Senior IT Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Specialist
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About the Role
Emirates Nuclear Energy seeks a Senior IT Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Specialist to improve protection of information systems through penetration testing, vulnerability management, red teaming, and cloud security.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Scope and perform penetration testing on systems, networks, and applications to identify vulnerabilities
- Utilize manual and automated testing methods to find and exploit code flaws, misconfigurations, and insecure software
- Write clear and concise penetration testing reports detailing findings and recommendations
- Perform Red team activities including exploitation, breach attack simulations, phishing campaigns
- Lead the vulnerability management program
- Work on Endpoint Detection and Response tool for operations and investigations
- Perform Secure Architecture Reviews for upcoming projects
- Conduct technical investigations of cybersecurity events and incidents
- Develop and implement cloud security strategies and plans
- Ensure compliance with industry security standards and regulations for cloud environments
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3 years’ experience (or Diploma with 8 years, or High School with 10 years)
- CEH, ECSA, OSCP, CISSP, GPEN, or Cloud Security Certifications
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Job Purpose
- The purpose of the IT Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Specialist role is to continuously improve the protection of information systems by preventing unauthorized disclosure or modification.
- This involves coordinating with system owners and internal stakeholders to enhance Nawah's security posture.
Key Activities, Responsibility & Accountability
- Scope and perform penetration testing on systems, networks, and applications to identify vulnerabilities.
- Utilize manual and automated testing methods to find and exploit code flaws, misconfigurations, and insecure software.
- Use penetration testing tools and frameworks such as Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Aircrack ng, SQLmap, Tenable, John the Ripper, Hydra, OWASP ZAP, SOAP UI, Echo mirage etc.
- Write clear and concise penetration testing reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Plan and provide technical trainings to junior team members for their professional development and growth.
- Perform On demand and scheduled security assessments on enterprise solutions.
- Perform Red team activities including but not limited to exploitation of identified vulnerabilities, perform breach attack simulations, phishing campaigns, collaboration with blue team to improve monitoring and defence measures.
- Lead the vulnerability management program by performing scheduled and on demand vulnerability assessments, vulnerability reporting, vulnerability prioritization, provide recommendations for remediation of identified vulnerabilities, validate remediation of mitigated vulnerabilities.
- Work on Endpoint Detection and Response tool for operations and investigations.
- Perform Secure Architecture Reviews for upcoming projects.
- Conduct technical investigations of cybersecurity events and incidents, designing and recommending effective mitigations.
- Stay updated on the latest security trends, threats, and technologies.
Professional Certifications
- CEH, ECSA, OSCP, CISSP, GPEN, Cloud Security Certifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
Experience
- 3 years’ experience, Diploma, Military or Police Academy graduate with 8 years’ experience, or High School with 10 years’ experience
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