Senior Security Specialist - Cybersecurity at Optimiza · Amman

1. Mandatory Technical Requirements – Network Security

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Palo Alto Networks NGFW: Configuration, deployment, security policies, NAT, VPN, GlobalProtect, HA, security profiles, and Panorama management.
• Fortinet FortiGate: Firewall deployment, FortiOS administration, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, IPS, VPN, SD-WAN, HA, and troubleshooting.
• Network security architecture, routing, switching, VLANs, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and network segmentation.
• Firewall migration, firmware upgrades, performance optimization, and security hardening.
• Ability to independently manage customer implementations, troubleshooting, and technical escalations.

2. Additional Cybersecurity Technologies – Multi-Vendor Capabilities

The candidate should have practical experience in at least three of the following security domains, with the ability to develop expertise across additional technologies:

• NDR (Network Detection & Response): ExtraHop, LinkShadow, or equivalent.
• PAM (Privileged Access Management): CyberArk, Xage, FortiPAM, or equivalent.
• DAM (Database Activity Monitoring): Imperva, IBM Guardium, or equivalent.
• IAM / MFA: Entrust, OpenText, Microsoft Entra ID, or equivalent.
• Endpoint Security / EDR / XDR: Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Trend Micro, Microsoft Defender, or equivalent.
• SIEM / SOC Solutions: Splunk, Elastic, LogRhythm, or equivalent.
• DLP / Data Security: Forcepoint, Fortra, Thales, or equivalent.
• WAF / API Security: F5, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fortinet, or equivalent.
• Vulnerability Management: Tenable, Qualys, or equivalent.
• Zero Trust / ZTNA / SASE: Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma Access, or equivalent.

3. Implementation & Technical Delivery Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Leading cybersecurity solution deployments, configurations, and integrations.

• Supporting Proof of Concept (POC) and Proof of Value (POV) activities.

• Providing L2/L3 troubleshooting and post-implementation technical support.

• Conducting technical health checks, upgrades, and security optimization.

• Preparing High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), implementation plans, and as-built documentation.

• Working closely with Presales, Sales, Project Management, and vendor technical teams.

• Supporting customer demonstrations, technical workshops, and knowledge transfer.

• Managing multiple cybersecurity projects and technologies simultaneously.

• Maintaining technical relationships with vendors and distributors.

• Participating in technical training and certifications for new cybersecurity solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience.

• Previous experience with a System Integrator, MSSP, or enterprise cybersecurity implementation team is highly preferred.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and customer communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple technical responsibilities.

• Good command of English and Arabic.

• Willingness to attend customer sites and support critical implementations when required.

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