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Information Assurance and Security Specialist

Socialwise Inc
Mundelein, IL Other
POSTED ON 10/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/17/2026

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Identify network problems, and recommend improvements to ensure optional performance;
  • Ability to monitor and analyze data traffic patterns within the OCFO Network infrastructure
  • Ability to enhance security and knowledge of the latest security threats, worms, and malware and advise on how to deter them;
  • Ability to reliability of the network through the above actions;
  • Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans
  • Experience with Storage infrastructure (NetApp Storage) and technologies include virtualization/arrays, FC/FCOE, NFS, ISCSI.
  • Design, administration of VMware Infrastructure including full integration with SAN for VMotion and VMware SRM multi-site administration
  • Advanced knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity processes and tools needed.
  • Active Directory service management and operational stability and maintenance
  • Design and build solutions utilizing on-premises computer, networking, and storage technologies using Azure cloud. Cloud Engineer leads the design and support of large-scale projects.
  • Configure routers, switches, firewalls, and other appliances in compliance with OCFO security standards;
  • Monitor security measures in place within network perimeter, ensuring security breaches do not occur and information is safeguarded


Responsibilities:

  • Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
  • Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.
  • Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
  • Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
  • Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
  • Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
  • Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
  • Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
  • Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
  • Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
  • Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
  • Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
  • Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
  • Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure.

Qualifications:

  • 16 years of experience developing, maintaining and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)
  • 16 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)
  • 16 years of experience identifying, reporting and resolving security violations (Required)
  • Cloud-Azure (Highly Desired)
  • Experience in complex Enterprise-level projects (Required)
  • Expert understanding of Windows server operating systems (Required)
  • Knowledge of on-premises and cloud security productions (Required)
  • Good understanding of IP Networks/Security (Required)
  • Extensive experience troubleshooting NetApp SAN (Required)
  • In-depth knowledge of SAN replication/Disaster Recovery (Highly Desired)
  • Hands-on experience managing storage on VMware ESXi (Required)
  • Good understanding of server/endpoint operating system (Required)
  • Windows 2016 AD Enterprise troubleshooting experience (Required)
  • In-depth experience with Disaster Recovery & Avoidance planning (Required)
  • VMWare Site Recovery Manager experience (Highly Desired)
  • Excellent understanding of troubleshooting IT infrastructure (Highly Desired)

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (20 years) (Required), Master’s Degree in IT or related field (Highly desired)

Security CISSP, Security , CEH (Required)

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