Network Security Engineer at Airtel

Job Description

• Airtel is looking for suitable candidates that would manage and provide support to the Head, Network Security in ensuring Network Security in line with the Airtel Africa Information System Policy (AAISP) relating to Networks.  

Other job objectives include the following:

• Ensure Compliance to Airtel Africa Information Security Policy (AAISP) as relates to Network
• Implementation, Compliance and Controls of Networks relating to AAISP and ISO standards
• Partner Management - To work with Network Managed Services partners to ensure their compliance to AAISP in regard to Airtel Business
• Periodic audit of Network processes - To work with all units in Network to ensure readiness of the team at all times to external and internal audit queries
• Deployment and maintenance of security operations systems - To work with MPBN and IT SNOC to ensure assurance of their firewall rules
• To work with Network Managed Service partner and Airtel internal team to ensure basic hardening standards per industry best practise is implemented across all systems
• Security of Physical Asset - Airtel network physical assets at MSC locations and data centres, working through Facilities of SCM
• Physical cabling and device security within the core nodes working with MS partners and Networks Core team
• Physical security of assets at sites, working through Operations team and Tower co partners.

Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Telecom or Electronics or equivalent
• Certification in Security will be an advantage e.g. CISSP, CISM, OSCP
• Strong capabilities in Unix operating systems and programming languages e.g. Python, C++
• A minimum of 7 years or more of work experience in the Telecoms environment
• Should have experience in GSM, WCDMA and LTE domains through telecom experience.
• Should understand Telecom billing and Revenue assurance activities
• Core network- PS and CS.