MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.
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The Managed Security Services Manager will chart the course for managed security solutions with Market Outlook insight by analyzing and evaluating new solutions in the Managed Security market and then using that knowledge to create and deliver successful product. This position will be responsible for the overall success of deployed security solutions
The role relies on a person's deep understanding of Managed Security services such as SASE, SD-WAN, Secured DNS, DDoS etc. Person should have good understanding of architectures and insight into its networking (SD-WAN) and security components including DDoS.
The MSS Manager’s responsibilities shall also include:
Market intelligence gathering for existing and new solutions
Supervise Integration of SD-WAN, SASE, DDoS and other security solutions
Evaluate and recommend new and emerging cloud security solutions and technologies
Ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of a range of managed security solutions
Creating low level design, designing system configuration
Understanding customer needs and design solutions to meet customer needs
Securing client network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access
Creating hardware Bill of Materials (BOM), including facilities BOM that are required to implement the security devices
Creating technical implementation plan to implement security solutions
Directing system installation and OEM engagements
Providing remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation
Investigating faults in the network
Identify security issues and risks, and develop mitigation plans
Interpret Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and apply them to appropriate network devices
Participate in tier 2 and tier 3 security operations support
Participate in security incident analysis relating to offered services handling
Qualifications, Skills & Competencies
First Degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Computer Software/Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering
Consistent implementation of managed security solutions at different levels
At least 7 years experience in infrastructure or application-level vulnerability testing and auditing
At least 7 years of system, network and/or application security experience
Have at least 3-4 years of management experience
Have led a diverse team of individuals
Have a solid mastery of LAN, WAN, and & Cloud and Security (L4-L7, CASB, SSO, IPS, DNS Security, etc.) technologies
Knowledge of network routing and security protocols and implementations: TCP/IP, SSL, IPSEC VPN, SSL VPN, and VLANs
Analyze events and logs using security event management tools
Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and application security
Knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)
Strong understanding of a process driven environment