IT Security Specialist

The IT Security Specialist reports to the IT Security Manager and is responsible for security incident management operations at Vistex in accordance with Vistex IS policies and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a representative and contact point for IT Security queries in the Americas region
• Actively monitors and responds to alerts and detections in Vistex’s security toolset including SIEM, endpoint protection, web filtering/DNS protection, and Office 365 alerts
• As part of the IT Security function acts as an escalation point for security incidents and ensures
• Collaborates with IT teams on corporate security services (email, Teams, SharePoint, email filtering etc) to ensure operational security is in line with best practice and undertakes applicable security improvement projects
• Works closely with service providers to ensure effective service delivery of services like SIEM and to address security requirements and issues
• Works flexibly when required by projects and tasks with colleagues from other regions or when required by out-of-hours incidents
• Develops, operates and improves security policies and procedures in line with Vistex information security standards and policies
• Supports the Vistex compliance with ISO
  27001 and SOC standards through the operation and development of security policies and procedures and assists with external audit processes
• Supports security responses for customer and partner security assessments, questionnaires and queries
• Identifies and stays informed of the latest security trends and issues through various publications and sources

The compensation for this position is $80K -$100K annually. Base pay will vary depending on factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s location, job-related knowledge, skills, and work experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus. Vistex provides highly competitive benefits including comprehensive healthcare plan, and paid time off, including paid volunteerism days!

About us: The Vistex platform helps businesses finally get control of all their different promotions, rebates, SPAs, discounts, and other incentives. With so many programs across so many partner relationships, it can be impossible to see where all the money is going, let alone how much difference it’s making to revenue. With Vistex, business leaders can see the numbers, see what really works, and see what to do next – so they can make sure every dollar they spend really is driving more growth, not just more costs.

It’s why global enterprises ranging from Coca-Cola to Sony to Grainger rely on Vistex every day. Vistex | Now it all adds up.™

Associates or better in Computer Science or related field.

Bachelors or better in Computer Science or related field.

• 4 years IT experience with minimum 1 year of that being security experience.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC, CISA, ISO
  27001, etc.
• Demonstrable experience with Security frameworks such as ISO
  27001, SOC 2, NIST, PCI-DSS, etc.
• Understanding of IT and Infrastructure technologies including servers, networks, firewalls, databases and applications.
• Familiarity with security technologies including anti-virus, vulnerability management, SIEM and cloud security.
• Familiarity with security concepts including defense-in-depth, least privilege, segregation of duties and threat modelling.
• Strong MS Office experience producing quality documentation and analyzing data with MS Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills (US English).

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