Senior Cyber Security Engineer

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Senior Cyber Security Engineer

  

Job Description

   

You will work in the SUSE Cyber Security team as a cyber security engineer, designing and building the solutions with focus on the Security Operations, Monitoring and Improving Security Posture of SUSE for both cloud-based and on-premises infrastructures. Overall, the team is organized in an integrated way, so you will also contribute to project-based activities in the lessons learned and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain, and improve SUSE Security stack - SIEM, EDR, email protection, vulnerability scanners etc.

• Working on improving and innovating SUSE security stack, by improving workflows, setting up new detection use-cases or building automation for repeated tasks

• Act as a subject matter expert for SUSE Security stack, working with and mentoring junior colleagues in the team. Demonstrates technical leadership and exerts influence outside of the immediate team.

• Develops innovative team solutions to complex problems. Contributes to strategic direction for the team.

• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for the company and customers.

• Participate in hardening and continuous improvement of the SUSE environment including the Root Cause Analysis element of the incident lifecycle.

• Work in a geographically distributed team as a team player in a collaborative and transparent way.

• Collaborate with your security GRC and privacy colleagues.

• You will be empowered to make decisions in your area of expertise - and supported by the team when unsure.

• Help to address security requirements of the business functions & users, provide inputs, assessment and guidance, representing the security team in the process.

• Develop and deliver technical training to educate others or meet customer needs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of security monitoring architecture and its implementation, expert knowledge in the SIEM & EDR technology space.

• Ability to define security policies on a technical level, for both cloud and on-premise infrastructures.

• Ability to design and apply techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions using intrusion detection technologies for both cloud and on-premise infrastructures.

• Ability to automate repeating tasks within security operations.

• Knowledge of cloud security principles.

• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles, cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

• Knowledge of key concepts in security management (e.g., Vulnerability Management, Patch Management).

• Knowledge of system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.

• Knowledge of cyber attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks).

• Capability to lead the continuous improvement for SUSE Detection & Response capabilities.

• Capability to work with various stakeholders.

• Proactivity, independence and result oriented approach.

Please note that this position requires background checks upon offer acceptance.

This position is subject to a background check(s), including criminal, credit, and/or employment references. The candidate is required to complete the background check(s) once an offer has been accepted. This will be conducted by SUSE’s external provider, where legally permitted.

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