Senior Security Solutions Engineer

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior security designer with extensive experience in security design, threat signatures, incident response, and security software administration across platforms. You will collaborate with IT teams and business units to evaluate technologies, assess vulnerabilities, and implement safeguards.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 7-9 years of professional experience, and CISSP/SSCP certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7-9 years’ of professional experience in security design, configuration, troubleshooting techniques, and the use of diagnostic software and tools are required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Detailed knowledge in general security principles and practices.
• Proven ability to develop custom threat signatures in response to zero-day and emerging security threats.
• Detailed knowledge with security-related systems and applications, firewalls, packet analysis tools, intrusion detection/prevention, and web content filtering.
• Detailed knowledge of network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to enable effective security incident and problem resolution.
• Proven ability to work under stress in emergencies, with the flexibility to handle multiple high-pressure situations simultaneously.
• Strong team-oriented interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with a broad range of people and roles, including vendors and IT-business personnel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer/client focus, with the ability to manage expectations appropriately, provide a superior customer/client experience and build long-term relationships.

Responsibilities

• Designs and monitors internal and external access controls, security safeguards and associated processes to protect information systems assets.
• Evaluates new technologies and applications, assesses vulnerabilities and risks, detects and responds to incidents, and recommends safeguards.
• Assists in the evaluation, selection, implementation and administration of security software across platforms.
• Interact closely with product vendors and service providers, IT departments, and business units.

Skills

Security design

Troubleshooting techniques

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Security software

Firewall tools

Packet analysis tools

IDS/IPS

Web filtering tools

Diagnostic software

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior security designer with extensive experience in security design, threat signatures, incident response, and security software administration across platforms. You will collaborate with IT teams and business units to evaluate technologies, assess vulnerabilities, and implement safeguards.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 7-9 years of professional experience, and CISSP/SSCP certifications.