Engineer - IP Security Operations, Information Technology at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineer - IP Security Operations, Information Technology

Job Identification: 3431
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Job Schedule: Full time
Reports To: Manager - IP Security (Planning & Operations)
Division: Information Technology

Mission

• To continuously drive MTNN businesses and services to achieve their set objectives and protect these services from internal and external threats while ensuring quality of service, compliance with security standards, availability, confidentiality, integrity, and a better customer experience.

Description

• Manage and maintain all network security platforms and their associated software, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, load balancers, anti-dos, anti-spam, syslog, remote access, and other security appliances.
• Ensure active management of IPS/IDS, web filtering, application controls, DDOS, firewalls, WAFs, VPNs, load balancers, and every other technology is in line with security practices.
• Development of scripts for automation of tasks and deployments using Python, Shell, Ansible, or any other network programmability solution
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the areas of IPS, load balancers, WAF, anti-DOS, anti-SPAM, remote access, NAT, security information, event management, and next-generation firewalls with product-specific knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint, and Fortinet firewalls.
• Provides technical support for new integration, incidents, and fault resolution.
• Experience with Networking and Troubleshooting (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, NAT, Access-List, IPSec/SSL VPN, Remote Access, IPS, and ADC)
• Proactive monitoring and daily health checks on network security infrastructure Ensuring and adhering to security best practices.
• Coordinate and monitor log analysis on all network security nodes to ensure service availability and security requirements are met.
• Ensure compliance with existing security policies and best practices is adhered to from a network security perspective.
• Ensure proper integration of new network security elements in the regions and acceptance testing.
• Ensure proper implementation of change requests and planned activities.
• Monitor performance statistics and generate weekly reports.
• Ensure routine maintenance and housekeeping (records, backups, etc.) on all network security nodes within the region.
• Document network problems and resolutions for future reference.

Education

• First Degree in Computer Science or any related discipline
• Fluent in English
• Experience with firewalls, WAF, DNS, anti-DDOS, and anti-spam solutions
• CCNA, CCNP Security
• Related Cyber Security Certification
• CISSP will be an advantage.
• Azure or AWS certification

Experience:

• 3-7 years of experience to include:
  • 3 years of experience in IT development or IT operations
  • Experience working in a medium or large organization
  • Experience in Network and Information Technology Security
  • In-depth understanding of NAT, VPNs, Application Security, WAF, DNS, Web Security, DDOS, Anti-spam, Access List, Netflow, IPS/IDS, Log Analysis, and Routing over varied platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint, Fortinet, and F5.
  • Experience supporting and monitoring network security systems in a telecommunications company, managing IPS, firewalls, load balancers, syslog/SIEM, remote access, and other critical network security appliances.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages and/or automation tools (Python, Ansible, NetMiko, etc.)
  • In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity, attack methodology, and security incident management
  • Good understanding of risk management, security controls, and standards
  • Broad experience handling a variety of network security operational tools, monitoring, executive dashboard reporting, and data analysis.

Application Closing Date
17th October, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online