IT Network Security Analyst

Job Description

Job Description :
Overview
Information Technology
The Company:
A large multinational Oil and Gas firm based in Sharjah
The Role:
Security Analyst – IT Department – The primary responsibility of a Security Analyst is to conduct a thorough risk assessment of the network and applications, identify vulnerabilities and provide configurations to enhance existing security of systems
Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on internal networks, servers and applications.
• Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on internet facing networks and applications.
• Provide mitigation for the identified vulnerabilities and assist internal teams to implement the mitigations.
• Conduct periodic infrastructure architecture review to identify security issues and recommend measures to improve security.
• Evaluate applications and software for security issues.
• Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management.
• Provide periodic reports of security status and vulnerability assessments.
• Develop security standards and practices
• Develop automation scripts to handle and track incidents
• Educate staff members on information security through training and awareness
• Recommend modifications in legal, technical and regulatory areas
• Provide input to the information security strategy
• Harden on-premises and cloud infrastructure

Qualifications & Desired Skills:

• Bachelors/master's in computer science
• 4-5 years experience in Information Security field with hands-on experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of applications, networks and server operating systems.
• Excellent understanding of firewalls, antivirus, EDR, SIEM and IDS/IPS concepts.
• Hands on experience in performing web application and mobile app security testing, network & wireless infrastructure penetration testing
• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Network OS, mobile OS configurations
• Proficient in pentest tools like Kali Linux, Metasploit
• Knowledge of Apache, PHP, scripting tools like Python, Powershell
• Ability to develop testing scripts and procedures
• Ability to leverage exploits
• Knowledge of cloud security and experience in cloud security testing
• Ability to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and ability to provide practical recommendations
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise
• Excellent reporting and presentation skills
• Cloud infrastructure security management
• An understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide level

Certifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• SANS Penetration Testing
• EC-CE

Job Details

Employment Types:

Full time

Industry:

Recruitment / Staffing / RPO

Function:

IT / Software Development – Network Administration / Security

Roles:

Head / VP / GM – Network Administration / Security

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