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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Director, Information Security
Location: White Plains, New York, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-10-20
POSITION SUMMARY
Develop and manage a comprehensive Information Security Risk Assessment
practice. The Director, InfoSec Risk Assessment (ISRA) will be responsible for
developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive InfoSec Risk Assessment
methodology. The ISRA Director will then lead the effort of the ISRA team to
work with various corporate and business unit technology teams to integrate the
risk assessment process into the application development processes. The ISRA
Director will manage a staff of risk analysts to work with project teams to
perform risk assessments. The ISRA Director will also participate in high-risk
assessments as the lead analyst.
Successful candidates must possess an understanding of IT terminology, have
strong Security, Audit or Risk Management experience, have outstanding written
and verbal communications skills, and experience dealing with senior and
executive staff. The candidate must also be able to effectively multi-task
competing priorities, and be pro-active in addressing issues quickly.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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TECHNICAL/JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and
be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential
functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some
other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Strong knowledge of a variety of Operating Systems (eg: Windows, Linux,
Unix, OS/400)
• Strong knowledge of application development practices and processes.
• Strong knowledge of middleware tools
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS, especially Oracle and MS/SQL
• Strong knowledge of Information Security principles and practices
• Strong knowledge of network technologies, including wireless
 Strong knowledge in a variety of contemporary computing
technology areas
 Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
 Ability to work independently towards goals.
• Strong ability to manage a team (both direct reports and project teams)
• Desire to participate as part of a team.
• Demonstrate self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm.
• Present ideas, expectations and information in a concise,
well-organized way.
• Manage time well, correctly prioritizing tasks.
• Ability to be resourceful, creative and flexible.
• Ability to manage processes and associate relationships in multiple
locations.
CONTACT
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Please send resume in Word format
Brian Miller
brian@howardmichaels.com
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