CNI Infrastructure IDS Administrator (SC cleared/Eligible)

Role: CNI Infrastructure IDS Administrator (SC cleared/Eligible)

Location: Wokingham/Warwick

Onsite (5 days)

(Inside IR35)

Contract (6months +)

The Role

Your responsibilities:

• Patching & upgrading IDS applications on Windows and Non windows operating systems.
• Reviewing IDS alerts and logs, identifying potential security incidents, and prioritizing actions based on the severity of the threat.
• Optimizing the performance of the IDS to minimize false positives and maximize its effectiveness in detecting malicious activity.
• Working with other IT and security professionals to implement and maintain a comprehensive security strategy.
• Maintaining clear and accurate documentation of IDS configurations, alerts, and incident responses.
• Ensuring that the IDS system meets regulatory and industry compliance requirements.
• Preparing for and completing all required audits.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Experience of Industrial Defender/Leidos would be an advantage, but not essential!
• Managing, patching Intrusion Detection system alerts; config; traps etc.
  Raising, representing and managing end-to-end delivery of own changes.
• Working in a small local team, part of a wider Infra and Applications structure - to both (1) Manage the health of the current systems, and (2) Configure new systems to onboard to our capabilities.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: (As applicable)

• Understanding of monitoring tools, OS, IDS Network Security Concepts:
• A strong understanding of network protocols, security principles, and common attack vectors.