Technical Consultant - Infrastructure Security Security Cleared
Technical Consultant - Infrastructure Security Security Cleared
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Job Description
Applicants must will be primarily homebased but will be required to visit customer sites and our offices around 68 times a month.
SSS Public safety is a subsidiary of NEC Software solutions and is a market leading developer and supplier of mission critical solutions to blue light emergency services around the world ultimately helping them to protect and save lives. Additionally our customer portfolio extends to many significant non blue light Government and nongovernment service providers. including British Transport Police (BTP) Highways England (HE) Civil Nuclear Police (CNC) Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and UK Coastguard (HMCG).
As a Technical Consultant you will be responsible for:
- Maintaining the network security for internal engineering solutions such as customer remote access and access to applications.
- Assisting with the resolution of security related Incidents.
- Research and the application of security best practices.
- Applying IT Health check remediation fixes
- Supporting the wider Network engineering team in solution delivery and continuous improvement.
*Due to strict security clearance requirements regrettably we can only consider applicants that have lived in the UK for 5 consecutive years or more*
Job activity & responsibilities:
- Use our dedicated incident management system and liaise with other team members and Service Desk to ensure that all security related Incidents are dealt with within contracted SLA timescales.
- Responsible for ensuring the proactive monitoring and maintenance of SSS Engineering solutions installing patches upgrades etc ensuring a high level of resilience.
- Configure and install various infrastructure security patches on devices (e.g. firewalls servers installed applications).
- Ensuring that all change/project work is delivered on time.
- Select and implement security tools policies and procedures in conjunction with the companys security team.
- When required create review and update network & security documentation for example workplans work instructions and technical guides.
- The role holder will be required to work professionally in liaison with several internal teams to coordinate various activities and gather / provide information required to complete the tasks at hand.
- The role can involve extensive customer contact on both a technical and nontechnical level requiring a professional and adaptable approach to communication and interaction / service.
- The role will require working both in a team and potentially autonomously where projects dictate a limited engineering requirement. An increasing level of autonomy is typically achieved after some time in post and suitable experience has been gained.
- The role holder will be provided a car allowance.
- The role involves customer site working as demand requires therefore you will be expected to work from a variety of locations and travel should be expected including overnight stays.
- Continually follow and adhere to SSS Public Safety outlined process & procedures.
- Present a professional approach and attitude to all work undertaken.
- Promote a clean working environment. Adhere to all Health and Safety practices rules and regulations.
- Support the wider network team in completing customer delivery activities as required.
Qualifications :
What are we looking for:
- Proven handson network and security experience SC900 CCNA Security CEH or CISSP.
- Understanding of networking protocols (e.g. IPSEC TLS SSH SNMP 802.1X).
- Understanding encryption technologies such as AES RSA SHA Certificates
- Strong understanding of TCP / IP principals along with using Wireshark for indepth network traffic filtering and analysis.
- Proven experience gained in a security role with hands on expertise with implementing security measures and protocols.
- Handson experience with monitoring network and security diagnostic and network analytics tools.
- Excellent communication and client facing/customer service skills.
- Proven experience working to ITIL best practices.
- Able to obtain or currently hold the relevant security clearances (SC and/or NPPV).
- Full current driving licence.
- Strong interpersonal/team skills.
- Selfmotivation
Additional Information :
We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions you are provided with the following:
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- ISO 27001
- B2B Sales
- SafeNet
- IDS
- Risk Management
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Salt
- Information Security
- Customer relationship management
- Encryption
- FISMA
