For Immediate Hiring

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Science and Technology

PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PCIEERD)

4^thand 5^th Levels, Science Heritage Bldg., Science Community Complex, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City 1631 Tel. Nos. 837-2935; 837-7516; 837-0071; 553-8637; 837-2071 locals 2100-2109; 2120-2121

Fax: (632) 837-6154

The Policy Coordination and Monitoring Division (PCMD) of the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, Emerging Technology Research, and Development (PCIEERD) is looking for a result driven, analytical, detail oriented and resourceful individual to fill the vacancy for:

Science Research Specialist II Contract of Service

SG 16 (Php 47,606.00/mo)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a graduate of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or any related courses;

• With at least 1 year of relevant technical experience in network administration;

• With at least 4 hours of relevant trainings;

• With experience in handling Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Office 365 Administrator, Network Switches, Router, Firewall, Cloud Virtual Machine, Virtual Private Network, Web servers, and VOIP Services;

• Knowledgeable in ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) audits and implantation is a plus factor;

• Certification on Cisco, Microsoft, Juniper, CompTia, ITIL, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, CCNP, CCNA, SIEM, CISA, etc., is an advantage;

• Knowledge of best practices around management, control, monitoring and securing server/network infrastructure;

• Knowledgeable in operational and procedural aspects of computer systems, hardware, software and peripheral equipment;

• Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies;

• Ability to resolve customer complaints/concerns and communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel;

• Must be agile, team-player with professional IT ethics, good working attitude, commitment and dedication to the job;

• Result-oriented, analytical, and can work under pressure with minimum supervision;

• Great at organizing, prioritizing and multitasking; and;

• Possesses good interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Recommends, develops, designs, and implements comprehensive IT network security infrastructure solutions/architectures, plans, policies, program, procedures, and measures for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and

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availability of the Council’s ICT infrastructure and implementing the Information Security Management System (ISMS);

• Secures network infrastructure and operations (firewalls, proxies, content filtering, load balancers, VPN gateways, IDS, IPS,), enforcing standards, policy compliance and running day-today operations;

• Develops, maintain and improve existing/new security technologies, processes, and governance to effect a proactive security monitoring/detection capability;

• Enforces security governance by monitoring and administering security technologies (IPS/IDS, Firewalls, DDoS Protection, Anti-Virus, Server Patching, Web-Filtering, NAC, Data Loss Prevention, Proxy and E-mail filtering, identity management system and tokenization);

• Gathers and understand network security requirements, controls, policies, and threats by consulting with other internal security experts, 3rd party sources, and suppliers on current and future threats, mitigations, and services;

• Takes lead in the identification of opportunities and development of recommendations to eliminate risk, improve service capability, and reduce cost

• Supplies thought leadership regarding network security hardware and software technologies and infrastructure architecture;

• Provides support to the production environment and ensures that the standard security policies and practices are implemented and enforced, including conducting client penetration and vulnerability tests and reports;

• Manages, Installs, and configures servers, local area network, wireless infrastructure, cloud computing services, assisting in maintaining the operating system and security software used on the network, and executing preventive maintenance to enhance network availability;

• Takes part in the preparation of the Council’s 3-year Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) in terms of network-related concerns (i.e., network layouts, ICT Hardware and Software requirements, network projects);

• Prepares and evaluates network-related procurements;

• Contributes to specialized IT project development activities;

• Administers and enforces controls on the following areas: physical, hardware, software, recovery, and back-up. Monitors and troubleshoots systems software and hardware, and internet and network usage to improve performance and ensure compliance with security policies and standards;

• Collaborates with other teams in the organization as a technical resource in all technical matters, such as educating/training about security software and best practices, and replying to clients on issues ranging from features, functionality to integration, specifications, and installation;

• Performs other duties of a regular or special nature as assigned.

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COMPETENCIES:

• Core Competencies:

Delivering Service Excellence - Ability to provide responsive, proactive, accessible, courteous and effective service.

Promotion Innovation - Goes beyond the conventional, “thinking outside the box”, with a willingness to take risks and try out different solutions.

Exemplifying Integrity - Ability to demonstrate / uphold and advocate high standards of professional behavior as public servants, adhering to ethical as well as high moral principles, values and professional standards of public office.

• Functional Competencies:

Planning, Organizing and Programming - Ability to set priorities and develop appropriate course(s) of action and organized within the allotted amount of resources.

Building Collaborative Working Relationships – Ability to facilitate, create or build connections and strengthen partnerships leading to a collaborative/participative working relationship.

Communicating Effectively - Conveys clearly information and ideas, both oral (speaking) and written (writing).

Managing Records and Information – Ability to systematically and effectively manage information.

Analytical Thinking and Decision Making – Ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities.

• Technical Competencies:

Policy Development and Research Review – Ability to identify policy needs and requirements in order to formulate and establish substantive policies relevant to the organization’s mandate.

Project & Program Development Management - Initiating, planning, developing, monitoring, controlling, evaluating, and closing of S&T related projects/programs in order to achieve the set objectives.

Performance Management - Ability to measure, monitor and assess Division/Organizational performance to ensure organizational thrust and goals are consistently met.

Project Viability and Sustainability - Ability to determine the program/project’s potential financial returns and socio-economic benefits, and/or the project’s ability to continuously operate beyond its duration.

Applying Technical Expertise - Ability to exhibit detailed and comprehensive knowledge of assigned subject matter or work area leadi

ng towards being recognized as an expert in his/her own field of work/ assigned sector.

IT Resource Management - Ability to administer, operate and maintain IT resources and develop IT solutions to support the organization in accomplishing its goals and objectives.

Risk Assessment - Ability to identify, analyze, evaluate and address risk hazards and challenges toward achieving corporate / institutional objectives/targets.

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PCIEERD encourages interested applicants including persons with disability (PWD), members of the indigenous communities and any sexual orientation and gender identities to submit scanned/soft copies of the following documents to hr@pcieerd.dost.gov.ph on or before August 4, 2023;

• Fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS; CSC Form No. 212, Revised 2017) which can be downloaded at www.csc.gov.ph;

• Performance rating in the last rating period;

• Certificate of Eligibility/rating/license, if applicable;

• Transcript of Records and Diploma;

• Summary of trainings/seminars/workshops attended;

• Updated Resume; and

• Application Letter addressed to:

DR. ENRICO C. PARINGIT Executive Director

Please indicate the position, division, and posting number (SRS II –PCMD ITMU – 17- 23) as the subject of your email. Qualified applicants will be contacted, so please check your e-mail, and keep your lines open. Please also note that applications with incomplete documents will not be processed.