IDP Information Assurance & Junior Security Engineer - Ennovar

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wichita State University (WSU) in partnership with Textron Aviation in Wichita, KS, seeks a Cyber Security professional to implement secure networking solutions, monitor IT projects, and ensure least privilege access across networks.

The role requires installation and maintenance of firewalls, vulnerability management, and collaboration with corporate security and global teams to protect IT/OT environments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience in the Cyber Security Field and demonstrated experience with debug and with firewall configuration.

Responsibilities

• Setup, maintenance, and ongoing configuration of firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto and Cisco).
• Manages vulnerability and lifecycle for patching and firmware upgrades of supported devices
• Adheres to change control procedures
• Contributes to network security architecture and strategy
• Performs device discovery, identification, and inventory with CMDB
• Enforcement of least privilege network access
• Participation in network isolation and segmentation projects
• Provides troubleshooting and user support with traffic analysis and other efforts
• Management and support of incidents and outages.

Skills

Networking

Firewalls

Strong communication

Zero trust

IT/OT

Databases

Operating systems

Education

Postsecondary degree in related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wireshark

Nmap

Traceroute

Splunk

Job description

Department: Ennovar

Location: Wichita, KS - Textron Aviation

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Work Schedule: Typically, 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday;On-call rotation required with potential after-hours support offirewalls and incidents. Work is performed onsite and in‑person.

Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires accessto EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required tobe eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and mustmeet the requirement of being a “U.S. Citizen”.

Job Story

This cross functional role requires coordination with technicalmanagers, system administrators, application owners, softwaredevelopers, infrastructure, service delivery, and IT management tomonitor and control company networks. Collaboration with corporatesecurity and infrastructure and networking teams worldwide is keyfor this role. The is a WSU position in partnership with, and worklocation at, Textron Aviation in Wichita, KS.

Job Summary

Implements secure networking solutions to meet compliancerequirements. Works within and supports IT projects andinitiatives. Ensures least privilege is followed and networks aresecured from unauthorized devices and excessive access, with anyexceptions properly scoped and defined. Collaborates with internaland external partners to understand technical and businessrequirements and to deliver solutions.

Essential Functions

• Setup, maintenance, and ongoing configuration of firewalls (e.g.,Palo Alto and Cisco).
• Manages vulnerability and lifecycle for patching and firmwareupgrades of supported devices
• Adheres to change control procedures
• Contributes to network security architecture and strategy
• Performs device discovery, identification, and inventory withConfiguration Management Database (CMDB)
• Enforcement of least privilege network access
• Participation in network isolation and segmentation projects
• Provides troubleshooting and user support with traffic analysis andother efforts
• Management and support of incidents and outages.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience in the Cyber Security Field anddemonstrated experience with debug and with firewallconfiguration

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Self-driven and highly motivated team player that can perform in afast-changing business environment.
• Diverse knowledge and experience in networks, firewalls, operatingsystems, applications, and databases.
• Strong communication skills, able to communicate with technical andnon-technical users.
• Ability to use common tools including, but not limited to,wireshark, nmap, traceroute, splunk, etc.
• Strong understanding of computer networking concepts andprotocols
• Understanding of informational and operational technology (IT/OT)and zero trust concepts

Preferred Education

Postsecondary degree in related field

Preferred Certifications/Training

• Palo Alto Network Security Professional
• Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall Engineer
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Computer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Comptia Security+ / Network+

Physical Requirements

• Ability to interpret effectively, accurately and impartially, bothreceptively and expressively.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment includingbut not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators.
• Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchangeinformation.