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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Manager, Information Security
Location: Sparks, Maryland, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-07-17
Manager, Systems and Information Security
My client is based in Maryland, north of the Baltimore area. They are a
relatively small (1200 employees) company focused on providing technology and
management services in the field of Logistics. They are searching for someone
who can address several priorities which are: communicating security risks to
senior executives, developing and defining security policies and procedures,
working with auditors and regulatory issues, promoting security awareness
internally, consulting on business projects and managing a small team of
security administrators and analysts. This is a great opportunity for someone
with a solid security background and leadership skills to manage a program in a
smaller but progressive and complex organization.
Here is the company’s description of the responsibilities and requirements
of the position.
Develop security policies, security models and procedures for Information
Management and facilities.
Review security features of new and existing Information Management systems to
ensure that they meet the security policy requirements.
Actively implement security policies within the organization as it relates to
facilities, application processing and infrastructure.
Facilitate communications with business departments to raise the importance of
security as it relates to exchanging information internally and externally.
Evaluate security practices and develop programs to improve security.
Provide information on security policies and practices for employees as needed.
Prepare and publish papers and/or articles on good security practice for use by
employees and others.
Ensure that Corporate-sponsored training conforms to existing policies.
Collaborate with the Applications Development team to ensure that development
methodologies incorporate security policies.
Maintain awareness of changes in the IT security industry by attending classes
and seminars as required to maintain a high level of proficiency in the fields
of computing security and business continuity.
Network with other information security professionals, constant awareness of
the trends regarding security and business continuity in the industry
Base compensation $95-$105K + bonus
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education:
BS in Computer Science or MIS or a related field
Experience:
Minimum of 4 years in an I.T. leadership role
Experienced in developing security policies, implementing security awareness
programs and participating in I.T. audits.
Ability to influence and make recommendations to executive management.
Min. two years direct experience as an IT Security Professional
Background in program analysis, systems development, applications development,
and networking; in-depth knowledge of firewall and intrusion prevention
technologies
Background in applying advanced IT security concepts.
Extensive understanding of contemporary hardware and software architectures
Security Certifications a plus
CONTACT
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Please submit a Word version resume to jordan@altaassociates.com
Alta Associates, Inc.
Jordan Roznowski
Executive Recruiter
jordan@altaassociates.com
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