Senior Cyber Security Engineer

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Job Description

You will work in the SUSE Cyber Security team as a senior engineer, primarily focused on Security Operations  for SUSE. Contributing to improving the Security Posture of SUSE for both cloud-based and on-premise infrastructure. Overall, the team is organised in an integrated way, so you will also contribute to project-based activities in the lessons learned and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve SUSE Security stack - SIEM, EDR, VMDR, email protection with focus on  incident and asset and vulnerability management.

• Work independently on improving and innovating SUSE security stack, by improving workflows, setting up new detection use-cases or building automation for repeated tasks

• Act as a subject matter expert for incident response  and asset and vulnerability management.

• Develop innovative team solutions to complex problems. Contribute to strategic direction for the team

• Develop and maintain integrations of SUSE Security Stack with other corporate systems

• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for the company and customers.

• Participate in hardening and continuous improvement of the SUSE environment including the Root Cause Analysis element of the incident lifecycle

• Work in a geographically distributed team as a team player in a collaborative and transparent way

• You will be empowered to make decisions in your area of expertise - and supported by the team when unsure

• Help to address security requirements of the business functions & users, provide inputs, assessment and guidance, representing the security team in the process

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Knowledge of cloud security principles

• Ability to implement security controls on AWS (Security Groups, S3 permissions, Firewall Manager, …), knowledge of GCP & Azure is a plus

• Knowledge of Vulnerability Assessment principles and tools

• Ability to design and deploy and operate Vulnerability Assessment infrastructure on premises and on cloud (network scanners, agents, cloud connectors)

• Ability to automate repeating tasks within security operations making use of scripting and APIs

• Knowledge of one programming language (python preferred)

• Ability to implement security controls on AWS (Security Groups, S3 permissions, Firewall Manager, …)

• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.

• Knowledge of cyber attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks).

• Strong knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

• Knowledge of system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.

• Knowledge of email security principles

• Capability to lead the continuous improvement for SUSE Detection & Response capabilities

Education and Experience Required: 

• Typically 4+ years of relevant experience

• Relevant University degree and/or recognized industry certifications (CISSP, OSCP, …) are plus, but not required

• Practical hands-on knowledge of scripting/programming languages (python, bash, powershell, perl) is required

This position is subject to background checks on recieving an offer

This position is subject to a background check(s), including criminal, credit, and/or employment references. The candidate is required to complete the background check(s) once an offer has been accepted. This will be conducted by SUSE’s external provider, where legally permitted.

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