Senior Security Engineering

Virtusa; Qatar; On-site; QAR 254,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing IT services company in Qatar is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their team. The role involves monitoring and analyzing security threats, conducting incident analysis, and mentoring junior analysts. With at least 6 years of experience in a similar role, candidates must possess a relevant Bachelor’s degree and professional certifications like CEH or CISSP. Join a leading team in the digital transformation space, working with major clients and leveraging state-of-the-art technologies.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Participation in major digital transformation programs

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Level 3 SOC analyst in a financial institution.
• Strong knowledge of security architectures and threat intelligence.
• Ability to mentor junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze network traffic for security threats.
• Conduct in-depth incident analysis.
• Create security alert notifications.

Skills

Incident response

Threat analysis

Security monitoring

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor Degree in computer science or related fields

Professional certifications (CEH, CISSP, CISM, CISA)

Tools

Endpoint Detection and Response tools

SIEM tools

Job description

Senior Security Engineering

The incumbent will be a member of the internal Security Operations Team and will actively monitor security threats and risks, provide in-depth incident analysis, evaluate security incidents and will provide proactive threat research. The position will utilize the latest in security technology and be on the fore‑front of incident response.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and analyses IDS, network traffic logs and prioritizes and differentiates between potential intrusion attempts and false alarms.
• Undertakes threat hunting exercises using specialist Endpoint Detection and Response tools.
• Creates and tracks investigations to resolution.
• Composes security alert notifications.
• Maintains up to date knowledge on current vulnerabilities, attacks and countermeasures.
• Advises incident responders in the steps to take to investigate and resolve computer security incidents.
• Close liaison with Engineering Team in tuning and configuration of devices.
• Work with Management Team to enhance and continuously improve monitoring service.
• Mentoring activities performed by the Security Operations Officer.
• Perform other essential duties as assigned (Internal – Processes, Products, Regulatory).
• Conduct in‑depth thorough analysis of network traffic and host activity to identify security events across a wide array of technologies and platforms.
• Perform incident response activities such as host triage and retrieval malware analysis, remote system analysis, end‑user interviews and remediation efforts.
• Compile detailed investigation and analysis reports for internal SOC consumption and delivery to management.
• Evaluate existing technical capabilities and systems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Research and test new security tools / products and make recommendations of tools to be implemented in the SOC environment.
• Regularly review standard operating procedures and protocols to ensure SOC continues to Learning & Knowledge:
• Possess an understanding of business processes and controls in all related operational areas.
• Coordinate with an expert understanding of information security issues best practices and a working knowledge of IT systems.
• Maintain confidentiality with respect to commercially sensitive information and effectively meet operational requirements.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor Degree preferably in computer science, computer engineering or related subjects.
• Professional certification such as CEH, CISSP, CISM, CISA and CySA is mandatory; SIEM certification and any vendor security certifications related to network, application and systems security would be considered as a plus.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in a major bank, Large Corporate or MSSP in a similar L3 SOC analyst role; maintain keen understanding of evolving Internet threats to ensure the security of Bank network.
• Write technical articles for internal knowledge base.
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other analysts and develop solutions efficiently.
• Coordinate or participate in individual or team projects.
• Strong understanding of security architectures and devices.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence consumption and management.
• Strong understanding of root causes of malware infections and proactive mitigation.
• Ability to mentor and coach less experienced security analysts; providing techniques and strategies to dig deeper into investigations.

About Virtusa

Add the Middle East to your global professional experience and have the opportunity to work on some of the leading Digital Transformation programs. Virtusa is one of the fastest growing IT Services companies in the Middle East with a growing client base in the UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman and we work with the leading Banking and Financial Services, Travel, Telecom and Enterprises firms in the region. We have partnered with our clients to win awards from Gartner, IDC, WfMC and other analyst for the work that we have delivered to our clients in the region.

Why would you not like to be part of this exciting and award‑winning team? Dont listen to us, listen to our customers ( & quality of life professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us you join a team of 30,000 people globally that cares about your growth, one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects opportunities and work with state‑of‑the‑art technologies throughout your career with us.