Senior Cisco Security Engineer at Dimension Data

Job description

Looking for the next step in your career? Enjoy a challenge? Do you have an ambition for innovation? Want to make a difference?

If you join our growing global team, you’ll be working for an industry leader with offices across five continents, in over 50 countries and more than 30 000 employees. You will work with some of the leading world brands across the Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies – who are all relying on Dimension Data to help them use the power of technology to achieve their ambition in this digital era.You’ll be part of a team who’s passionate about making a difference to the way technology shapes how we live and work – whether it’s protecting the rhino, connecting the G20 Summit, or revolutionising cycling, giving you the opportunity to do great things.

You’ll be joining a Global Top Employer, recognised for investing in talent because people are at the heart of our success. You provide the skills, passion and ideas, and we’ll provide the platform to realise your ambitions.Great talent. Great teams. Great work. Great opportunities.

Want to be part of our team?

The Security Engineer (L3) provides a service to clients to ensure that their IT infrastructure and systems remain operational through proactively identifying, investigating and resolving technical incidents and problems and to restore service to clients by managing incidents to resolution. Their primary objective is to ensure zero missed service level agreement conditions. The Security Engineer (L3) focuses on third line support for high complexity incidents.

What you'll be doing

Monitoring

They ensure that assigned infrastructure at the client site is configured, installed, tested and operational. In this regard they will perform necessary checks, apply monitoring tools and respond to alerts. Where software is a component of the solution they will also take responsibility for ensuring that the software is installed and configured according to client requirements.

The Security Engineer (L3) identifies problems and errors prior to or when they occur. He or she will log all such incidents in a timely manner with the required level of detail. They liaise with all stakeholders including vendors, carriers and colleagues to expedite diagnosis of errors, events, incidents and problems and to identify a resolution.

Support

They investigate third line support calls assigned to them and identify the root cause of incidents and problems. They ensure the efficient and comprehensive resolution of incidents, events, problems and requests. This could involve ensuring that repairs are carried out by coordinating product requests and liaising with other team members. They will also report and escalate issues to 3rd party vendors if necessary. They take full ownership for managing the incident, request, event and/or problem to resolution within the service level conditions.

Where necessary, they escalate requests and exceptions to the Security Engineering Team Lead. They provide continuous feedback to clients and affected parties and update all systems and/or portals as prescribed by Dimension Data procedures.

Senior Security Engineers (L3) ensure the preparation of assets and tools for new users (employees) by installing software and hardware to computers and assist with the configuration of devices for users who choose to bring their own devices to work. This is done in line with company policy and IT security measures.

Incident, problem, event and request management

When required they will take responsibility receiving calls and incidents at the services desk. They assist in analysing, assigning and escalating the support calls. They also provide telephonic support to clients where required. They are required to identify the problem, incident or event, perform root cause analysis on events, problems and incidents and document the actions required, identifying and selecting the appropriate solutions, including the development of a workaround plan. They ensure the implementation of a resolution and recovery, ensuring compliance to the relevant processes and policies.

They update incidents, requests, problems and/or events with progress and resolution details.

Shift Management

Senior Security Engineers (L3) that work shifts will be required to follow the required handover procedures for shift changes to ensure service continuity. They complete and maintain any shift hand hover schedules.

Behavioural skills

Senior Security Engineers (L3) are required to strictly comply with all processes and procedures as prescribed by Dimension Data and the client when relevant. Senior Security Engineers (L3) are also responsible for producing breach and other reports that are necessary for the correct operation of processes. They identify failures and short-comings in the current processes and escalate with recommendations. Their ability to communicate well and to capture all pertinent details when required will contribute to their success. These individuals display the ability to explain procedures or technical details to clients in a clear and concise manner.

What would make you a good fit for this role?

Here's what we are looking for in candidates for this job:

• Essential: Specialized Security and Networking experience of at least 6 years
• Understanding and /orcertification in any of the following technologies would be advantageous: Check Point, Cisco ISE, Fortigate, RSA, Palo Alto, BlueCoat & McAfee
• Own vehicle and drivers licence essential
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Communicates with competence, fluent both in verbal or written form.

Key abilities required:

• Resilient and copes well with pressure.
• Excellent problem solving skills – ability to articulate problem scenarios and solutions approach in both technical and non-technical terms
• Innovative in finding technical solutions
• Able to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships across a broad range of personality types
• An excellent team player, ability to comfortably interact and liaise with management, co-workers and clients alike
• A naturally investigative nature - to be able to spot risks and resolve issues quickly and with the minimum disruption to our client's business
• Able to work both independently and within a team is key

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with Dimension Data. Apply today.

Diversity in Dimension Data

Dimension Data is an equal opportunity employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be unfairly discriminated against on any arbitrary ground including race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected category.