SOC Network Infrastructure Engineer

As a Network Engineer in the banks security operations center (SOC), the individual will be responsible to oversee the implementation and maintenance of all the underlying IT Network infrastructure necessary to send logs from all the log sources to the banks new SIEM platform. You will be responsible to ensure that the banks new SIEM platform will be able to ingest logs from all the network devices such as routers, switchers, load balancers, WIFI access points, Proxy, etc. as well as security solutions such as NAC, IPS, WAF, etc. You will be responsible to ensure the upkeep of banks inventory to reflect the correct status of which systems are reporting logs to the SIEM.

Key Responsibilities

Business Understanding

Responsible to ensure connectivity from all the banks IT systems and applications (whether on cloud or on-prem) to the banks SIEM platform. General upkeep of the SIEM platforms health and availability.

Collaborate

Work with the vendor and local technology departments to troubleshoot any connectivity issues restricting the sharing of logs from any of the log sources into the banks SIEM solution.

Qualifications & Skills

Educational Qualification

Engineering Graduate in CS, IT, EC or InfoSec, CyberSec or MCA equivalent.

Certifications

a)CCNA, CCNP Security, ITIL

b)Any Cloud security certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI)

c)Certificate of administration of any of the commonly used firewalls (Checkpoint, Juniper, Cisco, etc.)

Compliance

Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements. Understanding of ITIL processes such as change management, Incident management is necessary. Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles will be required.

Synergize with the Team

Background of working in an IT or cyber security department of a bank or working extensively with the Cyber security team in working on cyber security platforms/tools will be an added advantage.

Experience

Overall 8 + Years of experience in IT Security with a comprehensive knowledge of network architecture, Network security and security solutions used by an enterprise Security Operations Center. Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools

Technical Skills

Deep understanding of networking technologies of routing, switching, wireless, as well as cloud models (SAAS, PAAS, IAAS). Understanding of ITIL processes such as change management, Problem management, Incident management is necessary.