Remote Senior Cyber Security Network Engineer

Description:

• NielsenIQ is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Network Engineer to enhance their Network Security technology domain.
• The role involves maintaining current technologies and implementing advanced visibility and control of network traffic.
• You will support programs across all geographies and business units.
• Responsibilities include ongoing maintenance and operations of current tools, modernizing various tools, and implementing new methods for visualizing egress and ingress traffic.
• The position focuses primarily on NielsenIQ-hosted solutions and various tools across diverse cloud platforms, particularly Azure.
• You will collaborate closely with Enterprise IT, network infrastructure teams, and the Governance Risk and Controls team to deploy and operate various tools.
• Key tasks include identifying opportunities to improve security controls, developing innovative network-based security solutions, and leading Proof of Concept activities.
• You will review network security requests, consult with requestors, and drive best practices across global networks.
• Documentation creation and updates for internal teams and end users are required.
• Secondary support for endpoint software issues may be needed.
• You will interface with vendors for product enhancements and issue resolution.
• Training materials for non-technical users will need to be created and presented.
• Mentorship and guidance to junior team members is expected.
• You will act as an escalation point for high severity issues and support organization-wide security campaigns.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, Physics, or similar is desired; experience in government or military roles can be substituted.
• Hands-on experience with network analysis and security tools, including packet capture, firewalls, web application firewalls, and routing/switching is required.
• Familiarity with tools like F5 WAF, Azure WAF, Defender Network Protection, and ZScaler is necessary.
• An expert-level understanding of the OSI model is essential.
• Fundamental knowledge of endpoint security tools and their role in defense-in-depth is required.
• Ability to support incident response teams and participate in ongoing incident response is necessary.
• Knowledge of hacking techniques, malicious actors, and the ability to translate intelligence into action is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with change management in enterprise production environments is required.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python is necessary.
• Ability to manipulate large datasets using tools like Excel, PowerBI, and SQL is required.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF frameworks is necessary.
• A self-starter with a passion for technology and security is essential.

Benefits:

• The position offers a flexible working environment.
• Employees are entitled to volunteer time off.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning for professional development is provided.
• An Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP) is available for support.