IT Network Security Specialist

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Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we – through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova – develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

In Sonova’s IT Security Operations Center (SOC), the L2/3 Network Security Specialist plays a key role in keeping the organization’s systems and information secure. He/she will work closely with all internal departments to identify vulnerabilities and threats, and respond to security events through analysis of relevant events across devices, managing security tools and providing security reports/metrics, related to specialty area Network Security.

Your tasks

• Responsible for detecting and assessing network security events and incidents across the enterprise
• Responsible for creating and implementing new processes and procedures to ensure continuous improvements for network security, monitoring, detecting and mitigating cyber security threats
• Planning, engineering, configuring and implementing network threat detection and response systems
• Coordinate with the external 24x7 security monitoring service to detect, review & triage suspicious events
• Collect, aggregate, analyze, triage, and analyses information from multiple logs/events
• Accept, triage, assign, and disposition all reported suspicious events and security incidents within Sonova and external service providers
• Responsible for understanding the global threat landscape through working with threat intelligence resources to maintain awareness
• Assists with containment of threats as well as remediation tasks during or after an incident

Your profile

• Degree in Computer Science, or related experience
• Professional certifications such as CCNA, CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, GCIH or other comparable degree and proven experience
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a related IT Specialist / network engineer or architect role
• Work experience with technologies such as Microsoft Active Directory / Azure, Windows Client and Server operating systems, LAN / WAN technologies, Firewall (Cisco/Fortinet), IDS/IPS solutions
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Service orientated, loyal, trustworthy
• Excellent English, written and verbal communication skills

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more - including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles.

Daryl Alther, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova AG

Laubisrütistrasse 28

CH-8712 Stäfa

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.