It Network Security Analyst
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
The Company: A large multinational Oil and Gas firm based in Sharjah The Role: Security Analyst – IT Department – The primary responsibility of a Security Analyst is to conduct a thorough risk assessment of the network and applications, identify vulnerabilities and provide configurations to enhance existing security of systems Major Responsibilities:
- Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on internal networks, servers and applications.
- Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on internet facing networks and applications.
- Provide mitigation for the identified vulnerabilities and assist internal teams to implement the mitigations.
- Conduct periodic infrastructure architecture review to identify security issues and recommend measures to improve security.
- Evaluate applications and software for security issues.
- Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management.
- Provide periodic reports of security status and vulnerability assessments.
- Develop security standards and practices
- Develop automation scripts to handle and track incidents
- Educate staff members on information security through training and awareness
- Recommend modifications in legal, technical and regulatory areas
- Provide input to the information security strategy
- Harden on-premises and cloud infrastructure
- Bachelors/master’s in computer science
- 4-5 years’ experience in Information Security field with hands-on experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of applications, networks and server operating systems.
- Excellent understanding of firewalls, antivirus, EDR, SIEM and IDS/IPS concepts.
- Hands on experience in performing web application and mobile app security testing, network & wireless infrastructure penetration testing
- Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Network OS, mobile OS configurations
- Proficient in pentest tools like Kali Linux, Metasploit
- Knowledge of Apache, PHP, scripting tools like Python, Powershell
- Ability to develop testing scripts and procedures
- Ability to leverage exploits
- Knowledge of cloud security and experience in cloud security testing
- Ability to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and ability to provide practical recommendations
- Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise
- Excellent reporting and presentation skills
- Cloud infrastructure security management
- An understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide level
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- SANS Penetration Testing
- EC-CE
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1432275
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned