What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.
At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.
Position Summary
As a Cloud, Network and Security Specialist, you will be responsible for building deep technical relationships with stakeholders, business owners, and decisions makers, providing technical guidance to the team, developing, and implementing technical strategies, Proof of Concepts in Security, Networks and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Manage multiple project technical teams executing Transition, Transformation and support services in Security, Network and Cloud Platforms, overseeing the development of systems and data protection. Provide technical guidance to broad scope, ambiguity and high degree of Security and Network technical challenges.
Mandatory Skills
Has specialized knowledge in following technologies/tools:
- Security Risk and Incident management
- Cisco ASA, Palo Alto and Checkpoint VSX Firewalls/VPN’s
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 11,12.1 and 14
- Manual risk remediation and forensics
- MS Azure, Google Cloud Platform
- Manual risk remediation and forensics, knowledge on PCI-DSS security standards
- Project, Program and Delivery Management
Roles And Responsibilities
As a Cloud, Network and Security Specialist, you will be performing below mentioned duties, which are not limited to:
- Demonstrating proficiency in a wide range of IT/OT infrastructure, Network, Security, and platforms technologies for uplifting the client Infrastructure posture
- Work with business unit point persons to perform Cybersecurity Inherent Risk Assessments based on the FFIEC Cyber Assessment Tool Inherent Risk Profile.
- Collect domain-level assessment results and work with control owners to perform enterprise-wide cybersecurity Control Effectiveness Assessments based on the Cyber Risk Institute Profile
- Build Domain solution for client business with latest Infrastructure technologies like Cloud Computing, Digital, IoT, Block Chain, micro services and AI bots based on the current security business challenges. Provide subject matter expertise and thought leadership in the IT sector, leading internal initiatives, and the development of best practices.
- Overall gap assessment in Cloud Security, AI and Azure infrastructure. Symantec manhunt IDS: high speed network intrusion detection system to protect enterprise networks against internal and external intrusions.
- Accountable for overall Network Security Operations, implementations, and Post implementation audits. Manage all network and security issues of the organization ensuring timely resolution without breaching SLA. Implementation of Firewall, Load Balancer and IDS/IPS
- Perform ad-hoc cybersecurity capability /maturity assessments, frequency, and impact analysis in response to regulatory requirements and industry standards (OCC, FRB, FINRA, MAS, HKMA, PRA, NIST, ISO, COBIT, etc.). Identify and report /escalate significant compliance and control issues and help develop solutions by working closely with program owners.
- Prepare and advise senior leaders in managing information risk primarily from the regulatory perspective. Provide input during policy development regarding the applicability/impact of proposed policies and procedures.
- Make sure that services are being seamlessly delivered to the clients of an organization. They are end to end accountable for services, such as leading BAU/project teams, rectifying reliability issues, monitoring progress, tracking KPIs, and managing budgets
- Implementation of roadmaps for business process analysis, data analysis, diagnosis of gaps , business requirements and functional definitions , best practices application , meeting facilitation , and contributes to project planning. Contribute towards client cost cutting objectives by providing cutting edge solutions which meets client objectives
- Execute higher scale and complex technical solutions. Chair discussion with client business and technical teams and drive value additions and early realization of technical solution as appropriate
- Specialized in business transformation, with a focus on operational and performance improvement. As a Program Director, one should work very closely with the client, solution major client digital projects and play a key role in meeting client business needs
- Design and manage significant business transformation programmes, leading teams of consultants to deliver substantial financial benefits.
Qualifications & Certifications (Optional):
- Certified in IBM Watson, IOT
Salary Range: >$100,000
Date of Posting: 6-Jun-25
Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.
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The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
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About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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