Security Engineer II

Cyderes (Cyber Defense and Response) is a pure-play, full life-cycle cybersecurity services provider with award-winning managed security services, identity and access management, and professional services designed to manage the cybersecurity risks of enterprise clients.  We specialize in multi-technology, complex environments with the in speed and agility needed to tackle the most advanced cyber threats. We leverage our global scale and decades of experience to accelerate our clients’ cyber outcomes through a full lifecycle of cybersecurity services. We are a global company with operating centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India.
Role Summary At Cyderes, the focus of a Security Engineer is technologies and administration of those technologies. The scope of work will vary from Security appliances to Network Devices. The Security Engineer works closely with our highly skilled team of Technical Service Leaders (TSLs) to provide top-notch support and assistance to our clients. Most work is scheduled and delivered in a given time frame. The Security Engineer will maintain excellent working relationships with other team members and will take a collaborative approach to work.  The Security Engineer is responsible for working with the HG Team at multiple levels in order to identify and align business and IT objectives, discover Security or operational pain points, offer recommendations, and recognize current and future IT security needs.

Responsibilities

• Execute highly technical changes, change windows, and client requests
• Ensure the completion of tasks and update tickets accordingly
• Utilize tools and analytical skills to investigate root cause of issues across the technologies
• Document the investigation and provide solution recommendations
• Fulfil Technical Service Leader (TSL) or client requested tasks
• Schedule and run regular technical changes (ie. signature updates, security patches, major software releases)
• Improve upon existing policies and configurations of client technologies
• Provide overall guidance, instruction and leadership to SOC analysts
• Provide mentorship and guidance to other SOC analysts regarding technologies
• Engage in knowledge sharing with other analysts
• Providing major component infrastructure support
• Conduct Health Checks for non-SIEM technologies
• Dealing with infrastructure or enterprise failures or reconfigurations
•  Opening and following up on tickets with 3rd party vendors
•  Maintain current knowledge on industry issues/trends and competitive products
•  Maintain and expand working knowledge of current managed technologies
•   Improve technical understanding of all managed technologies.
•  Communicate effectively orally and in writing, and establish a cooperative working relationship with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties.

Requirements

• College Diploma or University Degree in Information Security or relevant security up-to-date certificates and/or equivalent work experience
• Holds certifications of security technologies or network technologies
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in IT security field
• Strong understanding of IT Security concepts, best practices, and market direction
• Have experience in security/operational network architecture design
• Must have proficient knowledge and experience with SIEM technologies
• Strong troubleshooting, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Networking – VLAN, WAN, LAN, Routers, Switches, Access Points, Firewalls, IPS, VPN etc.
• Excellent communications skills
• Exceptional Time Management and organizational skills
• A positive and constructive minded team player
• Ability to conduct forensic analytical studies and investigations effectively and efficiently

Nice to have

• Holds Security+ certification
• Holds certifications in Palo Alto, Cisco, FortiGate, CheckPoint.
• Knowledge of and experience in security threat and attack countermeasures

Cyderes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.
Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.