IT Security Operations Engineer at AVI Limited

The purpose of the role is:   

Apply technical IT Security Infrastructure expertise and tools to ensure the security of AVI IT operations and supporting infrastructure
Implement, Manage, Maintain and Administer AVI’s Security Infrastructure and Systems
Implement and optimise tools to effectively manage and monitor infrastructure and provide effective alerting and reporting with regards to security incidents and vulnerability assessments
Play lead role in uplifting skills of the IT Network and Systems Engineering team members and provide guidance to all ITSS with regards to IT Security Operations.

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• IT Security threat / breach identification, prevention and remediation
• IT Security Infrastructure administration and maintenance
• Provide IT Security Infrastructure input to ITSS technical projects
• Provide input into relevant IT Security Policies, Procedures, standards and guidelines in conjunction with the IT Security Specialist and Manager
• Development of Network and Systems team skills for ITSS

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

Essential

• 3 years’ Security Appliance (including UTM) and related administration and analysis tools, specifically across the FortiGate security product line
• 2 years’ experience implementing and managing a SIEM solution (either in house or hosted service)
• 3 years’ experience managing Microsoft Windows solutions (Windows Server OS / Active Directory Services / Microsoft Business Servers)
• 2 years’ experience managing an industry-leading virtualization platform (VMware / Hyper-V) or managing cloud resources (Azure / AWS)

Important

• 3 years’ Network Administration (Switching, Routing and Wireless)
• 3 years’ Network and Web security protocols
• 3 years’ experience with Forensic and monitoring tools e.g. Wireshark, etc.

Nice to have

• 3 years’ System Security vulnerability identification and remediation
• 2 years’ experience with public key infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols e.g. SSL / TLS
• 2 years’ experience in PCIDSS as well as knowledge of local personal information protection legislation (POPI)
• 3 years’ experience in the installation, administration, maintenance and usage of security-hardened Operating Systems e.g. Kali Linux
• 2 years’ experience working within DSS PCI environments
• 2 years’ experience designing and deploying infrastructure security policies based on industry standards such as CIS, ISO27001
• Ability to automate / script solutions (PowerShell / Python), or implementation of orchestration services
• Exposure to SAP Business Systems (R/3, Netweaver) and database experience (MS SQL / MySQL)
• 2 years’ experience working with ZTNA/SASE

Qualifications:

Essential

• Fortinet NSE4
• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) / MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator)

Important (at least one of the following)

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security
• MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
• ISC2 CISSP/SSCP

Nice to have

• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator - Routing and Switching, Wireless, Collaboration
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Azure Security Engineer
• RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
• CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) – Routing and Switching, Wireless, Collaboration
• Fortinet NSE7
• KLCP – Kali Linux certified Professional and/or RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer
• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
• CompTIA Cloud+
• Cisco ISE