Security Engineer

Apex Systems; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K

HSA

EAP

Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking an IT Security Specialist III to join an enterprise network security team onsite in Denver, CO, Addison, TX, or Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on developing and implementing custom alerts, monitoring controls, and leading threat assessments to mitigate security risks.

You will analyze web application logs, perform data correlation, and collaborate with senior leaders to triage security events while supporting audit and risk initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience with web applications and intrusion analysis.
• Ability to identify and interpret web and application logs from a security perspective.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement custom alerts and monitoring controls to detect and mitigate threats.
• Assess new threat vectors and design and implement effective controls.
• Leverage advanced investigative skills using data correlation and log analysis.
• Partner with senior leaders from business organizations to triage security events.
• Report on impacting security initiatives.
• Develop and implement processes or controls in support of audit and risk requirements.
• Use new intelligence to update existing controls to detect new threats.
• Handle active security events and current threats, including on-call rotations.

Skills

Splunk

Log analysis

Scripting

Networks

Tools

Apache logs

IIS

Active Directory

Regex scripting

Job description

Location: Denver, CO / Addison TX/ Charlotte NC (Onsite)

Duration: 12 months Role Overview

Job#: 3047122 Job Description: IT Security Specialist III

Location: Denver, CO / Addison TX/ Charlotte NC (Onsite) Duration: 12 months

We are seeking an IT Security Specialist to join an enterprise network application layer intrusion, detection, prevention, and response team. This role involves developing and implementing custom alerts and monitoring controls to detect and mitigate threats. The specialist will provide leadership in assessing new threat vectors, design effective controls, and leverage advanced investigative skills for data correlation and log analysis. This position partners with senior leaders to triage security events and report on security initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement custom alerts and monitoring controls to detect and mitigate threats.
• Assess new threat vectors and design and implement effective controls.
• Leverage advanced investigative skills using data correlation and log analysis tools.
• Partner with senior leaders from business organizations to triage security events.
• Report on impacting security initiatives.
• Develop and implement processes or controls in support of audit and risk requirements.
• Use new intelligence to update existing controls to detect new threats.
• Handle active security events and current threats, which may include on-call and after-hours work on a rotational basis.

Required Qualifications

Experience: A minimum of one year of experience with Web Applications is required. The candidate must have a strong intrusion analysis background and be able to identify and interpret web and application logs from a security perspective.

Technical Skills

• Strong Splunk skill set, including the ability to create macros, alerts, and dashboards.
• Knowledgeable of current exploits and able to identify them from web and event logs.
• Working knowledge of Linux, Windows, and MacOS operating systems.
• Comfortable with scripting languages and regular expressions.
• Strong knowledge of common network protocols.
• Working knowledge of enterprise Client/Server architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to interpret Apache web logs, IIS, Active Directory, and other security logs.
• Full understanding of modern web site deployments and technology.
• Familiarity with web application attacks including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and remote file inclusion.
• Understanding of stateful firewalls and ability to interpret firewall rules.
• Experience with tools to detect anomalous or malicious data transmissions on the network.
• Experience with advanced analytics or security tools to detect anomalous events on the network.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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