Network Security Engineer

About us

The ION Group is made up of innovators who provide trading and workflow automation solutions, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, financial institutions, central banks, and governments.

More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. We’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

At ION, we offer careers that provide many opportunities: To invent. To design. To collaborate. To build. To transform businesses and empower people around the world to do more, faster and better than before. Imagine what you can do and experience. This is where you can do your best work.

Learn more at iongroup.com.

We are looking for people who are competent in the cloud, both in the engineering and architecture areas of domain.

Cedacri S.p.A is the reference company for the IT management of the Italian banking sector.

Cedacri joined the ION group in March 2021.

Cedacri is dedicated to IT outsourcing services for the banking sector, and proudly serves over 200 customers, including banks, financial institutions, industrial companies and service companies.

The complete portfolio of solutions that the Cedacri Group offers to the market is divided into six business lines: Core Banking Solutions, Software Solutions, Infrastructure and Cloud, AM & System Integration, RegTech, Business Process As A Service (BPaaS).

Who you are

As a Network Security Engineer you will be responsible for providing engineering design, analysis, and support for routers, firewalls, networks, and operating systems.

Your background is in Engineering, Computer Science, cybersecurity or a related field.

You have proven experience in cybersecurity, especially in a security engineering role (5 years).

You possess strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels and roles in the company.

You are a self-starter individual, constantly learning, and enjoy working in a team of peers.

You have good judgment with a sense of urgency and are able to commit to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, customer service, and business integrity.

What you’ll be doing

1. Research, design, and implement cyber security solutions for organization systems and products that comply with all applicable security policies and standards.
2. Work with IT and internal and external business partners to ensure that security is factored in the evaluation, selection, installation, and configuration process of hardware and software.
3. Analyze and make recommendations to improve network, system, and application architectures.
4. Examine network, server, and application logs to determine trends and identify security incidents.
5. Assist in the review and update of cyber security policies, architectures, and standards.
6. Assist in responding to audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments.

Your skills, experience, and qualifications

1. Our work language is English, hence it’s very important to be proficient with it.
2. Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, cybersecurity or a related field.
3. Experience in cybersecurity, especially in a security engineering role.
4. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Desired but not required).
5. Technical expertise in network security knowledge, including VPN, firewall, network monitoring, intrusion detection, web server security, wireless security, and cloud.
6. Practical experience with database security, content filtering, vulnerability scanning, and anti-malware.
7. Proficiency with at least one scripting language (e.g., Perl, Python, PowerShell).
8. Strong knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques.
9. Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one.
10. Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Contract and locations

· Contract Type: Full-time, permanent contract.

· Locations: Milan, Roma, Collecchio, Castellazzo Bormida.

Important notes

According to the Italian Law (L.68/99), please note that candidates from the disability list will be given priority.

Due to the high volume of applications, only those candidates that meet the required criteria for selection will be contacted.

If you’re from a non-EU country, you must have a valid EU visa or work permit.