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Senior IT Security Specialist

Digicel Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica Updated: April 16, 2025

Summary

The Group Technology Project Coordinator is a key enabler of this journey, providing essential support to project managers and teams. By pthe Senior IT Security Specialist you will assess SIEM/intrusion detection system, manage IDP and IAM solutions, endpoint protection coverage and health, perform alert and event analysis, vulnerability management, system hardening, KPI and SLA management, perform incident investigation, and perform other ad hoc security related activities from time to time. Additionally, monitor threat and vulnerability news, and coordinate / follow-up on activities and communications with key external security partners and other internal stakeholders including IT/Technical teams. reparing detailed reports, tracking resources and assisting with accountability for action items, you will enhance project efficiency and outcomes. Your role will bridge cross-functional teams, streamline processes and ensure projects stay aligned with organizational goals. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our digital transformation, working alongside diverse teams and playing an integral part in delivering impactful technological initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • • Understand and perform level-2 triage of the alarms, events and threats escalated by our security operations center and globally deployed SIEM/IDS platform
  • • Quickly and accurately define mitigation plans in order to respond to different source of threat such as Malware, insider threat, external compromise, etc
  • • Respond/Coordinate efforts between key stakeholder teams to emergency security threats from Firewall (FW), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Antivirus
  • Collaborate with technical leads across all markets:

    • • IT, Technology, Service Desk, Applications owners on matters related to security monitoring, testing, configuration, remediation and compliance across global footprint
  • • Collaborate with security partners, consultants and auditors for required activities.
  • • Report accurately and in timely manner on security incidents and global threat landscape to Group Security Management Team
  • • Manage and maintain vulnerability testing platforms and configure/control the vulnerability scans, schedules, tracking and remediation activities across every market
  • • Ensure follow-up of vulnerability patching, system hardening, coverage of security tools and agents deployed on endpoints/user accounts/network systems as required to maintain policy compliance and as per directives
  • • Generate and improve vulnerability management reports and Key Performance indicator (KPI) reports and to assist with the distribution across all country admins and executive teams.
  • • Find innovative ways to promote and support security remediation and good security practices with Digicel’s entities
  • • Ensure collection of logs and artifacts for further investigation, troubleshooting, detection of malicious/suspicious activity as necessary or directed
  • • Assist in incident response activities
  • • Report findings of investigations targeting technical and non-technical audience
  • • Assist in the deployment and/or assessment of new security tools/controls, and providing subject matter expertise to the review of new and proposed system by any business unit across the global enterprise
  • • Provide support to other security team members and other activities as assigned from time to time

Required Skills

  • Technical:

    • • Strong general knowledge of IT and networked systems
  • Personal:

    • • Deeply passionate about cybersecurity and emerging technologies and techniques utilized by threat actors
    • • Out of the box thinker that enjoys constantly learning new things and can adapt that education into new processes
    • • Dynamic with an excellent analytic skills
    • • Excellent reporting and documentation skills
    • • Ability to prioritize tasks

Qualifications

  • • Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science, or equivalent education and/or experience
  • • Two (2) - three (3) years’ experience in Cybersecurity, IT/Network Administrator or equivalent knowledge OR Two (2-3) years of experience in IT Security domains (Network/IT security, security operations, compliance and regulations)

Additional Information and Instructions

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may, and probably will be asked to perform other duties as required. Each employee, regardless of classification, is required to maintain a safe, orderly and clean workplace, using safety precautions and observing safety rules at all times.

About Digicel

Enabling customers to live, work, play and flourish in a connected world, Digicel’s world class LTE and fibre networks deliver state-of-the-art mobile, home and business solutions. Serving 10 million consumer and business customers in 25 markets in the Caribbean and Central America, its investments of over US$5 billion and a commitment to its communities through its Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have contributed to positive outcomes for over 2 million people to date. With the Better Connected ethos at the heart of everything, its 5,000 employees worldwide work together to make that a powerful reality for customers, communities and countries day in, day out. Digicel also delivers news, sports broadcasting, digital media and financial services in several of its markets

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Senior IT Security Specialist

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Digicel
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On-Site
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Mid-Level

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Bachelor's Degree

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