CyberCX - Senior Security Engineer (Networking)

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CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

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About the role

Reporting to the Team Lead - MSE, the Security Engineer is responsible for system health, configuration, performance, maintenance and responding to incidents and service requests.

What you will be doing

• Configure, maintain and support Cisco networking technologies including routers, switches, Catalyst Center, Identity Services Engine (ISE), Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC) and ThousandEyes.
• Administer Cisco SD-WAN environments, including vManage, templates, policies and WAN connectivity services.
• Configure and maintain Palo Alto security platforms including Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Panorama, Prisma Access and GlobalProtect.
• Manage and troubleshoot enterprise routing and switching environments, including BGP, OSPF and IPSEC VPN technologies.
• Configure and maintain Riverbed SteelHead solutions to optimise application performance across WAN environments.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve incidents, service requests and complex technical issues across network and security platforms.
• Perform proactive maintenance, monitoring, patching and lifecycle management activities to ensure platform stability, performance and security.
• Follow ITIL-aligned incident, problem, request and change management processes while maintaining effective communication with customers and stakeholders.

What do you need

• Tertiary qualification in information technology or similar field (desirable)
• ITIL Foundation Qualifications and suitable vendor certifications preferred
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) desirable.
• At least 3 years of experience in IT engineering / operations or similar field
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, able to leverage server/network knowledge and a broad array of tools to solve problems
• Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner
• Professional and ethical, you inspire trust and confidence through integrity and respect
• You leverage your intuition to solve problems
• Customer-obsessed and a self-starter, you go above and beyond to deliver extraordinary results and experiences for customers
• Innovative and open to change, you are focused on finding opportunities for continuous improvement and ways to optimise work processes
• Collaborative and with an enterprise mindset, you speak up and welcome all input, opinions and questions
• Emotionally intelligent, you demonstrate empathy, connection, and assertiveness

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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