Senior Information Security Specialist - Bahrain

Full Job Description

One of our clients is looking in for an experienced Senior Information Security Specialist
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Monitoring the system and ensure the system available 24/7.
• Maintain the best practices and security standards.
• Design and implement security solutions that protect the organization's On-prem / cloud infrastructure, applications, and data from security threats.
• Responsible for conducting regular security assessments of the organization's On-prem / cloud environment to identify potential security vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate remediation measures.
• Configure and maintain various security tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) systems to ensure optimal protection against security threats.
• Regularly monitor the syslog s and take corrective actions if any security breach or vulnerabilities found in the logs.
• Run VAPT tools to mitigate the security vulnerabilities.
• Responsible for managing access controls for cloud resources, including user authentication and authorization, identity and access management (IAM), and network security groups (NSGs).
• Monitor the On-prem / cloud environment for security incidents and respond promptly to any security breaches or threats.
• Create and maintain security policies and procedures for the organization's On-prem / cloud environment, including disaster recovery plans, incident response plans, and security awareness training for employees.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest security trends and best practices to ensure that the organization's On-prem / cloud environment remains secure against evolving security threats
• Review and the apply the WAF polices to protect against DDoS and application related attacks.
• Test the WAF rules and ensure they block malicious traffic.
Technical Skills:
• Security Incident Handling & Response
• Security Management Frameworks
• Firewall/IDS/IPS (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco etc.,)
• Vulnerability management (VAPT)
• SIEM Management
• Data Management Protection
• Advanced Malware Prevention
• Identity & Access Management
• AWS: IAM, KMS, VPC, Security Groups, Network ACLs, VPC endpoints, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs
• Logging and Monitoring, SIEM, Syslog
• CloudFront, WAF and Certificate Management
• Technical Certifications like CEH, Security+, CISSP etc.
Qualification & Experience:
• B.Sc. Computer Engineering or Equivalent
• Minimum 10 Years

Company Industry

• Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Advisory Services

Department / Functional Area

• IT Software

Keywords

• Senior Information Security Specialist - Bahrain

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