Information Security Analyst
WASHINGTON-20001, DC, US
02/22/2019
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Required Skills
Microsoft Windows Servers
Company
Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc
Experience
2 to 4 Year(s)
Job Description
Summary:
Proactively manages security events and activities to reduce the impact of security incidents and system compromises.
The successful candidate will provide security monitoring, threat analysis, trend analysis, troubleshooting of security device monitoring and incident investigation using infrastructure and applications logs from across the enterprise. Knowledge of evolving cloud security, threat hunting and coding is desired.
Required:
2+ years of demonstrated experience in system, network and/or application security
Expert knowledge with Microsoft Windows Servers/Desktops
Experience with Unix and Linux administration
Working knowledge of physical and VM Routers and Firewalls configurations
Solid analytical security troubleshooting skills
Experience with a SIEM (security incident and event management) solution like Splunk
Experiencing analyzing and correlating events and alerts from host-based solutions (e.g., Crowdstrike, TrendMicro, CarbonBlack, etc)
Experience with AWS and GCP platform native security logging, monitoring and alerting
capabilities
Understanding of Cloud Security practices
Excellent problem management skills
Excellent time management skills
Excellent communication skills both written and oral
Excellent teamwork skills
Strong sense of ownership and drive
Preferred:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certifications.
Industry Security Certification (i.e. CISSP, CISA, Ethical Hacker, CompTIA Security +)
Scripting and coding experience
Position Responsibilities:
Hunt for threats within a large environment
Analyze, correlate and respond to Security Reports and Feeds
Analyze, correlate and respond to Security Alerts and Alarms
Deployment and troubleshooting of host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and network intrusion detection system (NIDS)
Manage security events using ITIL incident management
Advise and consult with internal customers on risk assessment, threat modeling, and vulnerability management
Interpret and apply security policies and procedures
Participate in incident response
Identify security issues and risks and then develop mitigation plans
Create and deliver Incident Response communications
Develop proactive security processes
Design, develop and lead security initiatives
Provide analysis and trending of security log data from various security devices
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the IT security industry, including awareness of new or revised security solutions, improved security processes, and the development of new attacks and threat vectors
Provide information security reporting, including security metrics as required
Recommend solutions to mitigate risk in any activity that potentially impacts security of existing IT and information management
Information Systems Managers
Information Technology
No Preference
Contract Only
Other
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Candidate Requirements
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Bachelors
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Recruiter Details
Doug Klares
1350 Broadway, Suite 2205,
NEW YORK-10018, NY,
US
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