Senior Firewall Engineer (Direct Hire)

SPECTRAFORCE; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with matching contributions

Time Off Programs

Health Savings Account

Employee Banking

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to join their team in Omaha, NE. This is a hybrid role responsible for safeguarding enterprise systems, developing security policies, and collaborating with multiple teams. Candidates should have extensive knowledge of information security practices, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and at least 5 years of experience. Competitive salary ranges from $100,000 to $130,000 with a variety of benefits.

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in information security and IT.
• Familiarity with ISO 17799 (27001) and PCI standards.
• One or more information security certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Assist IT staff with technical problems related to security.
• Respond to security violations and manage related projects.
• Develop and execute strategies for security architecture.

Skills

Communication skills

Information Security knowledge

Technical expertise in security domains

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Firewalls

Intrusion detection/prevention systems

Malware prevention

Job description

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Senior Information Security Engineer/ Firewall Engineer

Omaha, NE 68102

Hybrid

Summary of the Job:

• The Sr. Information Security Engineering is an individual contributor role within the Information Security department.
• The engineering team is responsible for driving security strategy and direction, developing and executing roadmaps, developing and maintaining security policies and strategies, developing re-usable solutions, and acting as subject matter experts in the services and solutions provided to the organization.
• The Sr. Engineer reports to the Director of Information Security Engineering responsible for managing the team.
• The Sr. Engineer is responsible for maintaining security policies, developing solutions, and acting as subject matter expert in safeguarding client’s enterprise systems.
• The role provides preventative, detective, and corrective controls to company information and computing to maintain security, integrity, and accessibility of data.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with multiple business and technical teams and ensures that the technical security strategy is aligned with those teams’ objectives and the overall business strategy.
• Actively participates as a project team member and/or project team leader if necessary. Information Security subject matter expert on a wide variety of departmental and enterprise-wide projects and initiatives.
• Maintains a deep level of expertise in multiple technical domains (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, malware prevention, web content filtering, application security, email monitoring and controls, etc.) and provides/contributes to thought leadership in these areas.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist IT staff and end users with technical problems and implementations relative to data and computer system security and access controls
• Detecting and responding to security violations, and assisting auditors and reporting status of audit issues and managing security-related projects.
• Be prepared to handle threats directed against enterprise networks, hosts, and data on a 7 x 24 x 365 basis.
• Development and execution against visions, strategies, and roadmaps
• Creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, and security patterns
• Development of architecture approaches and solutions in the security space, including consulting to the business and IT teams on security requirements and risk management
• Ensuring the architecture teams acts as subject matter experts and high level support for complex issues
• Develop and maintain critical vendor relationships with key strategic vendors on products and consulting.
• Assist ISO in Planning, forecasting, and managing capital spend for the team.
• Provide guidance and direction to leadership on key security issues
• Contribute to the development of security awareness materials relevant to area of responsibility
• Participate in engagement and project oversight
• Maintain knowledge and compliance of all industry relevant regulatory requirements.
• Leads or participates in projects and other activities involving the use of security technologies related to the protection of Enterprise systems and data.
• Participates in the planning, development and implementation of data and system security controls.
• Conducts technical security risk assessments and participates in development and execution of remediation.
• Consults on security direction, maintaining a focus on assurance of enterprise information assets.
• Analyze gaps between current and target security architecture.
• Develops and implements strategies to close identified gaps in security architecture.
• System, process, and procedure improvements
• Present security status and project status to management.
• Support for other Information Security Teams as assigned.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The Ideal Candidate for This Role:

• Excellent communication and customer interface/relationship skills, as well as the ability to effectively coordinate and work with other departments.
• Extensive knowledge of industry and Government standards as applicable to Information Protection and Assurance and knowledge of Information Security best practices and business controls.
• Candidates must have in-depth experience in information security, and a well-rounded knowledge of IT.
• Technical expertise in multiple information security domains. (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, malware prevention, web content filtering, application security, email monitoring and controls, etc.)
• Understanding of application security architecture and secure development best practices.
• Excellent communication, documentation, prioritization and change management skills.
• Ability to make appropriate decisions considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
• Ability to apply varying leadership skills and traits that create solutions to unexpected situations.
• Ability to successfully work and promote inclusiveness in small groups.
• Must have broad and deep technical knowledge and be able to learn new technologies rapidly and independently.
• Should have broad knowledge of security policies and practices, including ISO 17799 (27001), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Federal Financial institution regulatory agencies (OCC, FFIEC), and other internal or external governing entities.
• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business management, engineering, a physical science, or other relevant field is required. Equivalent work experience may be considered as a substitution.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Regular and predictable attendance is a required function of the job.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.
• Participate in conferences and meetings.
• Accepts ownership and full accountability for areas of responsibility.
• Very high degree of initiative and passion for the work.
• One or more information security certifications highly preferred (CISSP, CISM, CISA, SANS, etc.)

Benefits Overview: We offer a variety of benefits designed to keep you and your family physically and financially healthy. Not only do we offer a competitive salary and work-life balance, we offer benefits to match your needs:

• 401k, With Matching Contributions
• Time Off Programs
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care
• Employee Banking
• Tuition Assistance

Short-Term/Long-Term

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Financial Services and Banking

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