IT Security Specialist

We are looking for an IT Security Specialist to define security configuration and operations standards, develop and validate baseline security configurations, and perform technical security audits among other tasks.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of relevant education (master or equivalent) after the secondary school
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in IT Security
• Advanced knowledge of security best practice guidelines (ISO 27001, NIST, SANS Top 20 OWASP, etc.)
• Good practice in the secure configuration of servers, network devices and applications
• Networking protocols and application communications
• Network analysis tools
• Securing Unix and Windows operating systems
• Securing middleware and applications
• Network penetration testing
• Web application penetration testing
• Vulnerability assessments
• Forensic image collection and analysis
• Managing/deploying security technologies such as Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, IAM, APT, DLP, VA, PKI, Virtual environments, Endpoint security, Mobile security, Communications and data encryption, Remote access methods, Backup and disaster recovery methodologies, Patch management technologies and processes, Wireless protocols and services
• Open Web Application Security Protocol (OWASP) and secure software development standards
• Performing security code reviews
• Security monitoring, threat detection and incident response
• Proactively and iteratively searching through networks and applications to detect and isolate advanced threats that evade existing security solutions (Cyber threat hunting)
• Security operations engineering (e.g. implementation of defensive measures, threat intelligence production)
• Linux administration, TCP/IP, Network Security
• Security configuration reviews of IT Infrastructure and security devices, OS, Databases etc.