• Support, configure and install network security devices (primarily Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, with some other vendors also included)
• Maintain and improve documentation of customers’ network environments
• Provide Level 2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve technical issues
• Work within change management policies to ensure success of changes
• Implement security tools, policies and procedures as appropriate
• Co-ordinate with vendors and other IT teams to resolution

• Cisco CCNP or Palo Alto PCNSE certification
• >3 years relevant experience supporting network security technologies
• Experience supporting and configuring a range of network devices and technologies (firewalls, switches, load balancers, VPNs etc.)
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Experience of Enterprise Networking and Data Centre Environments
• Experience conducting network audits

• IT Degree or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience
• Experience with not only Cisco equipment (Palo Alto, Juniper, Fortigate etc.)
• ITIL familiarization

• Decisive, dynamic, and capable of delivering to a high standard despite constraints that may be in place
• Conscientious, trustworthy, and capable of organising and delivering on tasks with little direction
• Strong troubleshooting and communications skills are an absolute necessity
• Capable of adjusting their approach for the varied customers supported
• Process oriented with great attention to detail

• Laptop
• Travel expenses
• Training and development
• Health insurance
• Pension 

Client

My client currently has a requirement for a Cyber Security Analyst to join their growing team based in Dublin
Role
The role is responsible for providing analysis and support in evolving the organisation’s security program. Reporting to the Head of Information Security Operations, the role involves assisting in the development of procedures and controls supporting security and privacy best practices in the design and operation of a cloud-hosted enterprise SaaS solution. The role will also involve fulfilment of ongoing security assessments for both internal and external customers, including penetration tests, risk assessments and audit responsibilities. The role involves keen awareness and understanding of global security threats along with relevant mitigation solutions including security awareness training and communications strategies.

Responsibilities

• Perform penetration testing and security assessments of web applications
• Monitor, review and respond to actual or potential security incidents, threats or flaws relevant to deployed technologies and services.
• Respond to customer security assessment requests made to the organisation
• Assist in the identification, evaluation and implementation of security solutions
• Work with both technical and business functions to promote awareness and best practices across the organisation to meet the goals of the security program.
• Maintain awareness of current security technologies, threats, mitigations and general security best practices
• Support development and operation of internal security awareness communications and training programs.

Experience

• 3+ years Experience in Information security operations and technical business analysis fields, preferably involving cloud-hosted infrastructure
• Experience of operating and managing vulnerability scanning tools
• Good knowledge and understanding of OWASP guidelines for application security
• Familiarity with Ruby, Python, Elixir, JavaScript and related web application frameworks.
• Familiarity with major cloud service stacks including AWS and GCP and Heroku
• Proactive approach to problem solving with ability to report and present risks, issues and assessments to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Positive attitude and ability to work and communicate well with both internal and external customers and stakeholders

Contact

If you feel this role is for you please contact Mick Duffy on +353 1 525 4647 or mduffy@softwareplacements.ie

Job Description:

Our Client is looking to add an enthusiastic and ambitious network security engineer. This is a unique opportunity to join a highly skilled team and work alongside some of the industry’s best engineering talent and prestigious clients.

Required Competencies and Experience:

• Experience with some of the industry next generation firewall solutions from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet etc.

• Experience with threat protection and malware services

• Web and email security solutions.

• Experience in designing and deploying 802.1x authentication and network access controls.

• End point security solutions

• Any experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessments would be a key advantage.

• Help design, build and support end to end security solutions.

• Good documentation and visio skills

• Problem solving skills.

• Strong technical aptitude and flexible working attitude

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Education Qualifications:

• Cisco Certifications CCNP or CCIE

• Desire to further advance their technical certifications to assist the company maintain their high levels of technical excellence

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Desirable:

• CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional) certification or Certified Ethical Hacker

• IT Vendor exams such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Checkpoint etc

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• Computer Science Degree or similar
• At least 5 years in Test Automation role
• Experience creating / adding to / maintaining test automation frameworks
• Experience with open-source automation tools - Selenium, Cucumber, Protractor etc
• Experience testing REST APIs
• Experience with cloud tech i.e. AWS
• CI experience - Jenkins or similar
• DevOps experience - Docker, Kubernetes etc

• Very Competitive salary
• Healthcare
• Excellent working environment
• Fantastic career progression potential
• Stock options

• Create a strategy that will integrate security controls across a Linux infrastructure to the cloud
• Identify current risks and threats to IT Infrastructure
• Liaise with colleagues from various departments around various Security issues
• Assist in the development and implementation of the ISP
• Actively monitor new and emerging security and privacy related technologies, trends, issues, and solutions and assess their applicability to key business initiatives and strategies.
• Participate in Information Security Incident Response activities for the companies environment.
• Perform periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments of systems, internal applications and Cloud services to identify security vulnerabilities.
• Monitor compliance with the organization's information security policies and procedures among employees, contractors and third parties.

