SSUSA Job #625: IT Security Manager

Job Description

                                IT SECURITY MANAGER

Principal Responsibilities & Accountabilities

„h Conduct security reviews for project proposals, business requirements and infrastructure designs

„h Perform security assessments of the existing environments (including systems, infrastructure, common protocols)

„h Work with other IT teams in order to design and develop security solutions

„h Evaluate new threats and vulnerabilities for their relevance to the company’s infrastructure and systems

„h Support internal vulnerability scanning and facilitate external risk assessments and penetration testing activities

„h Track security policies, standards, KRI, non-conformance.

„h Support security incident management activities

„h Review production changes for security adherence against agreed policy and best practices

„h Liaison with Security Operations Centers for monitoring and resolution of related events

„h Support external and internal audit activities

„h Provide direct support to the business and IT staff for security-related issues, which may include out-of-hours support

„h Periodic review with CIO and COO on the state of the security within the company 

Skills and Experience

„h Bachelor’s Degree from a four year college or university in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

„h Minimum of 10-15 years of focused experience in IT Security preferably in the Financial Services industry

„h In-depth working knowledge of network and security architecture and operations and Information Security monitoring systems

„h Through knowledge of network security concepts, web technologies,

„h Detailed knowledge of the following technologies, protocols and tools advantageous

o Network security experience ideally Cisco, Checkpoint, Blue Coat technologies/platforms

o Network Protocols

o Common Operating Systems (Linux/Unix/Microsoft)

o IDS/IPS

o VPN

o WAF/ DAM

o Virtualization technologies and common platforms

o Public and Private Cloud technology and providers (e.g. Amazon AWS)

o Access control, identity management and authentication systems

o SIEM (Security Incident and Event Monitoring) products and solutions

o Malware detection

„h Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential

„h Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of personnel both internally and externally

SEND YOUR RESUME IN CONFIDENCE TO CLIFF@SSUSA.COM

 

Job Location
Parsippany, NJ/New York City

Position Type
Permanent

Salary Range
TBD