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CyberSecurity Consultant at Avatar International

Published

3 years ago

November 10, 2021

Where you will be thriving:

Our client is a leading global provider of assurance, consulting & risk advisory services. The value that the Risk Advisory creates for organizations is synonymous with operational excellence, advising clients on how to effectively mitigate risk and make informed and intelligent risk decisions around business processes, technology, and operations.

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance.

Job Description

The main purpose of the job is to support the engagement Manager/Senior Manager in the delivery of services on delegated client engagement/ projects.

Responsibilities:

Delivering client engagements and sharing knowledge and experience with others
Producing high quality deliverables and supporting junior team members.
developing and executing strategies, architectures, and roadmaps to provide client with need-based, value-adding, and cost-effective Cyber risk solutions
Analyzing the client’s cyber security infrastructures to enable targeted and data-driven enhancements
Developing assessment frameworks to ensure effective, targeted, and actionable analyses based on clients needs.
Applying multiple security testing methodologies and techniques to assess client’s security infrastructures and identify / evaluate vulnerabilities
Gathering data and determining priority criteria to build an integrated roadmap that addresses all facets of Cyber Assessment or implementation
Assessing cyber security policies and procedures to analyze compliance with regulatory requirements and evaluate overall operational efficiency; provides clients with mitigating solutions
Testing the effectiveness of client’s cyber security technologies to identify and articulate opportunities for improvement across the digital, physical, and social elements of the client
Conducting complex business process assessments to help clients identify, analyze, and prioritize gaps and risks; applying findings to make recommended upgrades aligned to the overall strategy
Understanding the interaction of business and technology processes / risks and can explain it in business terms to both technical and non-technical audiences

Technical competencies:

Knowledge about IP Addressing (IPv4 and IPv6).
Security reviews of architecture and application designs
Exploiting vulnerabilities to gain access, and expand access to remote systems
Penetration testing
Firewalls
IDS/IPS
Endpoint Security Solutions
Access Control Systems
Operating systems ( Windows and Linux), network/system architecture, IT architecture design and infrastructure.
Research cutting edge security topics and new attack vectors
LAN/WAN implementation
Appropriate mitigation techniques for threats and vulnerabilities.
Cyber/Information/Cloud security related laws and regulations
Containerization
DevOps toolsets (CI/CD pipeline)
Cloud computing services.

Behavioural competencies:

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Effective engagement management skills : on time deliveries, within budget, provide guidance to members of the team.
Taking accountability for larger engagements: holistically, identifying risks and escalating.
Working under pressure
Ownership of deliverables driving team quality and risk management.

Experience:

5+ years of progressive experience with professional, consulting services is required.
2+ years of experience in IP addressing
2+ years of penetration testing experience
Experience in business analysis and Agile project management
Experience in Information Security and Networking
Experience in DevSecOps fundamentals

Education and certifications:

B.Sc, B.Com, or B.Ing/Eng or M.Sc. or relevant work experience in IT, Cyber security or STEM subjects.

Good technical capability and technical certifications in a combination of some of the following:

CCIE / CREST / OSCE / OSCW / Crest / CEH / OSCP / GCIH / CISSP / CISSP-ISSAP / CISSP-ISSEP / CISSP-ISSMP/CHECK
Amazon and/or Microsoft certified Solutions Architect.
OEM product certifications.

Closing Date:15th November, 2021