| Title: Sr. IT Security Specialist
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| Location: Livingston, NJ
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| Job Type: Contract
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| Compensation: per Hour
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| Reference Code: 947755-AQG
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Description: The Senior IT Security Specialist works with the IT staff in the O&S organization and various lines of business for all IT security-related matters. In large part, the analyst will ensure compliance to security standards and best practices for new applications and infrastructures by reviewing/auditing applications, systems and networks, with a concentration on network security. Other major responsibilities include managing security infrastructure tools, as well as responding to potential security incidents. Candidates must have a strong and demonstrated background in pure IT Security functions outside of network engineering or LAN administration.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate new projects and applications as they relate to security architecture and design; audit existing deployments and analyze gaps against security practices and standards
- Perform operating system, network and application vulnerability assessments to identify security exposures in the environment
- Work with divisional security and data center officers to drive remediation efforts of discovered vulnerabilities
- Evaluate, deploy and administer security solutions as needed
- Prepare security audit reports, for audit and compliance (SOX, SAS70)
- Provide guidance to Client business units on applying corporate information security policy and procedures to their projects
- Maintain security awareness among business units and the global O/S organization
- Develop, review and maintain security policies and standards for the network and systems
- Respond to major security incidents when necessary
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Requirements: The skills, experience, and education required for this position include the following:
- Strong familiarity with security issues surrounding network computing (malware, DLP, intrusion detection etc.); experience in implementation of security systems and controls
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, firewalls and Remote Access VPN solutions
- Strong understanding of network security vulnerabilities and remediation
- Formal training or work experience in a variety of security tools
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