Senior Cyber Security Consultant

16 Oct 2024

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Job Summary
  • This position is responsible for completing day-to-day management and operations of assigned security solutions and platforms to help detect security vulnerabilities and events which pose risk to the enterprise.
  • Performing platform lifecycle management activities (patching, upgrades, policy configuration, etc) for assigned platforms and/or tools. Continuously assessing existing processes and procedures for improvement opportunities.
  • This role is also responsible for recommending and executing proactive security tool configuration updates to strengthen the organization overall security posture and streamline existing processes, based on the evolving cyber threat landscape.

Job Description
  • Perform root cause analysis of incidents impacting assigned platforms/tools and prepare remediation or escalate, as appropriate
  • Assess and refine existing procedures and processes for continuous improvement
  • Monitor assigned security tools for resiliency and availability
  • Assist the incident response process and execution including unauthorized access, security policy violations, etc.
  • Provide assistance in external audits as needed to achieve and maintain compliance.
  • Perform updates to perimeter security hardware and software
  • Provide daily operations support to act on alerted events and potential incidents.
  • Recommend updates to current security controls environment based on threats and vulnerabilities
  • Enforce security standards
  • Appropriately inform and advise management on incidents and incident prevention activities.

Required Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelors Degree and 2 years of combined IT and security work experience with a broad exposure to infrastructure/network and multi-platform environments. Requires knowledge of security issues, techniques, and implications across all existing computer platforms.
  • Strong oral & written communication skills
  • Problem solving / analytical skills, tools, and techniques.
  • Results-oriented, continuous improvement mindset
  • Organization and multi-tasking skills; ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
  • Ability to operate effectively under high pressure situations and/or against deadlines
  • Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.
  • Understanding of information security frameworks, incident management/response, security operations, and application security best practices
  • Ability to support Incident Response (gathering evidence from logs, etc.)
  • Experience with security team operations in complex technical environments
  • Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes
  • Knowledge of emerging technologies
  • Experience with system and technology integration for various security technologies
  • IT standards, procedures, and policies (e.g., HIPAA)
  • Certificate & Key Mgmt.
  • Configuration Mgmt.
  • TVM Scanning
  • Patch Mgmt.
  • Wireless Security
  • SSO and IdM tooling and functionality
  • Security event monitoring systems
  • Network-based and host-based intrusion detection systems
  • Firewall technologies
  • Malware detection
  • Enterprise-level antivirus solutions/systems and encryptions standards

Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelors OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

  • ID: #46501544
  • State: Illinois Chicago 60290 Chicago USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2022-10-16
  • Deadline: 2022-12-12
  • Category: Et cetera