InfoSec Engineer

Mindlance; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking an InfoSec Engineer for a contract role in Dallas, Texas. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 3-6 years of experience in implementing security solutions. Responsibilities include maintaining SIEM systems, monitoring network activity, and collaborating on security measures. Candidates should have a strong understanding of various security technologies and incident response measures. This role is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with security policies.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in security solutions implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is required.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain SIEM solutions.
• Monitor logs and network activity for suspicious behavior.
• Collaborate on authentication and encryption solutions.

Skills

Experience with SIEM solutions

Intrusion incident response

Understanding of PKI technologies

Knowledge of UNIX and Linux

Technical security advice

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

RSA Netwitness

Cisco Sourcefire

McAfee DLP

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

Job Title: InfoSec Engineer

Duration: 8 Months

Key Responsibilities:

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management):

• Must have experience extracting pertinent security data, setting up SIEM solutions and troubleshooting connectivity issues.
• Install and maintain SIEM, IPS, DLP and APT tools like RSA Netwitness, Cisco Sourcefire, McAfee DLP, Whole Disk Encryption, BeyondTrust, Shavlick, Cylance, Proofpoint Email Gateway, Skyhigh, Landesk MDM, BCWipe, Shavlick, Tripwire, Cloudvisory
• Monitor system logs, SIEM tools and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity. Interpret such activity and make recommendations for resolution with the help of InfoSec Team Lead
• Firewalls/IPS/IDS – Must have In‑depth knowledge of how they work and are used to protect an enterprise
• Excellent understanding of PKI Technologies, Keys and Certificates Management, IdM (NetIQ), multi‑factor authentication
• Intrusion incidents, conduct forensic investigations, and mount incident responses
• Collaborate to create robust authentication, authorization, and encryption solutions that can be verified to implement company's Information Security Policy
• Evaluate new technologies and processes that enhance security capabilities in the areas of data classification and handling, DLP, IDS/IPS, end‑point protection (mobile and desktop), monitoring, incident management, etc.
• Ensure appropriate security access and protection against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction
• Understanding of encryption, hashing, secure random number generation, key derivation, digital signatures, etc.
• Knowledge of network based, system level and application layer attacks and mitigation methods, and TCP/IP, HTTP/S, and related protocols.
• Have working experience and knowledge of UNIX, and Linux (Redhat, Centos) operating systems and Windows 2012 & 2016 operating systems
• Test security solutions using industry standard analysis criteria
• Deliver technical reports and formal papers on test findings
• Respond to information security issues during each stage of a project's/incident's lifecycle
• Provide technical security advice
• Implement or coordinate remediation required by audits, and document exceptions as necessary
• Perform installation and configuration management of security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances and host‑based security systems
• Collate security incident and event data to produce monthly exception and management reports
• Report unresolved network security exposures, misuse of resources or noncompliance situations using defined escalation processes.
• Assist team members in the use of security tools, the preparation of security reports and the resolution of security issues.
• Research, recommend, evaluate and implement information security solutions that identify and/or protect against potential threats, and respond to security violations with the help of Infosec Team Lead
• Recommend, schedule and/or apply fixes, security patches and any other measures required in the event of a security breach
• Tests and recommends security measures to reduce and mitigate risk

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• BS required, preferably a degree in computer science, engineering, cyber security, or a related subject
• 3‑6 years' experience implementing Security solutions

Preferred Skills: (A minimum of 4 is required)

• RSA SIEM (Netwitness), Sourcefire, Tripwire, Cloudvisory
• McAfee DLP, Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), BeyondTrust,
• Proofpoint Email Gateway, McAfee Web Gateway, Cylance
• Veracode, Netsparker, Metasploit, Nexpose, Reverse Engineering of Malware, Pentest
• PKI, IdM (NetIQ), Multi‑Factor, Thales HSM, Venafi

Additional Information

Thanks & Regards

Vikram Bhalla | Team Recruitment | Mindlance, Inc. | W: 732 504 6695

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