Security Operations Specialist

About the CompanyWe provide solutions to businesses across a myriad of industries. We aim to provide innovative, customized solutions using leading technology that drives better, more competitive businesses. For over 25 years, we have been partnering with the best in the industry to make their goals a reality, solve the hard problems, and make technology work for them. This is achieved through our team of exceptional and highly skilled talent – diverse in thought and therefore bringing the best solutions to the industries we serve! We are a dynamic and disruptive technology company, but more than that, we are a people business. If you are as passionate about people as we are, why not join our team as our Intermediate SecOps Engineer?About the RoleThe Intermediate SecOps Engineer will be responsible for collaborating with clients and internal teams to gather requirements, define project scopes, and help develop architectural designs for AWS deployments.ResponsibilitiesCollaborating with clients and internal teams to gather requirements, define project scopes, and help develop architectural designs for AWS deployments.Implementing security measures and best practices to protect AWS environments, including identity and access management, data encryption, and compliance.Mentoring and providing guidance to junior team members, assisting in their professional growth and skill development.Building a career progression path and understanding what you would like to specialize in.Ticket TriageIncident ResponseAttend Customer Transition MeetingsSIEM management and platform developmentUpdating/Deploying remote security monitoring code for systems according to security principles.Configure a wide range of security tools across multiple environmentsUpdating security processes and knowledge base documentationCustomer Service RequestsInternal Service RequestsReviewing Compliance ReportsThreat HuntingCreate training documentation and train colleagues where required.Product DevelopmentQualificationsBSc. in Computer Science, Engineering or related diplomas or certification.AWS Certification (eg: AWS Security Specialty, AWS Solution Architect Associate) - ESSENTIALRequired SkillsIn-depth knowledge of core AWS services and concepts, including:IAMBest practice and knowledge of identity types (users, roles, groups)Cross-account implementationPermission troubleshootingLeast privilegeSSMMonitor EC2 state and complianceManaged deployments using Run DocumentsS3 - Lifecycle management, access policies, replication, loggingCloudWatch LoggingCloudWatch MetricsCloudTrailDNS – setup and troubleshooting of DNS and routing of trafficNetworking, including VPC Flow Logs.KMSTrusted AdvisorGuardDutySecurity HubConfigHigh-level understanding of how EKS worksKnowledge of Control Tower, SCP, Guardrails, SSOExperience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.Basic knowledge of management tools such as AWS CLI.Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.Troubleshooting issues and providing support for AWS managed servicesVulnerability Management, eg, Tenable/NessusThird-party security services, eg, Cloudflare.Familiarity with networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, and routing.Proficiency in scripting languages, such as Python or Bash.Basic troubleshooting skills and the ability to analyse logs and identify issues.Good problem-solving abilities and a willingness to learn new technologies.Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team.Basic understanding of managing infrastructure using IaC, such as Terraform.Understand the best practices related to securityPreferred SkillSTwo or more years of experience in a similar roleExperience with software development.Familiar with the software lifecycle process