Cybersecurity Engineer (Team Lead) at Velvot

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Lagos
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
7 days ago

Additional Details

Job ID
150237
Job Views
28

Job Description






Job Summary




  • In this role, you will maintain hands on technical involvement in designing and securing our infrastructure while force-multiplying a team of security engineers.

  • You will own the technical roadmap for our defensive capabilities and serve as the primary escalation point for complex security incidents, changes that increase productivity and profitability.



Key Responsibilities




  • Lead the design of robust security architectures for on premise, cloud (AWS/Microsoft/Sophos etc), and hybrid environments.

  • Evaluate and oversee the deployment of security tooling (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS) to ensure maximum threat visibility.

  • Drive the adoption of automation to reduce manual toil and improve incident response times (e.g., automating phishing analysis).

  • Conduct regular threat modeling sessions to identify gaps in the attack surface before they can be exploited.

  • Conduct weekly reviews and career development planning for a team of security engineers.

  • Prioritize engineering tickets and assign tasks based on individual strengths and bandwidth.

  • Lead the recruitment process for new engineering talent, including technical screenings and culture-fit interviews.

  • Serve as the Incident Commander during high-severity breaches, coordinating the technical response, containment, and root cause analysis.

  • Oversee the lifecycle of vulnerability remediation collaborating with IT/DevOps to ensure patches are verified and deployed.

  • Ensure engineering practices align with regulatory frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR).



Qualification




  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 4 years of experience in Information Security, with at least 1–2 years in a lead capacity.

  • Ability to explain complex technical risks (SQL injection) in terms of business impact (Customer data loss).

  • Strong conflict resolution skills for negotiating security requirements with product/deadline-driven teams.



Required Technical Skills:




  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP, Next-Gen Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Sophos ), VPNs, and Zero Trust principles.

  • Experience securing public cloud workloads (AWS Security Hub, Azure Sentinel, IAM policies, VPC flow logs).

  • Expertise in tuning aggregation tools (Splunk, ELK, Datadog) to reduce noise and focus on high-fidelity alerts.



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