Security Infrastructure Specialist
Brief Job Description
This job role is responsible for managing information security infrastructure to keep them performing as per requirements. The main duties consist of configuring, hardening and trouble shooting security infrastructure products and solutions as per policies, undertaking development of security infrastructure policy as well as monitoring and reporting on the performance of security devices and solutions.
Personal Attributes
This job may require the individual to work independently and take decisions for his/her own area of work. The individual should have a high level of analytical thinking ability, passion for information security and attention for detail, should be ethical, compliance and result oriented, should also be able to demonstrate interpersonal skills, along with willingness to undertake desk-based job with long working hours.
Role Map
Technology
Cybersecurity
Job Category
Security Analysis and Design
Job Track
End Point Security
Roles
Security Infrastructure Specialist
NSQF Level: 8
Technical Competencies
Key job task/function that an individual has to perform as a part of the job. These are also known as National Occupational Standards (NOS).
10
10 Compulsory
Drive interrelated cyber security actions
This unit is about performing hardening of network devices for minimizing exposure and vulnerabilities
Manage a project team
This unit is about managing a team working on a project
Monitor and report on performance of operational and technical cyber security measures
This unit is about monitoring and reporting on performance of operational and technical cyber security measures
Configure cyber security infrastructure components
This unit is about configuring network security infrastructure
Maintain and enhance cyber security infrastructure components
This unit is about maintenance of cyber security infrastructure components and their enhancement.
Define the cyber security infrastructure policy or technical security policy for an organization
This unit is about performing hardening of network devices for minimizing exposure and vulnerabilities
Manage your work to meet requirements
This unit is about planning and organizing your work in order to complete it to the required standards on time.
Work effectively with colleagues
This unit is about working effectively with colleagues, either in your own work group or in other work groups within your organization.
Provide information in standard formats
This unit is about providing specified data/information related to your work in templates or other standard formats.
Maintain an inclusive, environmentally sustainable workplace
The unit is about implementing and improving diversity equality and inclusion in a sustainable and environment friendly workplace
Supplementary Topics
Advanced topics that will help you excel in this role
Zero Trust Network Access
Data Privacy Safeguards
Cryptography
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
Popular Tools Used by Security Infrastructure Specialist
Workflow Management
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JIRA
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Kanboard
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Wekan
SIEM tools
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Apache Metron
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Alien Vault
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Snort
Intrusion Detection
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Snort
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OSSEC
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OpenWIPS-NG
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Samhain
Threat Intelligence
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LogRhythm
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Crowdstrike
Log Analysis tools
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Nagios
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ELK Stack
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Graylog
Traffic Analysis tools
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Wireshark
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Nagios Core
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NetXMS
Risk Management
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Nagios
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Icinga 2
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ORICO
GRC tools
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Eramba
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ZenGRC
Security and Authorization frameworks
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WS Security
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WS Trust
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OAuth
Security Token-as-a-Service tools
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Apache CFX
Programming languages
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Python
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Java
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Ruby