Senior Security Engineer / Security Engineer

The Senior Security Engineer/Security Engineer designs, develops and implements secure system architectures. He/ She embeds security principles into the design of system architectures to mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices. He designs artefacts, spanning design, development and implementation, into enterprise systems that describe security principles and how they relate to the overall enterprise system architecture. He performs routine activities related to the periodic review and audit activities of infrastructure security systems and maintains documentation of security standards and procedures. He is well versed with cyber security standards, protocols and frameworks, and works in compliance with the Cyber Security Act 2018. He is knowledgeable of various application and hardware technologies and services. The Senior Security Engineer/Security Engineer is structured and systematic in his approach to designing and implementing secure system architectures. He is articulate and works well with his team and other stakeholders.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills & Competencies

Business Needs Analysis
Proficiency Level
"Elicit and analyze business requirements from key stakeholders and assess relevant solutions and their potential impact"
3
Cyber and Data Breach Incident Management
Proficiency Level
"Troubleshoot incidents, escalate alerts to relevant stakeholder, and analyze root causes and implications of incidents "
3
Cyber Risk Management
Proficiency Level
"Develop cyber risk assessment techniques and roll-out endorsed measures to address identified cyber security risks, threats and vulnerabilities "
4
Emerging Technology Synthesis
Proficiency Level
Conduct research and identify opportunities for new and emerging technology to support the business.
3
Infrastructure Design
Proficiency Level
Translate a broader infrastructure blueprint into technical specifications and develop prototypes for simple infrastructure components
3

Generic Skills & Competencies

Communication
Proficiency Level
"Articulate and discuss ideas and persuade others to achieve common outcomes "
Intermediate
Computational Thinking
Proficiency Level
Modify existing computational models, tools and techniques to develop different solutions.
Intermediate
Problem Solving
Proficiency Level
Identify less perceivable problems and use problem solving tools and techniques to solve the problems.
Intermediate
Sense Making
Proficiency Level
Interpret data to uncover patterns and trends between various sources of data.
Intermediate
Teamwork
Proficiency Level
Facilitate work team activities, provide assistance and support needed by team members and promote ownership and commitment among team members to work goals to improve team performance.
Intermediate

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Develop architecture requirements and maintain oversight

• Design security controls and systems in alignment with security guidelines 
• Assist in the testing and evaluation of new security technologies and controls 
• Recommend security products, services and procedures to enhance 
system architecture designs 
• Document the design, operation, use, and expected outputs of new systems 
• Conduct research on modern security software architectures and network 
architecture design best practices 

Implement security systems

• Implement new enterprise security architecture, technologies and enhancements 
• Identify techniques to scale up and automate security infrastructure and processes 
• Resolve issues that arise in implementation of new security systems 
• Monitor security systems for strengths and weaknesses 
and propose improvements to address weaknesses

Manage security systems

• Oversee the maintenance of security systems, platforms and associated software 
• Develop and implement custom disaster recovery drills 
and simulation tests on existing systems 
• Assist in the resolution of identified problems and incidents

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