales, product management, engineering, and other departments on security-related items and any other duties as assigned by the company.

Job Skills

• Extensive technical know-how of security network devices (switches, antivirus, firewalls, cryptography, SIEM) and any other security networking hardware or software tools
• Reviewing system changes for security implications and recommending improvements
• Excellent hands-on experience and knowledge implementing, configuring, integrating and supporting the network with Fortinet.
• Knowledge of networking concepts such as WAN connectivity, transport types and protocols, and experience with wireless technology and Wireless deployments.
• Juniper orientated Junos understanding, working with Routers and Switch Platforms and Experience
• working with stakeholders at an Operational Level
• Good team player, Self-confident, motivated, and independent
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to remain calm while multi-tasking and working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to details and good problem-solving skills.

Minimum Requirements

• B.Sc or B.Tech in IT/Computer Science (Optional but preferred)

• Fortinet NSE 7 (Minimum NSE 6) Compulsory to stay Certified whilst in this position

• Cisco CCSP
• Industry approved Security Certifications (i.e. Security+, Certified Information Systems Security
• Professional, Technical experience in Security products.) Compulsory to stay Certified whilst in this position
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory
• 3 years in an Information Security role.
• Proven experience in planning, organizing, and developing IT security system technologies.
• Experience in planning and executing security policies and standards development.
• Excellent understanding of project management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to apply IT in solving security problems
• Minimum, two years experience identifying threats and developing appropriate protection measures
• Knowledge of various range of NextGen Firewalls and strong routing & switching experience is anadded advantage

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