Cyber Security Engineer

Job Purpose

To design, implement, manage, and monitor the organization cybersecurity infrastructure. This role is responsible for protecting information systems, networks, and data from cyber threats by identifying vulnerabilities, managing risk, and responding to incidents effectively

• Role and Responsibilities

Network Operations (NOC):

∙ Monitor network health and

infrastructure using tools like Nagios,

Zabbix, or SolarWinds.

∙ Respond to and escalate outages,

latency issues, or degradations.

∙ Perform system maintenance, including patching, firmware updates, and

backups.

∙ Maintain incident logs, technical

documentation, and root cause reports.

∙ Ensure high availability and collaborate with IT on network improvements

Security Operations (SOC):

∙ Monitor and triage alerts via SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel).

∙ Conduct threat hunting using IOCs,

TTPs, and threat intelligence feeds.

∙ Investigate and respond to security

incidents, collect logs, and perform

forensic analysis.

∙ Utilize EDR tools (ESET, CrowdStrike, Sentinel One,e.g.,) for endpoint threat

detection.

∙ Support vulnerability management with tools like Nessus, Nmap, and Burp

Suite.

∙ Write detection scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

∙ Collaborate with Red and Blue Teams for attack simulations and security drills.

∙ Apply MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and Zero Trust principles in threat defense

∙ Authority to access, monitor, and audit any IT system or data as needed for

cybersecurity operations.

∙ Authority to block or isolate

compromised systems or user accounts during incident response.

∙ Recommend or initiate upgrades and changes to security infrastructure and

controls.

∙ Escalate cyber risk findings to

leadership, with decision-making power during critical incidents