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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Application Security Engineer
Location: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2005-09-19
About INS:
INS (International Network Services Inc.) provides IT infrastructure consulting
services, software, and solutions to help companies build, secure, and manage
business-critical networks. Our end-to-end consulting solutions address
customers' needs in IT Strategy and Planning, IT Infrastructure, Operating
Systems and Services, Storage Systems and Services, Security, and Network and
Systems Management, helping them optimize their business to better face
competitive challenges and meet future demands. We are one of the world's
largest independent IT infrastructure consulting solutions providers with a
track record of tens of thousands of successful engagements. The Role
Position: Ethical Hacking Security Consultant
Location: Washington Metropolitan area, work site Vienna, Virginia
Key Responsibilities
The Security Consultant will be a member of the Ethical Hacking Center of
Excellence. Working individually and in teams, this individual will be
performing network and application ethical hacking assessments on
multi-protocol enterprise network and application systems.
Duties may include:
• Requirements analysis and design
• Scoping of testing activity
• Vulnerability assessment
• Tools/script testing
• Troubleshooting
• Physical security audits, logical security audits, logical protocol and
traffic audits
• Training of client staff
Skills
Communications
• Teaming skills
• Solid written and oral communication
• Technical writing
• Business writing
• Effective listening
• Presentation development and delivery
Engagement Management
• Understanding of best-practice methodologies
Business Development
• Opportunity Identification
• Ability to articulate components of INS’ security consulting
offering as well as of INS’ associated services
Specific Technical Skills
• Desktop/Network Operating Systems: Windows, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, AIX,
etc.
• Security Scanners: ISS, Nessus, nmap, Cybercop Scanner
• Security Technology: Firewalls (PIX, CheckPoint Firewall-1, NetScreen,
etc.), IDS (Snort, Realsecure, etc.), IPS (Cisco, Symantec, etc.), VPN (RSA,
Cisco, Aventail, etc.), PKI
• Network Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, 802.11x, X.25, xDSL, OpenSSL
• Web application architecture
• WAN Technologies
• Management Systems
• Network Analysis Tools
• Physical/Data Link Layer
• Network Applications
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Experience
• Security background (penetration test, C++, XML, and PERL programming
knowledge)
• Technical experience in network security products, cryptographic
suites, firewalls
• Knowledge of computer forensics, network exploitation, ethical hacking,
penetration testing and tool development
• Experience in bypassing firewalls, evading intrusion detection are a
nice-to-have
• UNIX and Windows administration
• Experience in application level attacks
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle in a large enterprise
Education
• Business, computer, or related technical degree from an accredited
institution
• CISSP, GIAC, CEH certifications are nice to have
Personal Characteristics
• Self starter
• Naturally inquisitive
• Ability to inspire/motivate/lead team
• Results-oriented and able to present to clients
• Ability to prioritize
• Fluent English language skills
• United States citizen
CONTACT
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INS
Brigitte Williams
Corporate Recruiter
brigitte.williams@ins.com
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