Sr. information security engineer

Stem Xpert; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Stem Xpert is looking for a Sr. Information Security Engineer to oversee security operations and enforce best practices in Alpharetta, GA. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of relevant experience, including risk management and vulnerability assessments.

The role entails managing security technologies, developing compliance programs, and recommending security solutions for a range of systems. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar is required. The company promotes equal opportunity in all employment decisions.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of IT and Security work experience.
• 5 years designing solutions for large-scale data center environments.
• Expert understanding of security layers and defense-in-depth designs.

Responsibilities

• Perform security vulnerability assessments.
• Maintain security compliance operations.
• Implement and communicate security policies.

Skills

Information Security

Network Security

Firewall Design

SIEM

IT Compliance

Vulnerability Assessments

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Cisco Routers/Switches/VPN

IDS/IPS

Windows

Linux

Job description

Job Title: Sr. Information Security Engineer

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Duration: 6 months

POSITION PURPOSE

The successful Information Security Engineer performs a wide variety of duties in support of technical or administrative assignments using established procedures. The engineer will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of all security technologies, development and enforcement of security practices, and address all security-related incidents. The engineer will be vendor agnostic and well-versed in methodologies as not all customers use the same solutions. Interacts daily with peer groups and customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform computer and/or network security vulnerability assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate security risks, threats and vulnerabilities.
• Maintain security compliance operations and infrastructure.
• Understand industry best practices for security architecture frameworks, tools, standards and guidelines.
• Assess and validate compliance to acknowledged security standards through routine self-audits.
• Test and report on new security technologies.
• Develop technical and programmatic assessments.
• Evaluate engineering and integration initiatives and provide technical support to assess security policies, standards and guidelines.
• Implement, enforce and communicate security policies and/or plans for data, software applications, hardware and telecommunications.
• Perform product evaluations, recommend and implement products/services for network security.
• Monitor security audit and intrusion detection system logs for system and network anomalies across all layers and define actionable items through correlation of events.
• Manage, develop and implement MDM environment.
• Provide enforcement of security directives, standards, plans and procedures.
• Convey, document, and remediate security incidents effectively and timely.
• Design and develop Security Information and Event Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8-10 years of combined IT and Security work experience with broad exposure to infrastructure/network, host, data and/or application security, and multi-platform environments.
• 5 or more years of experience designing solutions for large-scale data center environments.
• 5 years of strong experience in Firewall Design and Administration.
• Architecting and engineering experience in all required technologies listed below.
• Working knowledge of Cisco Routers/Switches/VPN.
• Working knowledge of IDS/IPS management.
• Proven track record designing, building, and maintaining highly available fault‑tolerant systems.
• Advanced or expert level knowledge and understanding of Security Infrastructure Architecture.
• Expert understanding of defense‑in‑depth designs and security layers.
• Experience with IP networking, networking protocols and security related technologies including encryption, IPsec, PKI, VPNs, firewalls, proxy services, DNS, electronic mail and ACL’s.
• Experience with internet, web, application and network security techniques.
• Experience with operating system security (Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Experience with leading firewall, network scanning and intrusion detection products and authentication technologies.
• SIEM Design and Administration.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent experience is required.

EEO STATEMENT

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D.