Senior IT security engineer
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Summary
Bucharest, ROU
Hybrid
Senior
Introduction
Swicon Group is one of the leading members of the IT arena for almost a decade, since 2017 present also in Romania. Our wide range of services and highly trained professionals give us the opportunity to shape our solutions to fully meet the ideas and wishes of our clients. We are proud to have leading banks, insurance and telecommunication companies, as well as large FMCG corporations and SSCs amongst our highly prestigious partners.
Description
● Managing Cyber Security projects (planning, architecture, deployment and maintenance)
● Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies, policies, and procedures to safeguard company systems and data.
● Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and legal requirements.
● Design and implement appropriate security controls and measures to mitigate identified risks.
● Provide cybersecurity training and awareness programs to employees to promote best practices and security awareness.
● Manage and review security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption technologies.
● Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning to identify weaknesses and recommend remediation actions.
● Monitor and analyze security events and incidents to identify potential threats or breaches.
● Investigate security incidents, determine root causes, and develop effective incident response plans.
● Identify and assess potential vulnerabilities and risks in the organization's IT infrastructure and applications.
● Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
● Collaborate with IT and other departments to ensure security is integrated into all stages of system development and lifecycle.
● Subordinate of IT Cybersecurity team leader and collaborates with Infrastructure and Application developer teams
Tasks
● Managing Cyber Security projects (planning, architecture, deployment and maintenance)
● Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies, policies, and procedures to safeguard company systems and data.
● Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and legal requirements.
● Design and implement appropriate security controls and measures to mitigate identified risks.
● Provide cybersecurity training and awareness programs to employees to promote best practices and security awareness.
● Manage and review security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption technologies.
● Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning to identify weaknesses and recommend remediation actions.
● Monitor and analyze security events and incidents to identify potential threats or breaches.
● Investigate security incidents, determine root causes, and develop effective incident response plans.
● Identify and assess potential vulnerabilities and risks in the organization's IT infrastructure and applications.
● Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
● Collaborate with IT and other departments to ensure security is integrated into all stages of system development and lifecycle.
● Subordinate of IT Cybersecurity team leader and collaborates with Infrastructure and Application developer teams
developer teams
Expectations
● +5 years experience in system administrations
● +3 years experience working as an IT Cybersecurity Engineer or in a similar role.
● Proven experience to manage cybersecurity projects (architecture, planning, deployment and maintenance)
● Strong experience with security tools and technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption, SIEM, and vulnerability scanners.
● Master’s or bachelor’s degree in related fields (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics,etc.).
● In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices, and technologies.
● Proven experience in security engineering, computer and network security, authentication, security protocols and applied cryptography
● Relevant experience in:
- Operating systems administration - Windows and Linux
- Computer networks administration - Cisco, Checkpoint, Paloalto, Fortinet
- Good understanding of network protocols, routing, and switching
- Minimum experience in web application security - https, PKI, IIS, Apache, WAF
- Skills in scripting languages
- Intrusion detection and monitoring
- Security Incident Response
- Good level in vulnerability assessments, web and infrastructure testing
● Other technical skills:
- Microsoft: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, File Servers, GPO
- Virtualization: VMware
- Vuln scan: Qualys, Acunetix, Nessus
- SIEM: QRadar (advantage), Quest
- DB security: Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL
● Good level of Business English is required
Advantages
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CompTIA, EC Council) are nice to have.
- Antivirus/EDR: Symantec, Trendmicro, Crowdstrike (advantage)
- Nice to have Cloud Security Knowledge: AWS, GCP, OCI
Employer's offer
- Salary: 13.000 ron net
- Meal Tickets
- Hybrid working module (1day/week in the office)
- Standard contract or B2B
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