Information Security Engineer

Job Objective:

• Excellent communicator with strong organization and time management skills, seeking the position of an Administrative Coordinator; coming with bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information System or Engineering.
• Capable of work under pressure and great in follow up and coordination skills for the assigned security tasks.
• works with departmental system managers, administrators and users to develop security policies, standards, and procedures to help protect the assets of Masria.
• 1-3 year(s) of experience in the same field.

Job Responsibilities:

• Create new information security policies and procedures when needs arise. Maintain and update existing information security policies and procedures . Review the policy on an annual basis and assist management with the approval process.
• Act as a central coordinating department for implementation of the Information Security Policies.
• Create, maintain and distribute incident response and escalation procedures.
• Monitor and analyze security alerts and distribute information to appropriate information security, technical and business unit management personnel.
• Perform reviews at least quarterly to confirm personnel is following security policies and operational procedures.
• Control and monitor access to restricted areas and confidential data. Ensure appropriate physical controls are in a place where cardholder information is present.
• Hands on in Security projects.
• Supervise/coordinate SOC Team tasks.
• Perform penetration tests on computer systems, networks and applications
• Create new testing methods to identify vulnerabilities.
• Perform physical security assessments of systems, servers and other network devices to identify areas that require physical protection
• Pinpoint methods and entry points that attackers may use to exploit vulnerabilities or weaknesses
• Search for weaknesses in common software, web applications and proprietary systems
• Review and provide feedback for information security fixes
• Stay updated on the latest malware and security threats.
• Serves as an Information Security subject matter expert and participates in the development, implementation and maintenance of information security for the line of business (LOB).

Job Requirement

• Years of Experience: 1-3
• Education: Bachelor’s degree from Computer Science / Engineering
• Strong understanding of basic computer science: Algorithms, data structures, databases, operating systems, networks, and tool development (not production quality software, but tools that can help you do stuff).
• Strong understanding of IT operations: Help desk, Network Technologies (Firewall, IPS, WAF, etc.), endpoint management and server management.
• Strong ability to communicate write clearly and speak authoritatively to different kinds of audiences (business leaders and techies).
• Strong understanding of adversary Motivations: cybercrime, cyber hacktivism, cyberwar, cyber espionage and the difference between cyber propaganda and cyber terrorism.
• Strong understanding of security operations concepts: Perimeter defense, data loss protection, insider threat, kill chain analysis, risk assessment, and security metrics.
• Knowledge about SIEM, AV, Mail Security and DLP solutions.