What are the responsibilities and job description for the Information Security Analyst/Information Security Engineer position at VDart, Inc.?
Job Title: Information Security Analyst/Information Security Engineer
Duration: Long Term Contract
Location: Local to Chicago, IL/Hybrid
Job Description:
The Information Security Engineer will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:
- Work with senior management to provide guidance on information security topics, provide recommendations, and publish guidelines and policy.
- Review system and application design to ensure security is in accordance with Board Policy.
- Work with managers to assist in the development and enforcement of security policies and procedures.
- Work with system administrators and application developers to secure, monitor and validate their environment’s security.
- Establish and execute information security program directives.
- Architect and engineer new security systems; and evaluate technical designs and work with appropriate personnel and vendors to coordinate upgrades and maintenance to the Board’s IT infrastructure.
In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Information Security Engineer must possess the following qualifications:
Type of Education Required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field.
Type of Experience and Number of Years:
- Experience with information security technologies and operational practices in large enterprises
- 5 years of experience in the information security field
- 3 years experience in large heterogeneous enterprise level IT organizations
- 5 years experience in information technology field
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to conduct and manage security investigation and forensic analysis for IT security events and incidents.
- Ability to read/write/update the firewall rules and policies
- Perform vulnerability scans, configure vulnerability scanning hardware and software, and utilize scanning devices to produce audit reports.
- Expert understanding of TCP/IP and how it is used by modern applications and systems
- Design and manage new and existing security systems.
- Assist technical staff in securing their systems and application environments.
- Assist in the development of new security initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal skills
Keywords: Vulnerability Management ,Risk Assessment ,End point Security , Threat Modeling, Forensics, NIST