SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST

10-04-2012

SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST

Title: Security Engineering Generalist

Location: US-NY-New York

Targeted Required:25% travel to sites

Contract Length: 6-9 Months

Overview:

The Security Engineering Generalist will perform various activities to increase and maintain the overall security posture at the client. This hands-on role will be responsible for assisting with implementation of endpoint or network security technologies.

 

Responsibilities:

The Security Engineering Generalist will provide guidance and hands-on expertise for various security initiatives that are planned for implementation. Apply relevant experience in planning and implementation of security technologies including:

Endpoint Security:

perform hands on implementation and management processes and best-practices for enterprise End Point Security technologies such as Personal Firewall, Anti-Virus, Disk Encryption (including removable media encryption solutions), Data Loss Protection, System Hardening and Host-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention. Direct experience with McAfee solutions is a plus. Enterprise background in working with Windows on the desktop and servers. Background in packaging and deploying of software clients to remote systems.

OR :

Network Security – perform hands on implementation and management processes and best-practices for enterprise Network Security technologies such as firewalls, IPSec Site-to-site VPNS, IPSec and/or SSL remote access VPNs, proxies, content filtering, IDS, and network forensics tools.

Qualifications:

 

Experience (typically gained from 4-6 years) working in Information Security and specifically, with some of the following technologies (desired but not all required)

McAfee Endpoint

- Palo Alto Firewalls .

- Juniper VPN .

- FireEye.

- Cisco proxies .

- F5 remote access technologies .

- Netwitness .

- Netronome Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) .

- Strong knowledge in of all core internet protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, etc) .

- Extremely process and detail oriented.

- Demonstrated ability to work under limited supervision.

- General vendor management expertise and experience is a plus .

- Experience in working with or managing the relationship with a Managed Security Service Provider is a plus.

- Understanding of a global enterprise IT environments .

- General project management knowledge and experience is a plus .

 

Desired Education:

 

A degree in technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or in a related area or equivalent experience.

Desired Certifications:

CISSP, CISM, CISA and/or GIAC certification(s) are a plus

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