Applications Security

Overview

The Systems Security Administration and Engineering group is seeking a senior security specialist to assist a newly established security team. The position requires a high degree of technical proficiency and familiarity with software and network security issues as well as systems administration experience.

In addition to technical skills, the successful candidate will display leadership and strong communication skills. They will be responsible for documentation of secure system configurations and operational procedures. The environment consists of a large number of servers running SunOS, AIX, Red Hat Linux, and SUSE Linux. The role requires extensive experience securing multiple UNIX servers.

• Assist a newly established security team
• Document secure system configurations and operational procedures

• UNIX system internals, network programming principles, host-based security procedures
• C programming, Korn and Perl scripting
• Security-conscious coding practices and understanding of how malicious code can take advantage of security vulnerabilities
• Networking protocols (TCP/IP)
• Familiarity with service protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, SSH, SMTP, POP3, DNS, FTP)
• Encryption and authentication fundamentals as well as a solid understanding of cryptographic standards
• BS required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must