Network Security Planning Engineer at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Network Security Planning Engineer

Location: Lagos
Division: Network Department

Core Purpose of the Job

• To plan and implement a highly effective and cost efficient, end-to-end network security framework within the MTNN voice and customer data networks.

Job Summary

• Define, establish and document IP security guidelines, procedures and policies, and implement network security best practices
• Define Firewall, access lists administration policies
• Develop test protocol for new applications to prevent compromising security
• Develop policies for customer authentication
• Direct the development and enforcement of information security and privacy policies in compliance with MTNN and telecommunication regulations and standards
• Help to establish and document IT security guidelines, procedures and policies, and implement network security best practices
• Identify and document IP customer security requirements
• Assist in planning and designing of secure networks
• Establish network security schemes, naming conventions, and application security
• Assist in the planning and designing of routed WAN and switched LAN networks
• Scrutinize customer design and determine impact on the MTN network in terms of security / assist customer in designing a secure solution for interaction between customer system and MTN network
• Providing Redundant and Load balance solutions
• Update Network Security diagrams and topologies.
• Design, installs, configures, manages, and maintains mission critical enterprise firewalls, IPS, VPN and other technical controls.
• Implement and maintain a suite of security metrics to enable the effectiveness of the security strategy and operation to be measured and related security issues to be understood and managed
• Implement network access control across different network segment on the IP/MPLS network
• Ensure security and preventative measures for unauthorized access.
• Escalate network related fault and network clearance rate.
• Ensure quality roll-out of new Data/services working with Marketing and IP System planning.
• Perform New Node implementation and cut over.
• Provide Emergency Maintenance on IP/MPLS Network with Security skills High Level trouble shooting.
• Achieve Planned Works Completion rate.
• Enforce security policies, in-line with CISO mandate
• Research, recommend, and implement new security solutions, products and controls
• Research on an ongoing basis new technology trends in order to map internal MTN customer’s needs to enabling technologies
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of enabling technologies
• Evaluate and trial new security-solutions and technologies before deployment
• Create technology inputs towards business cases and development plans, specifically related to network security technologies
• Project planning, management, control and reporting
• Assist in selecting suitable technology vendor in terms of technical compliance, in line with departmental rules and regulations and in collaboration with Procurement.

Education

• First degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering
• CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional would be an added advantage
• Cisco Certification to Professional Level required with a bias in Security
• CCIE certification would be an added advantage

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience which includes;
• 3 years in Security Operations Environment, including VPNs, Cisco Pix/ASA firewalls/Checkpoint firewalls, VPN solutions, IPsec, VPN Concentrators, Tacacs+ and Access-Lists, Load Balancing, Routing Protocols, Patch Management, Linux, Routers and Switches
• 2 years in Security Planning Environment including design and implementation of secure networks, service migration planning.
• Proven network security architecture knowledge across multiple security domains.
• Experience in multi-vendor network operations
• Solid security experience essential

Job Conditions

• Normal MTNN working conditions
• May be required to work extended hours
• Open plan office.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Multiple applications are not allowed.