Senior Information Security Specialist

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the system and ensuring the system is available 24/7.
• Maintain best practices and security standards.
• Design and implement security solutions that protect the organization's On-prem / cloud infrastructure, applications, and data from security threats.
• Conduct regular security assessments of the organization's On-prem / cloud environment to identify potential security vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate remediation measures.
• Configure and maintain various security tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) systems to ensure optimal protection against security threats.
• Regularly monitor the syslogs and take corrective actions if any security breaches or vulnerabilities are found in the logs.
• Run VAPT tools to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Manage access controls for cloud resources, including user authentication and authorization, identity and access management (IAM), and network security groups (NSGs).
• Monitor the On-prem / cloud environment for security incidents and respond promptly to any security breaches or threats.
• Create and maintain security policies and procedures for the organization's On-prem / cloud environment, including disaster recovery plans, incident response plans, and security awareness training for employees.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest security trends and best practices to ensure that the organization's On-prem / cloud environment remains secure against evolving security threats.
• Review and apply the WAF policies to protect against DDoS and application-related attacks.
• Test the WAF rules and ensure they block malicious traffic.

Qualifications & Technical Skills:

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering or Equivalent.

• Security Incident Handling & Response

• Security Management Frameworks

• Firewall/IDS/IPS (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, etc.)

• Vulnerability Management (VAPT)

• SIEM Management

• Data Management Protection

• Advanced Malware Prevention

• Identity & Access Management

• AWS: IAM, KMS, VPC, Security Groups, Network ACLs, VPC endpoints, Cloud Watch, VPC Flow Logs

• Logging and Monitoring, SIEM, Syslog

• Cloud Front, WAF and Certificate Management

• Technical Certifications like CEH, Security+, CISSP, etc.