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ID #40408340
State Texas
City Houston
Job type Permanent
Salary USD BASED ON EXPERIENCE BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Source Genuent Global, LLC
Showed 2022-05-07
Date 2022-05-06
Deadline 2022-07-05
Category Et cetera
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IT Security Advisor

Texas, Houston, 77002 Houston USA

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Genuent is hiring an IT Security Advisor for our direct client in Houston, TX. This is a hybrid position that requires 3 days of onsite work at the Houston office. Candidates must be local to the Houston area. Qualified candidate should send their resume (Word format) to Nate Ackerman at . IT Security Advisor - Houston, TXDirect-Hire Job Description:The Information Security (IS) Advisor will join the Information Security Team to detect and defend the organization from cyber security adversaries. Additionally, the IS Advisor will participate in projects and initiatives to design and implement various information security controls. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge of and experience with industry best practices and frameworks. Responsibilities:Incident Response

  • Initiate immediate actions to contain identified cyber security issues detected from a variety of platforms and operating systems or as reported by end users. Perform forensic collections, intrusion correlation/tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation to contain threat. With a sense of urgency, work with IT colleagues on containment and a plan to eradicate vulnerability, coordinating the incident response process
  • Write technical reports on incident findings and recommendations to prevent incidents
  • Monitors a variety of platforms, operating systems and security technology software for security alerts. Logs, document, review, and assess alerts. Identify intrusion artifacts at the host and network level. IT/OT Security technology software may include Email SPAM filtering solutions, vulnerability scanning solutions, Intrusion Detection Systems, anti-virus software, Internet web filtering solutions
Vulnerability Management
  • Correlate multiple data sources to identify vulnerabilities, make recommendations and work with system owners to expedite remediation
  • Conducts cybersecurity risk assessments on internal systems and processes and coordinates responses to external risk assessments requests from customers or third-party software providers as needed
  • Manage and enhance vulnerability scanning tools and capabilities
  • Manage and influence system owners to adopt enhancements or remediation
Optimization
  • Investigates false positives and assesses enhancements to eliminate
  • Enhances cyber vulnerability tools, software platforms, processes, and procedures to continually optimize cyber security programs in alignment with NIST
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned or requested
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security or related field is preferred
  • Prefer at least one of the following certifications:
    • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+)
    • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
    • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
    • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Experience & Knowledge:
  • At least ten years' (10) experience addressing IT and cyber security escalated alerts, preferably in an Enterprise Security Team environment
  • Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework required
  • Prefer experience with the following:
    • Experience with Azure Cloud Environment including Microsoft 365
    • Email phishing protection platforms
    • SIEM/SOAR platforms
    • Threat intelligence platforms
    • Security compliance frameworks (CIS, etc.)
    • OT Networking and protocols
  • Background in foundational IT infrastructure concepts (network, server, virtualization, data center)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the following:
    • Network security concepts
    • Modern threat actors, malware, and TTPs
    • Scripting abilities (PowerShell, Python, etc.)
    • Vulnerability Management Platforms

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