Job Description
This role is a 6 months (extendable) contract position offering £350-£450 per day (Outside IR35) initially remote.
Security Engineer to be responsible for AWS cloud security, troubleshooting network access and implementing security policies and procedures for the organization
Ideally having 6-8 years of experience in Security domain. This should include configuring, managing and troubleshooting security devices/services, ideally in AWS cloud.
Responsible for:
- Installing, administering, and troubleshooting network security solutions, ideally in AWS cloud.
- Configuring and supporting security tools, such as firewalls, WAFs, IDS/IPS, Nessus and anti-virus software.
- Knowledge and experience of cloud security engineering and/or architecture.
- Experience of AWS products and services (VPC, SG, NACL, TGW, AWS Inspector, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, SSM, Security hub, AWS guard duty & AWS config etc).
- Reviewing logs from Security devices and taking necessary actions.
- Updating software with the latest security patches and ensuring the proper defences are present for each network resource.
- Performing vulnerability and penetration tests, identifying and defending against threats, and developing disaster recovery plans.
- Configuring security systems, analysing security requirements, and recommending improvements.
- Monitoring network traffic for suspicious behaviour.
- Creating policies and authorization roles and defending against unauthorized access, modifications, and destruction.
- Consulting with staff, managers, and executives about the best security practices and providing technical advice.
Skill Required:
- 4-5 Years of experience on configuration management and support of Firewalls – Checkpoint/FortiGate/Cisco ASA/Palo Alto Firewalls etc.
- 2-3 Years of work experience on AWS cloud security services.
- Should have work experience of implementing and manging IDS/IPS devices from Cisco and Checkpoint etc.
- Should have good network troubleshooting skills.
- Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
Certification
AWS certification will be preferred.