Senior Security Operations Engineer

Job Purpose

SecOps engineers are responsible for protecting an organization's infrastructure, applications and data from security threats. They use their expertise in security standards and best practices as well as network architecture to develop and implement effective security solutions.

ACCOUNTIBILITIES

• Support to analyze risk landscape of CGC to research potential weaknesses and find ways to counter them
• Find cost-effective solutions to cybersecurity problems
• Understand software, hardware, and network needs while adjusting them according to our business environment
• Be an effective part of the team who will develop & implement best practices and security standards for the organization
• Perform a wide range of Security administration duties including installations, debugging, maintenance, upgrades, and general support for security and network equipment such as firewalls, EDR.
• Test company software, firmware against defined security policies and seek improvements on a continuous basis.
• Assist fellow employees with cybersecurity, software, hardware or IT needs
• Operate organization’s SOC to identity, report and mitigate possible threats or cybersecurity incidents, and recover the system to normal condition if necessary.
• Provide emergency 24 x 7 on-call support on a rotating basis.
• Backup security configuration.
• Perform regular disaster recovery testing, including securities activities.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Communications Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years total experience relevant to Cybersecurity
• Hands-on experience in security equipment and solutions (e.g. VPN, Firewalls, NAC, EDR, and DLP).
• Ability to prioritize projects
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Preferred certifications such as ISO27001, CISSP, GSEC, CEH, or CISM desired
• An understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide level
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise
• Preferred basic coding skills, such as HTML, CSS, and other languages
• High sense of responsibility and ownership, acting like an owner in what you do.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Able to multi-task efficiently under time pressure
• Able to work with cutting-edge technology and assimilate information rapidly
• Proven experience in managing support-focused team culture
• Fluent in English is highly preferred.
• Proven ability to work in teams