Senior System Security Engineer - LA
Fawkes IDM, United States

Responsibilities:

• Engineer, implement, and monitor security measures for the protection of computer systems, network, and information;
• Integrate security tasks and activities into system development methodologies (e.g. planning, design, implementation, operations, maintenance, and disposal); and
• Identify and verify security requirements are met throughout the process.

• Prepare and document secure system development standard operating procedures and protocols;
• Perform vendor technical solution acceptance verification and validation;
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks;
• Assess gaps in existing policy and propose amendments to existing policy or new policy to address these gaps;
• Participate in the development and implementation of enterprise-level technical standards and procedural directives and other guidance materials;
• Write comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further system security enhancement;
• Participates in the development, implementation and review of security controls for the systems under their purview;
• Coordinates with system owners to resolve security issues through system lifecycle; and
• Provides guidance and support to self-testing, security control assessment, preparation of remediation plans, and development of continuous monitoring plans.

Requirements

• 10 years’ experience and 8 years of experience with cybersecurity or information assurance
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field (required);
• Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols;
• Detailed technical knowledge of network, database, and/or operating system security;
• Hands on experience in security systems, including vulnerability management, identity and access management, security risk assessments, application testing, etc.;
• Experience with network security, networking technologies, and network monitoring tools;
• Intermediate understanding of Active Directory components and structures; and
• General understanding of networks, protocols in relation to Windows Operating systems.

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