ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
This role will have the following primary responsibilities, but will often act under the support and direction of the Manager, Cybersecurity Network Protection Lead:
- Analyze business requirements and provide recommendations for building scalable solutions to meet security functional and non-functional requirements
- Build and operationalize solutions to deploy and protect the network and/or messaging.
- Define and configure security policies throughout the various network/messaging boundaries
- Create and maintain documentation related to network and/or messaging solutions; this may include conceptual, logical, and physical diagrams; new environment design documents; write ups on technical capabilities and solution configurations; etc.
- Perform continuous security policy analysis to ensure effectiveness of security defenses.
- Develop analytics/Analyze data to improve situational awareness and make informed decisions.
- Develop automations to eliminate manual repetitive tasks and allow time for more meaningful work.
- Manage small to medium security enhancement and remediation projects.
- Demonstrate commitment to training, self-study and maintaining proficiency in the technical cyber security domain.
- Demonstrate effective oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills as well as organizational and planning abilities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* BS in Computer Sciences, Information Security, Information Systems, Engineering, Sciences, or related field
* 2+ years experience.
* Technical experience with network and/or messaging solutions; either infrastructure or security related.
* Understanding of network traffic and/or mail flow with security controls in mind.
* Understanding of network or messaging security technology.
* Ability to onboard, learn and adapt to new technologies
* Foundational knowledge of malware operation and indicators or threat, current threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc)
* Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations and initiate technical aptitude to understand/design solutions.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
* Ability to prioritize and execute with minimal direction or oversight.
* Concise, accurate communication skills (both verbal and written).
* Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
* Demonstrated commitment to training, self-study and maintaining proficiency in the technical cyber security domain.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* 2+ years of experience with network and/or messaging technologies.
* Experience performing raw data analysis using a log repository or SIEM.
* Experience developing python scripts for data collection and automation use cases.
* Experience developing automated workflows using a graphical user interface solution.