Our client, a global Insurance company, is hiring an Cyber Security Specialist who will report to the Cyber Application Security Manager for EMEA & APAC. This role is located in Dublin. This is a permanent position.
As a Cyber Security Specialist, you will act as the 1st point of contact and technical subject matter expert for our client's Business Units and external partners for our clients Application Security services. Responsibilities include working with peers in Global Information Security to advise business stakeholders and various application development teams on proper security in their Software Development Lifecycle, strategic use of infrastructure technologies, such as web application firewalls and agent-based security to provide layers of defense and ensuring smooth execution of application security processes around vulnerability scanning, flaw mitigation, and remediation.
Your Role
As a Cyber Security Specialist your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
- Assess and verify HTTP vulnerabilities reported by our SAST/DAST/IAST security capabilities
- Act as SME on application security processes and technologies
- Perform code reviews and HTTP traffic analysis in support of Cyber Response investigations
- Administrative tasks related to the security toolset managed by the Application Security team
- Raising awareness to Application Owners about application security processes and policies
- Supporting the CISO/BISO organization in achieving security compliance
- Monitoring vendor/partner performance in addressing application risks
- Providing security consultancy around DevSecOps implementation and integration with AppSec capabilities
- Actively represent Application Security perspectives at meetings with internal and external stakeholders
- Providing metrics to support risk posture assessments
Your Skills and Experience
As a Cyber Security Specialist your skills and qualifications will include:
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience in the Information Technology field
- Hands-on experience with scripting (Python or Bash)
- Knowledge of Cyber Security Operations and experience with SIEM data analysis.
- Industry certifications such as, but not limited to:
- CompTIA Security+, CyberSecurity Analyst+, PenTest+, CEH, GIAC (GWEB, GWAPT, GXPN) and/or Offensive Security InfoSec certifications.
- Evidence of pen-testing experience and capability via Hack the Box or similar.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4+ years of web/mobile development or Information Security background
- Expertise in securing DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in the context of mobile/web development
- Exposure to cloud security industry best practices and/or deployments
- Risk management and IT security skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Solid analytical and customer service skills
- General knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant to the business
- Experience working across business units and geographical boundaries to engage team members and stakeholders
If you have a genuine passion for Cyber Security and want to work alongside some of the industries most talented individuals, this is the role for you.
You will be rewarded with a strong remuneration package and excellent career progression opportunities within an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
Please apply now and we will be in touch to arrange a confidential discussion.