IT Security Engineer

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About Contour

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.

About Contour

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.

As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.

What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started

Job Overview

The IT Security Engineer is responsible for proactively maintaining our information security systems, processes, and procedures to protect and preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all data and systems. This position will also drive company-wide support for security programs through the operationalization and documentation of all security-related tasks, working very closely with development & operations teams, product owners, and other groups.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

• Reviews current corporate policies and helps redefine policies and procedures
• Stays current on IT security trends and news
• Manages security monitoring and threat detection systems for cloud environments
• Proactively updates and maintains tools for monitoring and support
• Supports cloud compliance/certification activities and participates in security audits/reviews.
• Provides consulting and influences other teams to mature cloud/DevOps security.
• Serves as a security expert and provides technical leadership to other staff members.
• Conducts security reviews of web applications, services, integrations, and APIs
• Pinpoints methods and attack surfaces attackers use to exploit weaknesses and logic flaws
• Conducts Cloud & Network infrastructure reviews, Systems infrastructure, Application configurations, and Software Code reviews.
• Reviews maintain and enhance current scanning and testing tools
• Verifies security vulnerabilities identified by automated tools
• Performs manual testing to supplement results of automated scanning and testing tools
• Documents identified security vulnerabilities and related matters in a clear, concise, and timely manner
• Meet with the operations and application teams to review and explain identified security vulnerabilities and possible remediation
• Resolves issues and provides statuses that may impact testing
• Applies fixes and remediation for detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard
• Organizes/facilitates retest of infrastructure, system, and application updates or deployed remediation logic to verify resolution of security vulnerabilities
• Maintains electronic or trail of testing activity for audit purposes
• Maintains confidentiality of authentication credentials, sensitive application information, and test results before, during, and after completing testing and/or retesting
• Investigates potential security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents
• Works with R&D, Cloud, Support, and QA Teams to perform tests and uncover potential network/systems/application vulnerabilities
  
  

• At least 2 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry
• Strong understanding of security controls/services in public cloud environments (Azure)
• Ability to prioritize projects and Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with other security solutions, such as EDR, SASE, firewalls, DLP, NAC, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability assessment tools
• Certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, CEH, or CISM desired
• Strong understanding of web application security assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of static and dynamic security analysis tools.
• Knowledge of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Understanding the best practices, control frameworks, and applicable existing and new legal/regulatory requirements
• An understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide level
• Public Trust security clearance, or a willingness to obtain one
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise
• Basic coding skills, such as HTML, CSS, and other languages
  
  

• Market-leading Salary
• Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents
• Parents Medical Coverage
• Provident Fund
• Employee Performance-based bonuses
• Home Internet Subsidy
• Conveyance Allowance
• Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]
• Life Benefit
• Child Care Facility
• Company Provided Lunch/Dinner
• Professional Development Budget
• Recreational area for in-house games
• Sporadic On-shore training opportunities
• Friendly work environment
• Leave Encashment
  
  

• Seniority levelEntry level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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