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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sr. Security Analyst
Location: Doha, , Qatar
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-11-16
Q-CERT is Qatar’s national computer security incident response team. The
Q-CERT incident response team is responsible for managing daily
operations involving watch, warning, and investigation of security incidents
and cyber threats. The successful candidate will be
responsible for performing tasks related to incident coordination, technical
analysis of security threats, and coordinating/disseminating
appropriate watch, warning, and threat information.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting technical investigation of computer security incidents and
coordinating incident response activities.
- Assessing the severity of security threats (e.g., incidents,
vulnerabilities, malicious code) and coordinating broad notifications to
sponsors and customers in a timely manner.
- Coordinating and publishing updates to technical documents (i.e., Q-CERT
webpage) based on the analysis of ongoing or pervasive security threats.
- Answering the telephone hotline during normal business hours and outside of
business hours for emergencies.
- Corresponding with internal analysis teams, sponsors, customers, and other
Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)
- Representing Q-CERT and presenting material in public forums and conferences.
- Developing and maintaining procedural documentation and participating in
internal tools specification.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Training:
BS in Computer Science with eight (8) years of applicable experience or
equivalent experience; MS in Computer Science with five (5) years of
applicable experience or equivalent experience; or PhD in Computer Science with
three (3) years applicable experience or equivalent experience.
Experience:
Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- Various Internet protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, SMTP, HTTP).
- Various security technologies (e.g., encryption, firewalls, antivirus).
- Common classes of software vulnerabilities.
- Common types of attacks against systems and networks.
- Operational details of multiple operating systems.
- System and/or network administration.
- Coordinating and conducting incident response activities.
- Conducting technical analysis of and assessing the threat posed by
vulnerabilities and malicious code (e.g., viruses, worms, rootkits).
- Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data for current security trends.
- One or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Perl, Java, etc).
Skills/Abilities:
Successful candidates will:
- Have an interest in and have extensive knowledge of network and computer
security issues.
- Be able to work meticulously with careful attention to detail.
- Be able to identify and ensure the timely delivery of critical information
to internal analysis teams, sponsors, customers, and other interested parties.
- Recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.
- Maintain composure while dealing with difficult people.
- Interact effectively with technical and non-technical audiences via both
verbal and written communications (e.g., technical writing, user guide
development, requirements analysis).
- Be able to collaborate effectively and work closely within a coordinated
team environment.
- Be able to quickly learn new procedures, techniques, and approaches
- Communicate and work effectively under normal and stressful situations.
- Meet inflexible deadlines.
Mobility:
Job requires international travel; ability to travel to other locations in
Doha, Qatar and CMU/SEI Pittsburgh office; and frequent local travel to client
sites and workshop venues.
Environmental Conditions:
Normal office conditions; however close contact with LCD for prolonged periods
of time.
Other:
Candidate must be able to pass a background investigation and be willing to
relocate to Doha, Qatar for a minimum of two years. Weekend and
evening hours may be required.
Please visit the Careers@CarnegieMellon web site
(https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/MyProfileAction.ss?command=MyProfile) to
create a profile and apply to this position (job number 2434).
CONTACT
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create a profile and apply to this position (job number 2434).
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