IT Security Engineer

PFH Technology are currently looking for an experienced Security Engineer to join our team.

Contract: Permanent

Location: Cork

Roles & Responsibilities

• Managing Security Incidents in ServiceNow and other platforms
• Investigating all informational and minor level security incidents
• Supporting ISMS programme (SOA, SOPs, Procedures)
• Engaging with end users flagged by security monitoring tools
• Working closely with Managed Security Service Provider on triaging security incidents.
• Addressing vulnerabilities on end user devices (Windows and Mobile)
• Escalating Major and Critical severity incident to Security Ops Investigators / Sys Admins
• Monitoring engagement and contributing to Cybersecurity Awareness and Training programmes (including selecting and developing security awareness content)
• Hosting security training webinars and workshops for end users
• Analysing output from various UBA tools
• Investigate and advise on end user concerns surrounding phishing and other cyber activities
• Adhering to and improving security protocols
• Following common security frameworks (e.g., ISO27001)
• Addressing information security non-conformance reports
• Coordinating phishing simulations
• Participate in policy review as required

Selection Criteria / Person Specification:

Essential

• Ideally 2:1 Honours Degree / Expected 2:1
• Level 8 or relevant bachelor's degree
• Good communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• Adaptable and solutions driven
• Able to work in a team environment
• Pride in the quality and presentation of work
• Good organization & coordination skills
• Flexible to travel
• Enthusiastic and energetic

Technical skills

• Familiarity with and understanding of following processes and platforms:
• Various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Firewall Solutions, Offensive Security tools)
• Enterprise level Endpoint Security / EDR solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender for Endpoints)
• ISO27001 framework
• Vulnerability management process and common enterprise VM platforms (e.g., Qualys, Rapid7, Tenable)
• Microsoft Identity Services and relevant Security Tools (Entra ID, Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender, Identity Protection, PIM)
• Enterprise level email security tools (e.g., Mimecast, Proofpoint, Abnormal)
• MFA protocols (2FA, FIDO2)
• TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications
• Web security / SASE / SSE platforms (e.g., Netskope, ZScaler)
• Standard log analytics tools (e.g., KQL)

Personal skills

• Problem solving - to take structured approach to problems.
• Ability to manage and prioritize own tasks.
• Proven interpersonal skills.
• Willing to constantly improve qualifications.

Desirable

• Experience in the Construction Industry or Trade Background
• Education in (desired but not essential):
• CompTIA Security+ / CySA+
• CEH
• CompTIA Network+ / CCNA
• CompTIA PenTest+
• MS-500 / AZ-500

PFH Technology, owned by Ricoh – a Japanese based global ICT company, is a premier provider of end-to-end ICT solutions and a managed services portfolio scaling from SMEs to large Enterprise organisations. We have unrivalled vendor relationships. We can procure, design, deploy and support all your ICT needs. Our ISO certified Custodian™ Cloud Services and Custodian™ Managed Services provide the technology and expertise to mitigate risk and reduce your costs immediately. We have a nationwide network of over 750 dedicated professionals, ready to meet your ICT needs, with offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway.