Security Engineer

Responsibilities

Will be part of SOC team, building experience while leveraging the team's expertise to accelerate learning and understanding of the SOC and Information Security. The role will protect IT infrastructure from a range of cyber threats. Monitor networks and systems, detect security threats (events), analyze and assess alarms, and report on threats, intrusion attempts and false alarms, either resolving them or escalating them, depending on the severity.

• Monitor and respond to security alerts generated by technologies such as SIEM, IDS, EDR or security reports sent directly to the information security mailboxes within a given SLA
• Performing triage, in-depth analysis and investigation as guided by processes and playbooks
• Assist with incident response and post incident reviews
• Respond to security related service requests
• Conduct security investigations using historical data
• Conduct investigations with a wide range of data sets across multiple customer environments
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship with the client, IT and Information Security teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree holder
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work on a shift rotation, including working regular weekends and nightshifts
• a passion for cyber security and a keen interest in IT
• an understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
• a good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and anti-virus
• analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and assess risks, threats, patterns and trends
• verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, with an ability to communicate with a range of technical and non-technical team members and other relevant individuals
• written communication skills, for example to write technical reports
• excellent attention to detail