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The Engineer is responsible for the support, management, configuration and maintenance of the specified security products and will have excellent technical skills. The SOC Engineer is responsible for availability, SIEM configuration, tuning, creating bespoke reports, capacity management and ensuring that the SOC service technical infrastructure is effectively maintained. Requirement to work at a detailed technical level with a number of Line of Service teams (i.e. Unix, Wintel, networks and desktop) when resolving issues.
Qualifications (Desirable)
Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or IT Security
Experience/Knowledge (Essential)
*ArcSight SIEM version 6 or above - high level of skill
oCreation and maintenance of the assets contained within the monitored environment
oCorrelations and rule creation
oFlex Connectors - able to create custom connectors
oDashboards and Active Channels
oTuning/creating of Reports and Trends for the Client
*TCP/IP and networking environments
*RHEL and Windows Server/workstation Operating Systems
*Network protocols
*Packet analysis
*Network and host IDS monitoring
*Firewall architecture and hardening techniques
*Malware types
*Vulnerabilities and associated threats and exploits
*SNMP V2 and V3
Product Knowledge (Desirable)
*IDS and/or IPS (ideally TippingPoint or SNORT based systems)
*McAfee MEP (AV, host IDS) or similar AV enterprise product suite
*VMware, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Containerisation models (not essential)
*Active Directory and LDAP based user provisioning systems
*Virtualisation solutions
*Email gateways and lockdowns
*Alerting and monitoring tools/systems
*Proxy arrays or devices (not essential)
*Data diodes and their control processes (not essential)
*Oracle and MS SQL database solutions
*Oracle EBusiness Suite(not essential)
Excellent problem solving skills
*Ability to prioritise tasks
*Good written and verbal communication skills
*Good customer service skills
*Proactive working attitude
*A desire to learn
*The ability to work effectively in a team and alone
*The ability to think outside the box
*Effective organisational skills
*Ability to remain calm in pressured situations
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award, that any business can receive, won in consecutive years, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade;