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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Engineer
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
Type: Contract
Closing Date: 2007-09-23
Istonish, www.istonish.com, a 17 year old
award-winning company that provides information technology services, solutions
and staffing, is searching for a Senior Network Security Engineer for an
initial 8 week contract with longer term potential for our client in Denver,
CO. The hourly pay is negotiable. The candidate must be CISSP certified.
Please send your resume to Raechel at rclark-welch@istonish.com if interested
and qualified for this position. Thank you!
Summary:
Our client is looking for a highly motivated and detail oriented candidate who
is capable of following both verbal and written procedures as well as act
independently when necessary. The successful candidate must have had previous
experience in perimeter security device management, customer support, security
operations, and system administration. Excellent inter-personal communication
and team building skills are essential.
Job Description:
The candidates' primary responsibility will be managing and monitoring the
Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) that enable our client's data
networking infrastructure.
This involves:
* Analyze technical requirements to determine appropriate firewall
configurations
* Consult with customers to design secure solutions to business needs
* Configure, maintain, and review/modify firewall rule sets
* Analyze and report on firewall security and performance activity
* Configure and deploy IDS technology
* Tune IDS sensors as appropriate
* Adhere to strict configuration management and change control procedures
* Participate on the state Incident Response team as necessary
Candidate must be willing to be in an on-call rotation and work in necessary
maintenance windows after business hours. The candidate will also need to be
able to work on projects either as a lead or within a group and be able to
properly allocate their time to ensure deadlines are met. A portion of time
will be spent keeping up with current application updates, patches and hot
fixes. The candidate will also be involved in making recommendations and
assisting in the future design activities associated with running a secure
network environment, and consulting with state departments to design secure
perimeter security systems.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Required Skills:
* Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or 5 years of equivalent work experience
coupled with at least one security certification (CISSP,
CISM, GSEC).
* 3+ years experience in computer security discipline with working knowledge of
information security theory and practice.
* 1-3 years experience with customer facing support.
* Experience in routing (BGP, OSPF) and switching, network troubleshooting and
monitoring.
* General data center experience, cabling, infrastructure, etc.
* Solid knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, IPSec, VPNs, etc.
* Systems Administration experience with Windows/UNIX/Linux operating systems.
* Strong, hand-on experience with Firewall and IDS
administration
* In-depth working knowledge of networking, principles of routing, internet
services and protocols and their security implications.
* Experienced in the creation of training documentation and standard operating
procedures
* Possess effective verbal and written communications as well as strong
organizational skills
* Must be capable of working well independently as well as in a highly
collaborative team environment
* Flexibility to work occasional weekends and after hours/on-call.
CONTACT
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Raechel Clark-Welch
Technical Recruiter
Istonish
4601 DTC Blvd Suite 800
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: 800-728-6821
Fax: 303-771-1984
rclark-welch@istonish.com
Istonish
Raechel Clark-Welch
Technical Recruiter
rclark-welch@istonish.com
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