Network Security Engineer (L3) at Dimension Data

• The Network Security Engineer (L3) is responsible for providing a managed service to clients to ensure that their Security Infrastructures and systems remain operational.
• Through the proactive monitoring, identifying, investigating, and resolving of technical incidents and problems, this role is able to restore service to clients.
• The primary objective of this role is to proactively review client requests or tickets and apply technical/process knowledge to resolve them without breaching service level agreement (SLA) and focuses on second-line support for incidents and requests with a medium level of complexity.
• The Network Security Engineer (L3) may also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively monitors the work queues.
• Performs operational tasks to resolve all incidents/requests in a timely manner and within the agreed SLA.
• Updates tickets with resolution tasks performed.
• Identifies, investigates, analyses issues and errors prior to or when they occur, and logs all such incidents in a timely manner.
• Captures all required and relevant information for immediate resolution.
• Provides second level support to all incidents, requests and identifies the root cause of incidents and problems.
• Communicates with other teams and clients for extending support.
• Executes changes with clear identification of risks and mitigation plans to be captured into the change record.
• Follows the shift handover process highlighting any key tickets to be focused on along with a handover of upcoming critical tasks to be carried out in the next shift.
• Escalates all tickets to seek the right focus from CoE and other teams, if needed continue the escalations to management.
• Works with automation teams for effort optimization and automating routine tasks.
• Ability to work across various other resolver group (internal and external) like Service Provider, TAC, etc.
• Identifies problems and errors before they impact a client’s service.
• Provides Assistance to L1 Security Engineers for better initial triage or troubleshooting.
• Leads and manages all initial client escalation for operational issues.
• Contributes to the change management process by logging all change requests with complete details for standard and non-standard including patching and any other changes to Configuration Items.
• Ensures all changes are carried out with proper change approvals.
• Plans and executes approved maintenance activities.
• Audits and analyses incident and request tickets for quality and recommends improvements with updates to knowledge articles.
• Produces trend analysis reports for identifying tasks for automation, leading to a reduction in tickets and optimization of effort.
• May also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.
• May work on implementing and delivering Disaster Recovery functions and tests.
• Performs any other related task as required.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Ability to communicate and work across different cultures and social groups.
• Ability to plan activities and projects well in advance and takes into account possible changing circumstances.
• Ability to maintain a positive outlook at work.
• Ability to work well in a pressurized environment.
• Ability to work hard and put in longer hours when it is necessary.
• Ability to apply active listening techniques such as paraphrasing the message to confirm understanding, probing for further relevant information, and refraining from interrupting.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to place clients at the forefront of all interactions, understanding their requirements, and creating a positive client experience throughout the total client journey.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience working in a similar networking and networking security role
• Experience required in Engineering function within a medium to large ICT organization
• Working knowledge of ITIL processes

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Advanced diploma, degree or relevant qualification in IT/Computing (or demonstrated equivalent work experience)
• Security +
• Fortinet Certified Professional – Network Security
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Routing & Switching
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Security
• Palo Alto –PCNSA
• Juniper – JNCIS-ENT

Advantageous Certifications

• Up to date and relevant ITIL certification
• Cisco Certified Network Professional – Routing and Switching (CCNP)
• Palo Alto - PCNSE
• Juniper – JNCIP-ENT