Location
Madrid Emilio Vargas, SpainThales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more.
More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.
Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a general centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
The Cybersecurity Solutions Administrator & Support Engineer is a technical professional responsible for the operation, administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and continuous improvement of cybersecurity solutions throughout their operational lifecycle.
The role involves managing security platforms, appliances, cloud-based security services and associated management environments, ensuring their availability, secure configuration and alignment with defined security policies and operational requirements.
The engineer works across different cybersecurity domains and vendors, providing corrective, preventive and evolutionary support and coordinating with manufacturers, internal teams and other technical stakeholders when required.
The role does not include responsibility for security monitoring and investigation, forensic analysis, or the definition of the customer's security strategy and risk decisions. However, the engineer is expected to work closely and effectively with SOC, DFIR, infrastructure, network, application, cloud and other security teams, providing the technical support and information required for their activities.
ResponsibilitiesOperation & Administration: Operate and administer cybersecurity solutions and their associated environments, including health monitoring, configuration management and other operational activities as applicable.
Incident & Request Management: Analyse and resolve technical incidents, service requests, malfunctions and other issues affecting solutions within scope.
Security Configuration: Configure, maintain and fine-tune security policies and controls in accordance with approved requirements and established procedures.
Maintenance & Evolution: Perform preventive maintenance, upgrades, patching, hardening and other lifecycle activities, as well as support the evolution and continuous improvement of security capabilities.
Technical Coordination: Manage technical escalations with vendors and manufacturers and collaborate with SOC, infrastructure, network, application, cloud and other technical teams when required.
Documentation & Knowledge Management: Maintain accurate technical documentation, inventories, CMDB information and service records,
and contribute to knowledge management and reporting.
Covered environmentsCybersecurity solutions within the scope of the role may include, but are not limited to:a.
Network
SecurityFW - FirewallIPS - Intrusion Prevention SystemVPN - Virtual Private NetworkNAC - Network Access Controlb. Endpoint & Mobile SecurityEPP - Endpoint Protection PlatformEDR - Endpoint Detection and ResponseMTD - Mobile Threat Defensec.
Secure
Access & ConnectivitySEG - Secure Email GatewaySWG - Secure Web GatewayZTNA - Zero Trust Network AccessSSE - Security Service EdgeSASE - Secure Access Service Edged.
Application & Service ProtectionWAAP - Web Application and API ProtectionWAF - Web Application FirewallAPI Security - Application Programming Interface SecurityBot ManagementDDoS - Distributed Denial-of-Service ProtectionDNS Security - Domain Name System Securitye. Identity & Privileged Access SecurityPAM - Privileged Access ManagementIAM - Identity and Access ManagementITDR - Identity Threat Detection and Responsef.
Data SecurityDLP - Data Loss PreventionDSPM - Data Security Posture ManagementEncryption / KMS - Encryption / Key Management Serviceg. Cloud & Cloud-Native SecurityCNAPP - Cloud-Native Application Protection PlatformCSPM - Cloud Security Posture ManagementCWPP - Cloud Workload Protection PlatformCIEM - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement ManagementContainer SecurityKubernetes SecurityIaC Security - Infrastructure as Code SecurityCASB - Cloud Access Security BrokerJob requirementsMinimum 4 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, network administration or a related technical field.
Minimum Higher Vocational Training / equivalent qualification in Network Systems A
📌 Cybersecurity Solutions Management - Administrator & Support Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Thales
📍 Madrid