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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Technical Support Engineer
Location: New York, New York, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-07-28
IDS/Firewall Engineer
As a Senior Network Technologist in Support Systems, you will provide support
for all areas of the technical support function including mainframe systems and
communications software, test tools, performance, capacity planning, eCommerce
and call center technology. You will also provide technical leadership through
special and major projects, as well as provide team leadership.
Technical Responsibilities:
· Provide technical leadership, management and direction to
ensure that security objectives to meet service level agreements or performance
objectives;
· Lead and manage the team in the selection of vendors or tools
and provide input to Group Manager to support supplier management efforts;
· Partner with and give feedback to vendors to ensure that
SLA’s or performance objectives are met;
· Use industry best practices to manage operations at the lowest
cost and improve operations performance;
· Hands on technical responsibilities for implementing Firewall
and IDS solutions.
· Implement and be responsible for the implementation of
technology;
· Collaborate with other teams as necessary to ensure customer
service levels are met;
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Andiamo Partners adheres to a strict policy regarding candidate
confidentiality, both internally and when interacting with our clients. We
pride ourselves with maintaining a high level of professionalism and compliance
to a firm policy with confidential job seekers.
If you are currently working and prefer to protect your identity during your
job search, feel secure contacting one of our professional recruiters. In
addition, Andiamo Partners will never represent your resume to any of our
clients without your expressed desire and prior approval.
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Based in New York, Andiamo Partners is a globally recognized Technology
Staffing and Consulting firm specializing in acquiring profoundly talented
Information Technology resources on behalf of the world*s largest and most
well-known securities firms.
Andiamo Partners has an impressive client list that includes firms such as
Morgan Stanley, HSBC, BNP Paribas as well as many other major financial
services firms and prestigious hedge funds.
Andiamo Partners specializes in the following:
Business Lines:
Equity (Stocks, Options, Futures, Structured Products, Swaps)
Fixed Income (Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, MBS, ABS, Bonds,
Treasuries),
Hedge Funds, Program Trade, Prime Brokerage, Quantitative Analysis,
Commodities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Mutual Funds, Retirement Systems, Clearing
Houses, Exchanges, Asset Management, Client Connectivity/FIX, ECN, Market Data,
Order Management, Reference Data, Security Master.
Technology Lines:
Application Development & Integration, Infrastructure Management, Project
Management/Business Analysis, Information Security, Quality Assurance,
Desktop/Helpdesk Support, Trade Floor Technology, Executive IT Management.
Andiamo Partners currently has 100*s of open IT positions for both consultants
and full time employees in the above noted areas. For further information about
Andiamo Partners, please visit www.andiamopartners.com.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Requirements:
This position requires an individual with:
· A Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
or related field
· Minimum of six years specialized experience in support systems
technology, network security, and infrastructure-based work.
· Must have experience Checkpoint firewalls; on the Nokia and
Alteon platforms. Checkpoint N.G./certification also highly desirable.
· Must have experience with IDS, preferably with ISS’s
Proventia platform
· Strong aptitude on security procedures, compliance issues.
· Corporate level/large infrastructure experience required, with
adept skill in the intricacies of how firewalls and intrusion detection devices
interact and link into overall infrastructures.
· eCommerce experience a must.
· Excellent networking skills, with basic hands-on experience
with Cisco hardware(i.e. switches, routers, hubs, layer 2/3).
· Strong awareness and attention to detail, quick response
measures, solid project multitasking, and ability to work independently.
· Recognition as a technical resource within the work group;
knowledge of multiple platforms, and multiple network protocols; and extensive
and specialized technical knowledge in Support Systems.
· Must be available for on-call, 24/7 support.
· Must be open to travel, as needed.
CONTACT
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Steven Smith
steven.smith@andiamopartners.com
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