Cyber Security Engineer – Altea Energy

Main Purpose of the Job

Maintaining systems, identifying vulnerabilities, and improving automation

Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the GHBR’s data, systems, and networks
• Deploy and use security tools to identify and resolve issues across a wide range of systems and applications
• Investigate intrusion attempts and perform an in-depth analysis of exploits and provide recommendations for improvement
• Troubleshooting security and network problems and incidents
• Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities
• Conduct proactive threat and compromise research and analysis
• Assist with the development of processes and procedures to improve incident response times
• Plan and implement system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices and compliance requirements
• Responding to all system and/or network security breaches
• Maintain a secure Networked Information environment within the scope of the IT & Telecoms services o Analyse Security logs and highlight any possible security issues o Provide security advice as and when required by the business
• Deliver a secure networked environment to the GHBR o Develop and implement Service Improvement Plans to address service quality issues o Comply with GHBR ITC standards, guidelines and policies for ITC security design and operation
• Follow ITC service delivery operating processes: o Change, problem, incident, asset management Interface and provide frequent feedback to GHBR when major problems arise (e.g. virus, LAN, attacks). Work closely with other support teams and the Help Desk when rectifying complex problems
• Update and communicate the Security strategy o Wide area network o Local area network o Disaster Recovery o Software Patches
• Obtain assurance from infrastructure providers that existing and new infrastructure is secure and meets GHBR policies and service levels
• Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization
• Designing, implementing, maintaining, overseeing, and upgrading all security measures needed to protect organizations’ data, systems, and networks
• Responding to all security breaches to the network and associated systems
• Routinely conduct penetration testing
• Taking an active role in the change management process.

Specialist Skills and Experience required

• University education (Engineer in electronics, telecommunication, Information Technology or equivalent)
• Minimum of 05 years Security experience & Degree qualification o CCISP desired o Symantec Fortinet Firewall
• Basic coding skills, such as HTML, CSS and other languages
• Programming Languages (Python, SQL, Java C# ETC.) desired
• Big Data
• Security Testing
• Risk Management
• Experience of Network Security Administration
• Experience of Firewall configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience of Local Area Networking infrastructure, including Ethernet, TCP/IP
• Experience of WAN hardware and software o A strong understanding of hardware and peripheral integration.
• Experience of working in a team and promoting team working
• Application of sound Problem, Incident and Change management processes
• Data Management o Great Problem-Solving Skills
• In-depth technical knowledge of computer sciences
• Knowledge of Security Across Various Platforms
• Attention to Detail o Communication Skills
• Fundamental Computer Forensics Skills
• Ethical hacking
• Fluent in Arabic, French & English desirable