IT Security Operations Engineer at AVI Limited

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) 

Certifications:

Essential

• Fortinet NSE4

Important (at least one of the following)

• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) / MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) 
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security
• MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) 

Nice to have

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

Additional Requirements:

• Deployment, Administration, and Maintenance of Security Infrastructure
• Securing and maintenance of security on the Wired and Wireless Network Infrastructure as well as Systems Infrastructure
• Continual monitoring of IT infrastructure using available tools to identify and prevent threats from reaching the network
• Audit existing infrastructure and systems, to determine security posture, and provide long-term strategies and solutions to ensure these are fully secure
• Provide expert security input into IT projects to ensure that security mechanisms and systems are deployed during projects
• Assist all teams and provide input into IT Security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines to be implement across the AVI groups’ IT infrastructure
• Provide ongoing guidance and training to Infrastructure engineering and support teams
• Investigate and keep abreast of new security tools available in the industry, and make recommendations on areas where there are gaps within the currently deployed solutions
• Administration of open-source Operating Systems (Linux) 

Competencies:

• Problem-solving
• Innovate and create
• Manage and share information
• Composed and resilient
• Focus on achieving results
• Empower and develop others
• Applying and developing technical/functional skills
• Initiative / Independence
• Communication

Closing Date: 17th, April 2022