Security Operations Specialist

Job Description

Top Skills' Details

• Firewalls (next gen and web app)
  • Know how to create basic security policy
  • Be able to create policies, net reals, and know the UTM features
  • Palo Alto is in their environment
• F5 Reverse proxy/load balancing (web filtering and intrusion detection)
  • Certificate management (Use Wireshark… can get down to the packet level when troubleshooting)
• Ability to troubleshoot network security related communication issues
• Vulnerability management experience
• DLP (data loss prevention) experience
  • They are responsible for host level and network level

This team is looking for a Security Operations Specialist to help their current team manager their security infrastructure. They need this person to be able to come in and help their team in the following areas: firewalls, reverse proxy, load balancing, troubleshoot networks, DLP and vulnerability management. There is a lot to do so if you have a strength in one area and not all, the most crucial would be experience working with firewalls.

Client develops highly flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies - from the endpoint to the edge to the cloud. Client is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable SoCs and the ACAP (Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform), designed to deliver the most dynamic processor technology in the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent and connected world of the future in a multitude of markets.

Client World Wide IT is looking for a Senior Security Operations Specialist who will provide expert support, analysis and research into complex problems and processes relating to the security infrastructure environment.

• Create and maintain security infrastructure that follows industry best practices including a high level of availability and ease of user access.
• Evaluate and develop systems to enhance our security posture while reducing overall digital security risk.
• Lead IT infrastructure integrations with partners from a security perspective.
• Maintain awareness of industry security threats and respond to security incidents.
• Assist in the architecting of new products, features, and capabilities.
• Coordinate with team and Global Operation peers to test and troubleshoot alarm and access control devices.

• Install, configure, monitor and respond to Security Systems in an enterprise environment.
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration and operation of high-end firewall appliances.
• Strong TCP/IP networking skills and solid understanding of TCP/IP stack.
• Strong understanding of core internet protocols and applications.
• Extensive knowledge of different security threats.
• Assess risk and vulnerabilities of the network – Scanning, Remediation, OSH Hardening.
• Familiarity with compliance regulations and CIS Critical Security Controls frameworks and standards.
• Patch Management of security systems.
• Experience in Security Event Correlation SIEM.
• Experience in securing and deployment of public cloud environments (AWS, Azure).
• Liaise with global operations groups on security incidents.
• Responsible for day to day maintenance of security infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of the following technologies:
  Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Stateful Inspection Firewall, NGFW, Firewall policies, NAT, IPS, Botnet, DDoS, Web Filtering, Reverse proxies, Certificate management (PKI), MFA.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a high-performance team.
• Ability to manage projects using appropriate tools and communication methods.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks (many are complex) simultaneously and to bring activities to closure.

• Security event correlation (Splunk)
• How to use a SIEM to troubleshoot events
• Multifactor authentication systems (Okt or RSA)
• Understanding of the OSI model… understand how the network works… ability to apply that knowledge to understand how these machines communicate
• Application type of security… helpful
• Integration experience in M&A, understanding of how to integrate networks, especially after recent acquisition by AMD