IT Security Engineer Expert (m/f)

Harvey Nash supports international operating companies and institutions in the recruitment of highly skilled IT talent, needed to succeed in an increasingly technology-driven world.

For our client within the banking sector located in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) we are currently looking for an IT Security Engineer Expert (f/m)

Frankfurt (Germany)

Permanent position directly at our client

As an IT Security Engineer Expert you will:

#be mainly implementing, maintaining and further developing security information and event management services (SIEM).

#assume ownership for assigned security services and regularly liaise with stakeholders to understand their needs and propose and discuss solutions

#contribute to the definition and improvement of security services, providing conceptual proposals and recommendations for continuous improvement and maintenance in cooperation with the architecture, infrastructure and operations functions

#support operational teams in the design and continuous improvement of operational procedures for security services, to allow for full exploitation of the available technical platforms

#develop and improve scripts, tools, procedures and technical documentation related to the security services provided by the IT Security Engineering team

#provide third-level support for assigned services, including investigating, diagnosing and resolving incidents and problems escalated by other support lines

#contribute to IT projects in their different phases, from design to implementation, including maintenance, release and documentation, with a focus on security aspects and on the integration of application and infrastructure services with security services

#maintain the link to all relevant suppliers/service providers with underpinning contracts (escalation of incidents, call-off of supply and services, contribution to contract and service level management)

#contribute to the overall success of the Division by presenting proposals for the continuous improvement of the digital security posture and by supporting colleagues within and outside the Division through the provision of IT expertise

Your qualification:

#Masters degree (or bachelors degree plus four years of relevant experience) or post-secondary vocational education plus eight years of relevant experience, or 12 years of relevant experience) in computer science, information systems or another relevant field

#At least four and ideally eight years+ of experience as a security engineer, within a team or as a consultant

#Solid knowledge and experience in designing and implementing SIEM solutions

#Experience with endpoint protection solutions, Web Application Firewall solutions and security analytics

#Experience with at least one general purpose development language such as Python or JavaScript, etc.

#Experience in at least three of the following areas: e-mail security services identity and access management, including federation network security services vulnerability management machine learning

#Advanced English language skills written and spoken and an intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU

If you are interested in this position, please send your application including your availability and salary expectation in English