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Posted 8 months ago |
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Risk & Security Monitoring
Location: Lagos
Employment type: Full-Time
Department: IT
Job Description
- Ensure intelligent reporting and fine-tuning of file integrity monitor, Network Access Control (NAC), firewall and Security Operations Centre (SOC) rules.
- Create scenario-based risk intelligent rules.
- Ensure that sufficient trails are maintained, retained and retrievable for forensic analysis and investigation.
- Implement logging policies across different layers of systems and across enterprise platforms.
- Create intelligent alerting based on risk scenarios.
- Implement and manage log retention policy across multiple platform and systems.
- Review logs/ alerts (closed-opened) and reports of all in-place security and infrastructural devices.
- Direct scheduling and ad-hoc security and compliance reporting.
- Monitor team members for alerts tracking.
- Network with other internal organizations to ensure coordination of compliance efforts.
- Participate in the creation of enterprise security policies, standards, and baselines.
- Provide support for the monitoring team as well as security incident and events management solution logging requirements and integration.
- Keep abreast of new/revised or improved security solutions, processes and development of new threats and attack vectors.
- Keep abreast of SOC regulatory standards.
- Participate in the deployment of tested security patches and updates.
- Conduct security tool selection, pilot and implementation.
- Maintain SOC awareness program.
- Communicate SOC action plans and security bulletins.
- Identify, investigate and resolve security breaches detected by installed security solutions.
- Make suggestions to implement projects that increase security and ensure the highest quality of service
- Perform other functions as assigned by the Senior Manager, IT Security Operations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s and/or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or any related disciplines.
- +7 years’ relevant experience in IS, with at least 4 years in security monitoring and solutions deployment.
- Hands-on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc.
- Demonstrable experience with network security and networking technologies as well with systems, security, and network monitoring tools.
- Demonstrable familiarity with web-related technologies (web applications, web services, service-oriented architectures), and network/ web-related protocols.
- Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols
- Problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
Requirements:
Functional:
- IT Operations
- Incident Management
- Security Assessments
- Security Monitoring & Reporting
- Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
- Continuity & Disaster Recovery
- Business Communication
- Security Solutions Deployment
Behavioral:
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Be Bold
- Customer Focus
- Innovation
- Integrity
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Job Features
Job Category | Senior Specialist |