Hi, Our client needs to engage a *Information Security Specialist* Contract opportunity in *New York City, NY*. Please find the details below, If this interests you, please send you updated resume at the earliest to *[email protected]*
*Role: Information Security Specialist * *Location: New York City, NY* *Duration: 6-12 Months* *Rate: Negotiable* *Essential Responsibilities:* Identify information security risks, execute design and implementation of strategies and programs to prevent or reduce the loss of organizational assets. Create rules/signatures in security tools that are designed to identify threats in the environment. Respond to security alerts, triage events and handle remediation of security incidents. Perform system forensic analysis to identify, contain and remediate sophisticated threats. Prepare and review activity reports and metrics as requested by management. Keep Information Security management apprised on the status of information security issues and initiatives. Knowledge and awareness of industry best practice standards and security regulations including the ISO 27000 series and SOX regulations Perform other related duties as assigned. Ensures that all data is protected from unauthorized modification, destruction and disclosure. Monitors all computing environments for compliance and evidence of intrusion. Installs new software releases and system upgrades. Maintains and monitors systems to ensure infrastructure integrity. Builds application integration framework. Assists with integration, implementation, and administration of systems. Participates in the solution development process for internal business units. Leads testing that exercise the functionality of the product or issue resolution. Escalates issues to management and other teams when appropriate; follows up on issues and the results of issue resolutions. Proposes proactive measures to prevent issues. Keeps management informed of technical trends and/or emerging technology. Actively participates to improve procedures and standards. Represents the organization as a prime contact with customer management. Provides training and technical guidance to less experienced team members and internal customers. *Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:* Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with strong technical skills. Displays strong analytical skills to evaluate complex requirements and respond with quality technical specifications and solutions. Displays time management skills to effectively and efficiently meet schedules and deadlines. Works with a heavy workload on multiple concurrent tasks. Utilizes skills in negotiating timelines, project requirements and building consensus. Develops ability to filter relevant information from oral and written communications. Acts independently and exercises good judgment as well as works cross functionally and creates virtual teams as necessary. *Experience:* Solid understanding of Endpoint Security technology (e.g. McAfee, Symantec) Deployment and support of Security Logging facilities Support security tools such as Antivirus and network IPS The candidate must be familiar with security architecture. The candidate should have experience supporting virus breakouts, SPAM and/or Phishing attacks, and events where someone attempts to hack into an environment. The candidate must be prepared to lead group discussions. The candidate should not be hung up on titles, but instead on function and responsibility. Best Regards, *Tim* *Cohesive Technologies* *Desk:*(678)-720-1555 || *Email:* [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "US_IT.Groups" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/us_itgroups. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
