Senior Security Engineer
Organization/department: Global Security Engineering
Reports to: Director, Security Engineering and Operations
Direct reports: None (Individual Contributor)
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and advanced technical cybersecurity professional, preferably a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) to our Global Security Operations and Engineering team. The successful candidate will lead technical security initiatives, with a particular focus on Microsoft Cloud Security covering the full scope, i.e., to plan (architect), implement (build), and manage the security platforms and tools in use at WSP, especially the SOAR capabilities, including automation for the SOC.
An important part of this role would be to coach and build the overall knowledge and capabilities within the team. And so, naturally, the incumbent would be an integral member of the team and would also get some good insight into other technology platforms, e.g. AD auditing solutions, PAM, our Threat Intelligence platforms etc.
The successful candidate would have:
- Extreme technical skills in the security area, especially with Microsoft tools, (including but not limited to) MS Sentinel, Defender, Purview, Entra, AD, etc.
- A proven track record in improving and maturity existing security implementations and configurations
- Ruthless about securing the attack landscape, and hardening the existing systems in the enterprise hybrid landscape (end-user devices, servers, etc)
- Skills and experiences with other vendors and services would be an added advantage
- Solid knowledge about the overall security landscape, including Threat and Vulnerability Management, and the ability to guide on their remediation.
- Guide and implement automations, develop and fine-tune the SIEM detection rules to reduce manual efforts
- Cyber professional at heart, tracking and mitigating emerging cyber threats against the company (e.g. zero-day exploits, APTs etc).
- Experiences with other concepts and systems like Privileged Account Management, Key Management (certificates, keys, ciphers, etc.).
- Ability to lead security systems integration, e.g., defining the architecture to work with ticketing systems, e.g. integrating Defender to create–manage the tickets and communications in ServiceNow
- Knowledge of extracting relevant data, creating security reports etc. would be a definite advantage.
- Solid abilities to lead and plan the architecture, deliveries, and even more importantly coach and teach other members of the technical team to high levels of technology excellence
What you can expect to do:
- Work with a globally distributed team, taking inputs from the business, SOC, and management to roll out systems and troubleshoot (Tier-3) support for security issues
- Lead-guide the local Service Desk/ OSS teams with knowledge bases to resolve tickets at first instance for issues relating to security software and configurations
- Develop the automation (including playbooks, SOAR), scripts to monitor system-health, as well as management the SOC tools in use
- Extract data from systems and build reports for management; PowerBI skills would be an advantage
- Knowledge transfer and sharing
- Monitor and respond to feedback from the customers (employees and business stakeholders)
- Bring a problem-solving and solutions-mindset, coordinate with the IT teams as needed
Finance/Budgetary Responsibilities
- Provide feedback on tooling and identify additional needs
- Plan for expanse of security tools to cover ongoing needs
Evaluation of license usage and potential growth
Wha t you’ll bring to WSP
- Previous experiences in security tools and systems administration, including experience as a security administrator for security platforms
- Knowledge and experience in SIEM and Microsoft platforms (Microsoft Azure ecosystems), other vendor security systems are good experiences as well (e.g. CyberArk, Akeyless)
- Good knowledge of EDR systems e.g. MS Defender, KQL etc. (or alternatively the willingness to learn them)
- Planned and meticulous approach to deliveries.
Knowledge and/or willingness to learn about advanced security capabilities, including integrations with other systems
Qualifications
Required
- 7-+ years of specialization in information technology roles, security experiences are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, data sciences, or related field
Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, data sciences, or related field
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Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .
Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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