Job Position: Senior Security Engineer
Reports to: Team Lead: Professional Services
Job Summary:
One of our clients, which was founded to address the tremendous challenges in protecting organizations from cyber-attacks across Africa is looking to recruite a Senior Security Engineer. He/She should be able to understand complex technical issues and critical thinking, also being able to work in a fast-paced business environment.
Key Responsibilities:
The duties of a senior security engineer include;
- Implement new and existing technologies used by the company (AlienVault, ArcSight, RSA Netwitness, Qradar, USM Anywhere, Carbon Black etc.)
- Log Source integration to SIEM and EDR solutions
- Maintenance of security solutions to ensure maximum uptime and functionality
- Content creation, finetuning or customizations such as rules, filters, dashboards etc.
- Perform Gap assessments on already existing solutions
- Carry out POCs for potential solutions for the company and customers
- Liasing with vendors to resolve support tickets opened
- Document Standard Operating Procedures required for the job
- Intermediate experience with Linux operating system
- Basic scripting knowledge especially bash and python
- Possess fluent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Any other task assigned by supervisor
REQUIREMENTS
- Possess fluent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Document Standard Operating Procedures required for the job
- Experience with SOC processes and procedures.
- Experience with SIEM (minimum one of them: Arcsight, QRadar, AlienVault, LogRhythm, Splunk, ELK)
- Experience with Anti-Virus/Malware, Anti-DDOS, WAF, FW, Incident response tools,
- forensic tools.
- Background in Vulnerability Management, Security Incident Management, Forensic Analysis.
- Excellent Knowledge and experience in IT Security Technologies.
- Willingness to work outside office hours as part of the CyberSOC Emergency Incident Response Team.
- A team player and appreciate teamwork. have good relational skills and leading team
- skills.
- Ability to work in an international context and excellent communication skills
- Experience in Managed Security Services
- The role may require off hours support, occasionally, Be part of on technical security duty on call.
- Ability to speak French fluently
Experience/Certifications
- Must have fluent in french.
- Minimum of 4 years in similar experience in a structured organization
- Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university
- Cyber Security certifications would be an advantage
