Austin based company is looking for a Senior Security Engineer. This is a long term contract position.
EXPERIENCE: 5 years of experience in cybersecurity minimum
EDUCATION: College degree or equivalent work experience
CERTIFICATION: GSEC, GCIH, GCIA or other industry relevant certifications
OVERVIEW:
The Senior Security Engineer will focus on security intelligence, anomaly hunting and incident response. The Engineer must leverage intuition, security knowledge and broad of array of tools and advanced security techniques to uncover malicious activity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Aid to improve the cyber processes to respond to threats
Experience performing technical analysis involving threat event data and evaluating malicious activity.
Help in the elaboration and/or improvement of the cyber response plan
Help in the elaboration of the cyber reports and Dashboards
Work with the security team to implement the best cyber architecture
Deep knowledge of TCP/IP and related network protocols: knowledge of standard network protocols like TCP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, SNMP etc., and accompanying protocol/packet analysis/manipulation tools
Working/in-depth knowledge of information security protection/detection and authentication systems (firewalls, IDS, IPS, anti-virus, etc.)
Knowledge of commonly-accepted information security principles and practices, as well as techniques attackers would use to identify vulnerabilities, gain unauthorized access, escalate privileges and access restricted information.
In-depth knowledge of current operating environments (Microsoft, Linux, & OS X).
Understanding and application of the follow or similar security tools: Nessus, PaloAlto GlobalProtect, XSOAR and XDR and IOT solution
Working understanding of database systems, application system development and installation/implementation processes.
Exceptional analytical and critical thinking, willingness to challenge status quo. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Advanced written and oral communications, self-motivator. Team player and independent worker, highly adaptive.
Project management skills.
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