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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Architect
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2007-08-06
We are Health Care Service Corporation operating Blue Cross Blue Shield plans
in Illinois, Texas, New Mexico, & newly acquired Oklahoma. We are experiencing
a period of tremendous growth and are opening several new opportunities on our
Network Security Team.
The Network Security Architect will help ensure the best use of network
resources by defining and planning the company’s network security system
goals. Investigates, documents, and recommends the need for new products and
systems based on budget, client needs, improvements in technology, and changes
in threat posture. Must be a persuasive and team-oriented as you will work
closely with several functional areas in an organization to ensure that the
security and network infrastructure is meeting the expectations of clients.
Must demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and
procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish
goals. Serves as an advisor to management and a mentor to delivery team staff.
Provides gap analysis, technical reviews, technology “bake offs” and
other duties as assigned. All tasks to be performed under minimal supervision.
If you are looking to become part of a highly visible, elite security team
where your contributions will make a difference and you can play a role in
deciding the direction of the technology used then Health Care Service Corp. is
the place for you. With the growth that we are experiencing your career
advancement potential is virtually unlimited. Don’t spend another year in
the wrong job – contact us today!
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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1) four (4) year Bachelors level degree from an accredited institution or 12+
years of experience and clearly demonstrated capability to write and present to
both a technical and managerial audience; 2) Eight (8) years of hands on
technical experience in security aspects of multi-platform systems, operating
systems, network communications and protocols; 3) Comprehensive experience in
perimeter and multi-layer network security design including knowledge of highly
available and load balanced redundant internet/intranet connectivity in an
enterprise environment; 4) Expert understanding of network and security related
tools including, but not limited to, firewalls, load balancers, host and
network intrusion detection, WiLAN and VPN technologies; 5) Ability to
methodically diagnose complex application performance issues involving all
relevant network security technologies including significant hands on
troubleshooting skills with the ability to perform and analyze detailed packet
captures; 6) Comprehensive understanding of remote access technologies
including, but not limited to, dial, broadband, public wi-fi, SSL VPN, IPsec
and associated remote access security concerns such as authentication, policy
enforcement, Citrix, anti-virus, spyware, personal firewalls and reporting; 7)
Comprehensive understanding of common networking protocols including, but not
limited to, DNS, SMTP, OSPF, SNMP, HTTP, etc.; 8) Comprehensive understanding
of network related integration and authentication technologies such as LDAP,
Active Directory, Radius, SecurID, blade servers and network access control; 9)
Comprehensive understanding of Internet proxy, content caching, distribution,
filtering and reporting; 10) Experience supporting mainframe environments; 11)
Relevant certifications from Cisco, Novell, ISC, SANS, etc.; 13) Demonstrated
experience in large scale, enterprise level implementations of security
infrastructure solutions in comparable environments; 14) Underst
anding of project management concepts with proven estimation ability, team
leadership with a results orientation.
Preferred Job Requirements:
1) Prior experience in the military, government, or other heavily structured IT
environment; 2) Certified Information Security System Professionals (CISSP) or
other similar certification; 3) Masters or Doctoral Degree in a related field;
CONTACT
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Please email a word document version of your resume.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Bill Landry
Recruiter
bill_landry@bcbsil.com
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