Cyber Security Tech Sr. Specialist

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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role Purpose

• Technology and Tools Planning: Develop and execute technology and tools planning strategies that align with local, global, and regulatory standards.
• Network Security Architecture: Collaborate with architecture teams to ensure network security designs are compliant with security standards.
• Secure by Design (SBD): Oversee the Secure by Design initiatives from a cybersecurity perspective, ensuring all new designs comply with security standards
• New Products and Services: Evaluate and recommend new and emerging security products and technologies to enhance Vodafone public cloud security Portfolio
• Technology Management: Provide consultancy and manage customers (internal and external) requirements and provide them with recommendation, HLD, LLD and owns the implementation.
• Secure Public cloud: Ensure all Vodafone security controls are applied to our public cloud tiers (Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)).
• Enterprise Business Services: Support enterprise business services, both cloud and non-cloud, ensuring robust security measures are in place.
• Capacity Planning: Maintain and expand capacity planning for all cybersecurity tools, ensuring scalability and efficiency.

Who you are

IT Network Security:

• Plan , design, implement and evaluate security-focused tools and services including project leadership roles to Vodafone IT Network Security and Vodafone Enterprise/public cloud Customers

• Review client requirements to identify their needs and build security technical offer with our partners
• Ensure that all streams running on the right track and fulfilling their main objectives.

Optimize Network Quality:

• Provide Study of new Security Systems / Tools or Features.

• Study of new Security Systems / Tools or Features
• Develop and implement software tools to monitor the Security systems and to provide useful statistics, Trend Analysis using Historical data to capture the Subscriber behaviour/Profile across different seasons and occasions.

Technology development:

• Alignment with Vodafone Group plans.
• Liaise with overall Technology Strategy.

Cross function,support and communication:

• Manages Maintain a close liaison with all departments within Vodafone.
• Supports Marketing, product & services, Radio and core in network connectivity and new services.

• Ensure projects and activities delivery with vendors on time and within allocated budget.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

Role Requirements

• B.Sc. Communication/Computer Engineering or Computer science is a must
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Network and Security positions preferred at least 2 years’ experience in systems integration or Managed Security Services in a top tier professional services firm

Competencies:

• Excellent teamwork skills
• Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
• Ability to manage expectations of stakeholders (internal and external clients)
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable working in a project based / client serving model.
• Comfortable working with different internal and external entities (technical teams, Presales, Commercial and customers)

Technical skills:

• Experience in NGFW, intrusion detection/prevention, WAF, Email security
• Deep Knowledge about Cyber Security Controls and awareness of global cyber security standards and compliance programs is a MUST.
• And/or experience in EDR, SIEM solutions and Endpoint security.
• And/or experience in design/implement/seize IAM, PAM, SSO, MDM solutions
• Preferred experience in technologies SOAR, UBA
• Experience in designing secure network architectures, virtualization technologies, identity and access management principles, application security, encryption technologies, DNS and web applications
• Basic knowledge with security compliance standards is a plus
• Good Knowledge with Cloud technologies and cloud security
• Good knowledge in payment solutions security
• Vendor Certification (Fortigate, Palo Alto, Forcepoint, F5, …) is a plus
• Deep understanding of business dynamics and the agility to adapt to changes quickly and effectively.

• Certifications:
• PCNSE is a plus
• Firewall Management: Fortinet NSE (Network Security Expert) or equivalent is a must
• Cisco Networking Certifications is a must.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.