Network Security Planning Engineer (Supervisory) at MTN Nigeria

Employment status: permanent

Job Description

• To plan and implement a highly effective and cost efficient, end-to-end network security framework within the MTNN voice and customer data networks.
• Work with stakeholders and the project team to develop cost effective and value adding solutions on each project.
• 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
• Direct the development and enforcement of information security and privacy policies in compliance with MTNNN 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
• 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
• 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
• Research on an ongoing basis new technology trends in order to map internal MTN customer’s needs to enabling technologies
• Develop policies for customer authentication
• 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
• Resolve any internal/external stakeholders queries when need arises
• Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.
• Foster active collaboration and relationships with employees across all levels and divisions in line with MTN’s vb and values.

Job Condition

• Standard MTNN Working Conditions
• Extended work Hours
• May Be Required To Travelat Short Notice

Minimum Qualification

• M.Tech qualification.