Description
Security Consulting Engineer - South Africa
My client, a Global Telecoms Service Provider is currently looking for an experienced Security Consulting Engineer to join their team based in Johannesburg South Africa.
As the Security Consulting Engineer you will provide consulting services including Security Optimization Subscription, Security Design Assessment, Security Design/Configuration Reviews, and implementations.
In this role you will:
Shape services engagements by working with Sales to develop mature statements of work, customers to identify business and technical requirements, and peers to scope delivery effort.
Lead customer, post-sales engagements, by taking ownership of project success and leveraging the culture of empowerment to drive customer success and positive business outcomes.
- Collaborate with solution experts to develop and deploy secure solutions.
- Embrace education to be a deep subject matter expert across multiple security and non- security technologies to deliver superior architectures, designs, and solution deployments.
- Documentation of solutions and designs.
- Educate and mentor customers and peers.
- Contribute directly to client's knowledge management initiatives by documenting and briefing other security consultants on lessons learned from engagements and by developing new methodologies for delivering services
- Tune and optimize security solutions.
To be successful in this Security Consulting Engineer role you should come with:
- Minimum of 5-6 years of work experience in the information and network security industry.
- Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting network security for enterprise customers (preferably within a data center)
- Extensive experience in security configuration of network and security devices in a large enterprise environment (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, content filtering)
- Deep knowledge on installing, configuring and troubleshooting of the following Cisco security technologies: ISE, FirePOWER, IPS/SourceFire, ASA, CSM, ACS, VPN, FTD, ACI, TrustSec, StealthWatch. The emphasis is on ISE or NGFW.
- Detailed understanding of TCP/IP protocols
- Detailed understanding of routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP) and layer 2 protocols and technologies
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
- Very good interpersonal skills combined with capability of building trust relationships internally and at our customers.
- Technical account management and project management skills for delivery of professional services
- Strong consultative skills
If this is you and you are looking for your next challenge, then please forward your updated CV to me NOW to avoid disappointment !