Network Security Planning Engineer at MTN Nigeria

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.