Cyber Security Specialist at a Security Company - You Centred Consulting

You Centred Consulting - Our client is a premium, innovation led, technology centered security risk solutions group. They combine deep knowledge of security risk management and global best practice.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cyber Security Specialist

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are looking to hire cyber security experts across varied skills and expertise - as listed below.
• The individual must be analytical minded and have detailed understanding of cybersecurity solutions, alongside excellent understanding of technology infrastructures using Firewalls, VPN, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy, and Security Audits.
• To ensure success, candidates are expected to have meticulous attention to detail, outstanding problem-solving skills, work comfortably under pressure, and deliver on tight deadlines.

Areas of Competencies:

• Secure Computer User
• Encryption Specialist
• Ethical Hacker
• Penetration Tester
• Hacking Forensic Investigator
• Disaster Recovery Professional
• Incident Handler
• Application Security Engineer (Java and .NET)

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks.
• Troubleshooting security and network problems.
• Responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
• Ensuring that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
• Participating in the change management process.
• Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities.
• Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization.
• Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, penetration testing, and provide enterprise-wide recommendations
• Respond to complex system and network security incidents; investigate and resolve non-standard security vulnerabilities
• Design and recommend security solutions
• Perform total system analyses and provide recommendations
• Provide recommendations for the development of internal and external enterprise-wide cyber systems, networks, and applications solutions; interface directly with vendors
• Perform complex testing, implementation, and operation of secure operating systems, networks, databases, and security event monitoring products
• Perform and analyze forensic preservation of hard drives
• May interface with external entities including law enforcement and intelligence/government agencies
• Recommend processes, procedures, and security standards to promote operational efficiency
• Design and integrate new architectural features; provide architectural and engineering analyses
• Embed advanced cyber defense techniques for incident response
• Assist in the development and delivery of cyber security training material
• Participate in the tactical execution of Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT)
• May provide guidance to lower level Engineers
• Develop communications in addressing system and network security principles and technology solutions

Role Requirements

• Over 4 years of work experience in cyber security and/or related field(s)
• Experience with Firewalls (functionality and maintenance), Office 365 Security, VSX, and Endpoint Security.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, Java, Ruby, Node, Go, and/or Power Shell – will be an advantage
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical mind and outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Great awareness of cybersecurity trends and hacking techniques.

Application Closing Date
15th November, 2023.