Security engineer

Security Engineer

What You Will Do: Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot cybersecurity defenses

  , including configuration management, network security, systems security, and security monitoring systems/tools.

• Participate in planning and audit scope development

  , and execute projects as a critical team member on complex technology-related assessments.
• Play an active role in the

  design and execution of infrastructure initiatives

  to ensure evolving adherence to industry best practices for information security.

• Lead the execution of technical area assessments

  for projects, supervising other team members and providing coaching where needed.
• Perform

  Security Incident Management

  , including, but not limited to: supporting SIEM tools, integrating logs into the tool, creating and modifying rules, investigating and resolving alerts, and automating tasks.

• Research new and emerging threats

  to gain insight into the evolving threat landscape, and proactively share knowledge with the team.

• Promote new ideas and innovative ways

  of executing projects and internal infrastructure enhancements.

• Innovate and automate repetitive activities and corrective actions

  , contributing to broader automation initiatives within security operations.

• Analyze and recommend security controls and procedures

  in business processes related to the use of information systems and assets, and monitor for compliance.

• Respond to information security incidents

  , including investigation of countermeasures to and recovery from computer-based attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches; interact and coordinate with third-party incident responders, including law enforcement.

• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rotation

  , providing essential technical support to the business for security incidents.

Required Qualifications

• Education:

  BE/B.Tech (Telecommunication/Computer Science).

• Strong knowledge of information security

  principles, frameworks, and best practices.

• Strong knowledge of SIEM tools

  (such as McAfee ESM, QRadar, ArcSight, Splunk, etc.),

  scanning tools

  (Nessus, Qualys, IBM AppScan, etc.), and

  PAM tools

  (BeyondTrust, CyberArk, etc.).

• Strong knowledge of both Linux-based and MS Windows-based system platforms

  , coupled with a strong technical understanding and aptitude for analytical problem-solving.

• Strong understanding of enterprise, network, system, and application-level security issues

  .

• Strong understanding of enterprise computing environments

  , distributed applications, and

  TCP/IP networks

  , along with available security controls (technical & process controls) for respective layers.

• Good understanding of system hardening processes, tools, guidelines, and benchmarks

  .

• Fundamental understanding of encryption technologies

  .

• Strong knowledge-sharing and collaboration skills

  .

• Excellent communication skills; English proficiency is a must

  .
• Ability to

  deliver results and meet customer expectations

  .

Certifications (Advantageous)

• ITIL certification, CCSP, OSCP, Security +, CISSP, or similar will be an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of telecommunications networks will be an added advantage.