Senior Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer

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Job Description :

Title: Senior Security Engineer
Duration: 12 Months Plus Extensions
Location: Dallas, TX

Duties and Requirements :

• Implement and maintain various security technologies and tools used for security policy management, certificate management, privileged access management, and network access control (NAC), intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS), network and system monitoring.
• Manages the NAC platform updates, upgrades and overall maintenance.
• Participate in the evaluation of new IT security tools
• Manages network security related to on premise and cloud-based networks
• Work with other ITS teams and business users to identify and develop security solutions.
• Ensure that all infrastructure, systems, services and applications comply with approved network security standards and best practices.
• Manages network security audit platforms (PCI, CJIS, etc.)
• Audit security devices to ensure that they meet established standards, conventions and best practices
• Assist in developing security policies, procedures and standards
• Follow established change control procedures
• Vet firewall and VPN access requests
• Provide network security support for the infrastructure, systems and applications across multi-site enterprise and data center environments
• Ensure the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of information
• Protect and secure company resources on and off premise
• Keep up with emerging threats, tools and technologies
• Understand advanced threats and identify solutions to mitigate risk
• Assist in the investigation of vulnerabilities, threats and policy violations
• Provide in-depth support for IT security incidents
• Work on security related Incidents, Service Requests and Change Requests in the ticketing system
• Provide technical support and analysis to resolve customer issues
• Create and maintain documentation and drawings
• Execute and analyze packet captures
• Perform maintenance duties for security platforms that include OS patching and upgrades, verification of dynamic updates and configuration backups
• Maintain URL and IP based lists and lists
• Prepare security reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends on security systems and devices

Duties include:

• Develop, execute, monitor and manage executes project plans, identifies dependencies, identifies and mitigates risk, and resolves project issues.
• Creates Rough Order of Magnitudes (ROM),activity duration estimates, and cost-benefit analyses
• ITS team communication
• Executive Team communication
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Ensure compliance with internal project management methodology and change control procedures including Sciforma updates
• ITS PMO team meeting attendance and participation (Weekly)
• ITS PMO senior staff coordination meeting and participation (Weekly)
• Inter-departmental coordination and communication for project success SME level consulting guidance and communication strategies
• Project schedules with milestone deliverables
• Project cost and budget estimates
• Project status and performance reports (Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly)
• Monthly project reports
• Report risks events, change request w/impact analysis, and issues
• Meeting minutes and action item logs as needed

Experience :

• 3+ years of experience in network security
• Working knowledge of Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Working knowledge of various security tools and technologies
• Working knowledge of networking and system administration for Windows and Linux
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, at all levels inside and outside of the organization
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships inside and outside of the organization
• Ability to evaluate and recommend preventative and corrective controls to mitigate risk
• Strong work ethic
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills

Education and Certifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology desirable
• CISSP, CCNA, CISM, GIAC or Palo Alto PCNSA certification(s) desirable