Cyber Security Engineer

The consultant will be in the Security Systems Unit. The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical advice and expertise for projects to optimize the IT security systems.

The consultant will collect and interpret information and events generated by internal security monitoring tools, and external threat intelligence providers. Furthermore he/she will be providing technical expertise to address information security research, monitoring, and investigations activities.

This is a perfect opportunity for proactive technically savvy individuals who are looking to make an impact.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Collect and analyse evidence including network traffic, volatile data, logs, or other indicators of compromise in order to identify security threats.

Perform real-time analysis and correlation of events from a multitude of data sources with a focus on identifying new indicators of compromise or determine anomalies and potential security incidents.

Provide technical resolution of security investigations tickets, ensuring that proper containment, eradication, recovery and lesson-learned activities are maintained.

Advice on opportunities to improve security detection & monitoring capabilities based on observed, and provide recommendations on tuning of signatures, rules and alerts.

Identify and characterize new emerging technologies trends, security methods, and threats based on relevant organizational context.

Propose solutions on creative ways to do work faster, better and more effectively while maintaining a high quality of service

Qualifications and Experience

A first level university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. A high school diploma with additional 4 years of relevant work experience in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field will be considered in lieu of the university degree.

At least 2 years’ experience related to cybersecurity operations, endpoint, or email threat prevention management.

Demonstrated experience using Microsoft security tools including but not limited to MS Defence centre, Advanced Treat Prevention (APT), Email Protection and Azure security. Demonstrated ability to drive changes and provide tangible results. Excellent problem-solving skills that would allow for the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues. Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively and clearly to executive leadership

Ability to use one or more of the programming languages JAVA, C++, Python, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, etc