Systems Security Engineer

When you join Verizon

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We’re a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.

What you’ll be doing...

The Network and Security Operations Center (NSOC) is a team of skilled engineers developing unique and innovative solutions to deliver sustainable network and security services to Verizon’s customers. The NSOC delivers 24x7 monitored network and security services, performs real-time monitoring, fault isolation, and incident resolution for multiple complex, and global networks. Members of the NSOC learn and adapt to the latest network and security technologies, and are encouraged to strengthen the team through sharing and collaboration. Our team partners with vendors, project managers, and engineering teams to develop, maintain, and deliver robust and scalable services to our customers. NSOC engineers are empowered to work on ad hoc projects, driving the continuous process improvement cycle, developing new efficiencies, and automation improvements for the team.

• Administrating and maintaining of industry leading security tools, performing system management, code upgrades, and rules development.
• Conducting security vulnerability assessments including, but not limited to, vulnerability scanning, compliance auditing, impact analysis, and risk assessments using tools similar to Nessus Security Center.
• Ensuring security log flow from various security devices and appliances to the SIEM system such as ArcSight and Humio logger etc.
• Configuring advanced system views and reporting within the SIEM in order to prioritize and monitor security events with the intention of analyzing and mitigating incidents before they evolve.
• Engaging in the Incident Response Lifecycle to mitigate, circumvent, and prevent attacker objectives; including the validation and authorship of use cases and functions leveraging event data, SIEM log analysis, and network data analysis tools.
• Leading threat hunting activities across Windows, Linux, and network systems.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience.
• Tier 1 and Tier 2 level security operations experience.
• Eligibility to pass an extensive background investigation as a condition of employment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% or less.

Even better if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology.
• CISSP, CEH, Security +, or other network/security related certifications or willingness to obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Professional (Tier II) to expert level (Tier III) experience in one or more of the following areas:Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, event collection, content development, and log data optimization;Vulnerability and compliance systems management, vulnerability assessment, compliance auditing, and risk analysis;Incident Response (IR) process, techniques, systems, and tools;Network security systems, architecture, and administration, to include firewalls, web proxies, content filters, and endpoint protection.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of network and security-related technologies in support of a multi-vendor, multi-platform environment.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

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