Cyber Security Engineer (Service Provider) - Newburgh (NY), USA

One of the US' biggest Service Providers is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their team based in Newburgh, New York. In this role, you will help support, implement and perform network security related tasks across the wider network for customers.

As a Cyber Security Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Analyse external and internal threats to protect sensitive data within network.
• Administer, manage and support network security infrastructure and controls, including but not limited to Firewalls, VPN, intrusion detection/prevention, Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM), Network based Behavior Anomaly Detection, Advanced Malware Protection, TACACS, netflow based tools, URL filtering, Network Access Controls (NAC) etc.
• Perform incident handling, incident response and escalation management.
• Ticket handling of the security events, ongoing tuning of security solutions, review security infrastructure.
• Assist in developing and implementing security incident response and operations process.
• Create incident reports and documentation for security events as necessary. Assist with gathering and reporting metrics regarding security events, vulnerabilities, and alerts.
• Maintain and enhance the threat/vulnerability management and remediation process. Work with business and technical teams to review vulnerabilities, plan remediation strategy and track items to complete resolution.
• Support periodic network and application security penetration testing activities, including scheduling, resources, tool execution, and reporting.

Skills required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications or Information Technology is required. Master's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years technical hands-on security experience preferred.
• Experience with firewall technologies, IPS/IDS, VPN, SIEM, NetFlow, NAC, vulnerability scanning tools, URL filtering, DLP and other security tools.
• Familiarity with Cybersecurity and Risk Management frameworks such as COBIT, NIST and ISO 27001 is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to assimilate, analyze and correlate large amounts of forensic data from various network, operating system, application, and security devices, logs, and alerts.
• Routing and switching is a plus.
• Security incident handling, operations and forensics preferred.
• Handling security for a large enterprise network or service provider network preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, OSCP and SANS GIAC is a plus.

What the position can offer you in return:

• The base salary on offer ranges between $70,000 and $85,000 per annum plus bonus and benefits.
• Great career progression and training opportunities.

If this opportunity sounds suitable and of interest, please apply now to be considered!