Cisco Security Administrator

Entry-level security administrator needed to assist in day-to-day operational security duties in a Cisco perimeter security infrastructure. Cisco ASA and Cisco VPN administration and troubleshooting are primary

12+ Months

Responsibilities:

- Coordination with various IT operations teams.

- Perform Cisco security upgrades (including testing and roll-out).

- Respond and analyze security incidents and events.

- Build, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco IPSEC VPN tunnels.

- Monitor, maintain, and implement security policies on Cisco ASA firewalls.

Desired Experience

- Experience working with Cisco networking and security solutions, usually gained over 1-2 years (including routers, switches, and firewalls.

- Experience using common networking tools to aid in troubleshooting, including nmap, wireshark, tcpdump, Solarwinds, and others.

- Basic understanding of proxy and URL filtering services for end users (Websense preferred).

- Basic understanding of anti-virus and client disk encryption technologies (McAfee preferred).

- Basic understanding of IDS/IPS and SIEM operation.

- Expertise in common networking concepts and protocols including, but not limited to:

- TCP/UDP ports and protocols.

The OSI model

Layer 2 switching concepts (spanning tree, VLAN trunking, etc.)

Experience with common network tools (e.g. tcpdump, Wireshark)

Extremely process and detail oriented

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desired

Certifications:

- Cisco Security certifications (CCSP, etc.) greatly preferred.

- General security certifications (CISSP et al) preferred.