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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Consultant
Location: New York, New York, US
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 03/20/2005
Position Title:
Security Solutions Engineer
Job Description:
CipherTechs Inc is seeking a qualified information security professional for a
full-time position with great opportunity for professional growth within this
expanding organization. The position’s main focus will be to provide
clients with consulting services, which include the design, implementation and
support of various information security projects. Candidates with previous
consulting experience and the ability to work both independently and as a part
of a group are preferred. Previous experience with firewalls, network
high-availability, IDS/IPS, VPN is necessary, as detailed below. This
opportunity will offer great learning experiences and professional development
through exposure to many diverse client environments and challenges. Plus,
training and research will be provided and encouraged.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Requirements:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate, via discussion and references, his/her
ability to successfully design, implement and support network and application
security solutions in an enterprise environment. Furthermore, detailed
understanding of security principles in the following areas is required:
network security, authentication, encryption, event auditing, security policy
and vulnerability testing. Applicants must also have pre-sales experience and
be able to assess project needs and requirements. Close interaction with
project management and sales staff will be required.
The following knowledge and experience is also sought:
1. Minimum 2 year of information security consulting experience focusing on
deployment of firewalls, VPN, IDS and penetration testing.
2. Minimum 6 year experience in IT.
3. Knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of Check
Point product suite in an enterprise environment is required.
4. Knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of
NetScreen (Juniper) product suite in an enterprise environment is required.
5. Knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of Cisco
PIX firewall in an enterprise environment is preferred.
6. Thorough understanding of TCP/IP protocol suite is required
7. Experience and understanding of network design and troubleshooting
specificity as it applies to interoperability of firewall systems with the
network.
8. Knowledge of Nokia firewall appliances, ISS Proventia, WebSense, RSA
ACE/Server, Snort IDS, F5, eSafe and TrendMicro is preferred.
9. Knowledge of Linux, Solaris, Windows 2000 is required.
10. Understanding of operating system and application security configuration
and best practices in Windows and UNIX environment.
11. Understanding of available redundancy solutions for firewalls and networks.
12. Familiarity with following protocols: SSH, IKE, IPSEC, SMTP, VRRP, Radius,
DNS and SSL.
13. Programming knowledge in C, Perl and Unix shell script a plus.
14. Knowledge of available Information Security resources, common security
issues, risks and mitigation strategies.
CONTACT
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For more info and to submit your resume:
jobs@ciphertechs.com
www.ciphertechs.com
Marek Surdykowski
Partner
CipherTechs, Inc
jobs@ciphertechs.com
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