Reporting to the Manager, IT Security, the Senior Security Specialist is an integral member of the IT & OT security program. Areas of concentration include secure access service edge, intrusion prevention, network access control, wireless security, firewall auditing, and review of vulnerability information. They assist in the development and implementation of security policies and procedures (e.g., security auditing procedures and use of firewalls and encryption routines). They prepare status reports on security matters to develop security risk analysis scenarios and response procedures. The Security Specialist enforces security policies and procedures by administering and monitoring security profiles, reviewing security violation reports, investigating possible security exceptions, updates, and they maintain and document security controls. They utilize their knowledge to educate users on network security standards and procedures.
This position requires full-time on-site presence.
•Analyze, develop, test and implement changes of a broad scope, high complexity and long duration •Investigate complex and unusual problems, seeing them through to a timely resolution •Provide technical support, education and training for Security Operations Team •Coordinate changes as per change management process •Liaise with subject matter experts, development teams, implementation support and production support staff to refine technical specifications, system scope and objectives •Participate in “on-call” support •Assist with the road map planning and feed information into budget process for key initiatives •High interaction with senior management / executives- Education Required: A university degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years related work experience in enterprise networking environment
- CYSA+, CISSP certification or equivalent experience in a Security Operations work environment
- Controlled Goods and Reliability Security Clearance
- ITIL Foundations
- Experienced in network security hardware configuration design and administration, Azure networking & firewalling, Secure Access Service Edge design and administration, Operational Technology security fundamentals, Information Security fundamentals, and Security fundamentals
- Proficient technical troubleshooting skills
