IT Security Expert

We are seeking a seasoned IT Security Engineer to join our team. The role involves defining security configurations, performing assessments, and driving remediation across systems and applications.

Role: IT Security testing Expert

Location: Strasbourg, France

• Define security configuration and operations standards for security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances and hostbased security systems;

• Develop and validate baseline security configurations for operating systems, applications and networking and telecommunications equipment;

• Perform internal and external technical control and vulnerability assessments to identify control weaknesses and assess the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend remedial action;

• Perform source code reviews;

• Perform network and application penetration testing (Black box, Grey box and White box);

• Define detailed security architecture;

• Perform technical security audits and ethical hacking;

• Perform log analysis and security monitoring;

• Perform IT infrastructure/ Application Security configuration reviews;

• Design and implement technical security mechanisms and technologies;

• Design and develop technical security standards and procedures;

• Configuration and maintenance of identity and access management solutions e.g. Delinea Secret Server • Performing digital forensics and incident response actions; and reviewing security documentation

Mandatory Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant education (master or equivalent) after the secondary school.

• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in IT Security.

• Experience with:

  • Security best practice guidelines (ISO 27001, NIST, SANS Top 20 OWASP, etc.);

  • Good practice in the secure configuration of servers, network devices and applications;

  • Networking protocols and application communications;

  • Network analysis tools;

  • Securing Unix and Windows operating systems;

  • Securing middleware and applications;

  • Network penetration testing;

  • Web application penetration testing;

  • Vulnerability assessments;

  • Forensic image collection and analysis;

  • Manage/deploy the following security technologies: Firewalls; IDS/IPS - Intrusion detection/Prevention Systems, SIEM – Security information and event management; IAM – Identity and access management; APT – Advanced Persistent threat detection; DLP – Data loss prevention; VA – Vulnerability Analysis and mitigation; PKI – Public key infrastructure; Virtual environments; Endpoint security; Mobile security; Communications and data encryption ; Remote access methods; Backup and disaster recovery methodologies; Patch management technologies and processes; Wireless protocols and services;

  • Open Web Application Security Protocol (OWASP) and secure software development standards;

  • Perform security code reviews;

  • Security monitoring, threat detection and incident response;

  • Proactively and iteratively search through networks and applications to detect and isolate advanced threats that evade existing security solutions (Cyber threat hunting);

  • Security operations engineering (e.g. implementation of defensive measures, threat intelligence production);

  • Linux administration, TCP/IP, Network Security;

  • Security configuration reviews of IT Infrastructure and security devices, OS, Databases etc.

One of the following Certifications:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional with Information Systems Security Architecture Professional concentration

• (CISSP-ISSAP);

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM);

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA);

• OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, CEH, CCNA, CCNP.