Major Responsibilities: Seeking an information systems security analyst/developer in a group responsible for integrating a wide range of security point products into Symantec's enterprise security management architecture (SESA) via Symantec Event Collectors, and developing cross-security content for the Symantec Incident Manager product. Responsibilities include: � Install, configure, and analyze the output from point products such as intrusion detection systems, firewalls, vulnerability assessment tools, and anti-virus software from both Symantec and various 3rd parties. � Utilize both commonly available and customized host and network attack tools to generate and validate point product security events. � Build and maintain content/security data for the security event dictionary, including developing data to enable the prioritization, filtering, correlation, and other automated analyses of security events, and creating remediation/safeguard steps for addressing vulnerabilities and exposures. � Interact with multiple teams within Symantec, including ManHunt, Security Focus, Raptor/SGS Firewall, Vulnerability Assessment, Anti-Virus, and Managed Security Services to develop security content acceptable to all branches of the company.
Position Requirements and Education: � The successful candidate will have 2-5 years of experience developing and/or installing, configuring, and administering a variety of industry-leading firewalls, network/host based intrusion detection systems, anti-virus systems and other security point products. � The ideal candidate will have a broad and thorough understanding of both fundamental and advanced information security concepts, and remain up to date with the latest computer security developments, including new exploits, vulnerabilities, and viruses/malicious code. � Candidates must have meticulous attention to detail, critical thinking skills, and outstanding oral and written communication skills are required to develop this mission critical and highly visible security content. � CISSP and/or SANS certifications are a major plus. Ability to be action-oriented; ability to work with minimum supervision and set priorities; strong problem solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to follow through.
