Engineer III-Security Engineering

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely even if theyre daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What Youll Be Doing...

You'll be part of the "Verizon Global Infrastructure (VGI), Network & Information Security group working on security and automation tools to protect against cyber threats within the VGS Technology organization. You will work with a team of cybersecurity engineers with network & infrastructure background, threat intelligence analysts and risk management personnel to align common technologies and practices that fortify our applications, systems, IT network and infrastructure.

Some Of Your Daily Responsibilities Would Be The Following

• Analyze current asset management workflows and identify areas for automation.
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools using programming languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Integrate asset management systems with other enterprise applications.
• Design and develop automation scripts and tools for identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access management.
• Integrate identity management systems with other network infrastructure and applications.
• Create and maintain documentation for automation processes and scripts.
• Implement security best practices in automation processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Implement automated discovery and inventory processes.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors on compliance matters.
• Leverage industry proven tools to identify and reduce Cyber Risks.
• Assist in Crisis Management, Ransomware Recovery and Business Continuity planning.
• Identify, investigate and resolve global security breaches / incidents.
• Develop and maintain network and infrastructure security reporting dashboards and scorecards used to measure our Cyber Practice.
  
  

What were looking for...

You are passionate about network security and automation as a career. You are self-driven and motivated, with good communication and analytical skills. Youre a sought-after team member that thrives in a dynamic work environment. You will be working with multiple partners from the business groups, so networking and managing effective working relationships should be your top most priority. You have an understanding of industry trends in all areas of Information Security.

You'll need to have some of the skills listed below:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience.
• Four or more years of experience in network / information security, risk and compliance management.
• Understanding of network fundamentals, switching, routing protocols, load balancers, web proxies, firewalls and software defined networking solutions.
• Experience in handling enterprise scale server infrastructure & management.
• Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure and technologies.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with network management tools and protocols (e.g., SNMP, Netconf).
• Knowledge of database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Familiarity with API integrations and web services (REST, SOAP).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of security fundamentals: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, access control, Authentication, Authorization, Auditing secure design concepts.
• Experience working on IT ticketing systems like JIRA, Service Now and ability to partner and collaborate with other teams in the organization.
• Experience with hosting security awareness campaigns, gamification and bug bounty programs will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion to stay abreast with emerging technologies, network security trends, tools and techniques.
  
  

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Masters degree in Computer Science / Information Technology Engineering.
• Industry relevant security certifications: Security , OSCP, CEH, CISSP, GIAC, etc.
• Strong expertise in at least one operating system: Windows or Linux.
• Cloud relevant certifications: CCSP, CCSK.
  
  

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Where youll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.

Locations

• Chennai, India
• Hyderabad, India