IT Network and Security Operation Consultant (m/f) - 6 months

About Our Client

The client is a famous NGO based in the center of Geneva.

Job Description

• Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices.
• Assess need for any security reconfigurations (minor or significant) and execute them if required.
• Manage the security resources and suppliers, and keep current with emerging security alerts and issues.
• Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of security enhancement and development efforts and make use of our partners providing security coverage.

• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to obtain protection services and products together with IT Security team
• Recommend, schedule, and perform security improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases.

• Manage the services around Security and Network including the technical platform, the vendors and teams providing these services.
• Point of contact for IT Network Architecture
• Deploy/supervise through partners the management and maintenance of all Network systems.
• Deploy, manage, and maintain all security and network systems and their corresponding or associated software, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, cryptography systems, and end-point protection software or other security tools.
• Administer and maintain end user accounts, permissions, and access rights following defined identity & processes by our Security team
• Manage connection security for local area networks, the company web site, the company intranet, and e-mail communications.
• Manage and ensure the security of databases and data transferred both internally and externally.
• Design, perform, and/or oversee penetration testing of all systems to identify system vulnerabilities. Review periodically all firewall rules.
• Design, implement, and report on security system and end user activity audits and take-up with our vendor and internal teams on remediation.
• Develop and lead our Threat hunting, security patching and Vulnerability management & remediation of our internal and external platforms/devices with our external vendors and partners.
• Ensure best practice security patching process is setup and maintained across all suppliers with agreed SLA’s and KPI’s and regularly reported.
• Monitor server logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection logs, and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity. Interpret activity and make recommendations for resolution together with our vendors
• Monitoring, detecting & Incident response
• Ensure proper security measures are put in place and any finding remediated on a timely manner with the appropriate teams
• Recommend, schedule (where appropriate), and apply fixes, security patches, disaster recovery procedures, and any other measures required in the event of a security breach together with our security & network vendors.
• Download and test new security software and/or technologies.
• Provide on-call security support to end-users with the help of our Security and Network vendors and liaise with our internal security team for guidance and policies definition.

You are available immediately.
You want to contribute your expertise to a noble cause

The Successful Applicant

• Fluency in English
• Advanced university degree in computer science, engineering, or 5 years equivalent work experience
• One or more of the following certifications:

o GIAC Security Essentials Certification

o GIAC Security Leadership Certification

o ISACA Certified Information Security Manager

o Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security

o (ISC)2 SCCP

o (ISC)2 CISSP

o (ISC)2 ISSAP

What’s on Offer

Competitive package.

A chance to work in a wunderful environment.