• Degreed educated
• 6 years' experience in a technical/security orientated role
• Strong Linux experience including Deployment, lifecycle and Operations practices
• RedHat/CentOs system hardening experience
• Strong knowledge of NIS, Active Directory and IPA
• Previous experience with Docker, Kubernetes and securing container workloads
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
• Certified in security related area i.e. RHCE, CISSP, GCIA

• Excellent Salary
• Bonus
• Pension
• Health care

Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Financial Services -12 month inital contract - Day rates up to €225 per day 

Sigmar are looking for a motivated Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to join a large financial Institution on a contract basis for their team based in Dublin.

Fully Remote for time being. *EU, Stamp4, Stamp1G Spousal Visas only*

What you need :

• 3 years experience
• Windows
• Linux
• Single- Sign- On (SSO)
• OAuth and SAML
• Azure
• CISSP

What you will be doing:

• Designing, engineering and maintaining enterprise authentication solutions from the major vendors in this space.
• Protect companies reputation and their customers.

Following your application for this specific role, Sigmar may contact you regarding other positions that we feel you may be suitable for. If you do not wish to be contacted about other opportunities please let us know. For further information please refer to the Privacy Statement on our website.

• Become a champion of the Security policies and procedures ensuring best practice is being adhered too across all markets and locations
• Carry out a gap analysis of current documented Security policies and procedures to identify and prioritise policies that need to be reviewed/created
• Work closely with the Sales Directors and regionally based retail operations functions to ensure they are adequately supported from a Security perspective
• Lead and engage in projects related to the Security Operations function, including involvement in Smart Spend, Remote Monitoring, Body Camera project etc.
• Own the periodic catch up / follow up process with Security suppliers
• Be a point of contact for any Security queries from Primark’s retail stores
• Analysis of Security KPI Data
• Management of extra security resource requests
• Assist with budget preparation, PO creation and invoice reconciliation
• Manage various administration tasks as required.
• Essential knowledge, education, skills and experience:
• Have previous experience in an administration role, ideally in a fast paced organisation
• Ideally retail experience within Primark Stores
• Business related qualification - desirable but not essential
• Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and team, and work within agreed timescales
• Highly organised, detail-orientated, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables whilst meeting deadlines, ensuring wider team are fully informed.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to complete tasks in full ensuring the wider team are fully informed
• Effective and persuasive presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information in an understandable manner to all areas of the business
• Ability to use own initiative is essential
• Strong analytical ability and excellent communication skills
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Hands-on approach to problem solving
• Professional and calm under pressure
• Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation
• Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact and professionalism

• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to project teams on building in appropriate level of security into systems/applications being delivered
• Conduct security impact assessments for all projects that go through IT governance and report on projects’ compliance to Security team
• Define and deploy a set of minimum security baseline standards across a wide range of technologies and platforms.
• Working with information gathered from multiple sources, be able to evaluate true security impact, ensuring that proposed solution is reconciled with all security standards and controls.
• Be able to break down complex security requirements into project understandable
• Non-Functional Requirements Documents using existing templates, making use of plain English, diagrams, process flows and scenarios
• Have the ability to work in a team collaborating on different aspects of a large project, ensuring that the objectives of all components are aligned and that delivered solution will works as an end to end process.
• Perform detailed security control assessments/reviews, perform required research, document conclusions and recommendations, provide associated security guidance and manage follow-on actions.
• Participate, assess, consolidate findings and manage follow-on actions regarding forensic investigations, penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.
• Proactively contribute to ensuring that the Primark's IT security policies are effectively implemented and to the improvement of process efficiencies
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives in parallel.

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of IT Security experience.
• Demonstrate experience of gathering requirements and converting them into a product vision.
• A proven track record of working on security projects in a fast paced international organisation.
• Working knowledge of Security principles, techniques and technologies.
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills, and experience applying these skills.
• The ability to build trust and relationships up-and-down the organisation and with external key third parties
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex IT concepts to non-technical colleagues
• Solid understanding of cloud technologies and related best practices.
• CISSP or equivalent.

• Clearly understand, apply and persuade others to use the necessary critical emerging technologies.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to a wide range of people at all levels including communicating complex technical issues to non-technical user base.
• Have vendor management experience
• Have exceptionally strong attention to detail
• Be able to work with minimal supervision and take up initiatives on their own
• Be Pro-active and hands on - responds purposefully to events.
• Have the ability to operate within a highly pressurised and fast paced environment, consistently delivering results and achieving corporate objectives on time and within the agreed parameters.
• Have sharp awareness of commercial reality; while being innovative and forward thinking.