Systems Security Specialist Job Description
Systems security specialist
provides expertise on Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP800, 4300-A controls support, change governance, accreditation, authorization, FISMA compliance, FedRAMP, security assessment plans.
Systems Security Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Escalate issues requiring manufacturer/vendor assist to appropriate vendor and/or senior applications engineering support
Maintain the highest levels of customer focus and satisfaction, responding promptly and thoroughly to issues as encountered in the TOC
Provides engineering input to the preparation of Engineering Change Proposals, (ECPs), and technical design packages
Interfacing with design groups (guideway, facilities, ) and with external team members (architects, code consultants, AHJs, major suppliers)
Component, sub-system and system procurement (technical specifications, vendor selections, post-award support)
In a highly specialized classified material management role
Deliver the operations of a number of security services that influences and/or provides the security infrastructure for capabilities for BT and customers
Responsible for Simple to Medium Complexity Design, Development, Implementation, and Delivery of contractual obligations
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of the current contract requirements and ensures all required tasks are addressed during the installation
Maintains liaison with customer representatives when filling the lead position on a site installation
Systems Security Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Systems Security Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IA, CISSP, IAT, PMP, IAM, CSPM, RCDD, II, MSCE, ITIL
Education for Systems Security Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the systems security specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Computer Science, Technical, Education, Information Technology, Engineering, Science, Information Security, Information Systems, Computer, Electrical Engineering
Skills for Systems Security Specialist
Desired skills for systems security specialist include:
Protocols
CYBERCOM CNDSP policies and procedures
Security concepts
Snort intrusion detection signatures
Concepts
Field’s technical principles
Theories
Controls and Compliance programs within the Federal space
Nist Risk Management Framework
Security Assurance
Desired experience for systems security specialist includes:
DIACAP and NISPOM security guidelines
Operating system and security certifications
Experience with JPAS
UNIX, Linux and/or Windows systems administration experience
Experience/training in ACAS
Strong managerial and organizational skills to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Systems Security Specialist Examples
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of systems security specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for systems security specialist
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends, protocols, standards, and related technology solutions
- Troubleshooting customer problems within security domain within the agreed customer SLA’s
- Liaseing with customer representatives or vendors and support/direct other support staff where appropriate
- Undertaking problem analysis root cause, repeat faults, trends to identify opportunities for improvement and initiate investigation and/or corrective action, where appropriate
- Reviewing, advising and implementing firewall changes in line with BT & customer security policies and change control processes
- Offering proactive advice on implemented services
- Prioritising and organising assigned tickets on basis of criticality or as per customer’s contracts to meet the SLAs
- Ensuring that all agreed communication, notification and escalation processes (internal/external) are delivered customer updates
- Develop, deploy, and maintain field firewall policy on the Controls Network
- Manage and maintain field local area networks, Control Systems security, and improvements required for pipeline system expansions and upgrades
Qualifications for systems security specialist
- Experience analyzing business requirements and recommending technical security requirements
- In-depth knowledge of security tools, vulnerability scanning, SIEM, CISCO IPS, IDS, ASA, mobile device management, secure wireless, syslog, network egress/ingress filtering and monitoring, Active Directory GPOs, Windows Server and desktop security, multi-factor authentication, web filtering and application firewalls
- Knowledge of electronic security alarm systems, access control, or CCTV systems is helpful, including Pacom and Andover alarm and access control March Networks ESM software suite
- Technical skills include the domains of information security and business continuity including Information Security Controls (Infrastructure Security, Access Management, Physical Security, Application Security, ), IT Compliance, SOX Compliance, Change Management, Enterprise Risk Management and a strong understanding of NIST, PCI, ISO, SDLC, COBIT, and ITIL standards
- Knowledge of Access Control Systems, Card reader types
- Knowledge of PC's, Clients & Servers and Storage
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of systems security specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for systems security specialist
- Experience in IAM solutions design and implementation
- Experience integrating internally-developed applications and commercial off-the-shelve applications into the IAM system
- Experience performing 2nd-level troubleshooting of access and integration issues
- Knowledge of REST, JSON and/or CORS
- Interact with and maintain collaborative relationship with the Enterprise Architecture group and other Engineering and Support organizations within the IT organization and company
- Build connector to applications for integration into IAM system
- Ensure proper change management processes are following when deploying updates and changes to IAM system
- Deliver trends and updates on systems and key projects
- Work with product vendors to advance maturity of integrations
- Mentor team members on related and pertinent industry trends and technologies
Qualifications for systems security specialist
- Coordinate and deliver timely, accurate and quality information to meet sales goals
- Implementation and ongoing oversight/monitoring of automated systems concerning various compliance policies including business gifts
- Must have sufficient hearing to respond to normal verbal speech, alarm signals, radio and telephone communications
- Must have sufficient visual acuity to read and understand tenant rosters, employee listings, post orders, maps, computer screens, check identification (such as company badge and drivers license) and to distinguish the faces of employees, contractors and visitors
- Utilize technical and business requirement knowledge to oversee the design and implementation of secure solutions which meet customer and client needs whilst protecting the bank’s assets
- Develop and implement security standards, procedures and guidelines that can be applied to multiple varied environments
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Our company is hiring for a systems security specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems security specialist
- Performs other duties as required by leadership
- Establishes, maintains and supports network platforms and software technology infrastructure for the program needs including distance laboratories and virtual machine stack
- Assists faculty in digitizing course content providing technological, not pedagogical, support
- Responds to questions about technical issues from online students (e.g., videos, synchronous sections, questions about virtual machine environments used in online labs)
- Supports and updates the program website for prospective and current students
- Works with the Business Manager and faculty to ensure website content is accurate and up-to-date
- Performs other tasks/duties as assigned or needed
- Assists with the timely completion of Segregation of Duties and Sarbanes-Oxley audits
- Assists less experienced staff by providing guidance and instructions on job duties and responsibilities
- Diagnose and resolve complex incidents identified through proactive monitoring or escalated by less senior engineer, where solution may not be clear or procedure may not exist
Qualifications for systems security specialist
- Excellent consultative, rapport-building, listening and communication skills
- Associates will typically navigate through 4-5 software systems simultaneously
- Strong attention to risk management
- Understanding of database management, queries, data analytics and reporting
- Ability to work an early shift
- Must have strong network and web related protocol knowledge
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of systems security specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems security specialist
- Researches, prepares and presents recommendations to management for streamlining current operations and implementing automated solutions to data/reporting needs
- System forensics/investigation skills, including analysing system artefacts (file system, memory, running processes, network connections) for indicators of infection/compromise
- Advanced IDS monitoring and analysis, network traffic and log analysis, prioritization and differentiation between potential intrusion attempts
- Determination of false alarms, insider threat and APT detection, and malware analysis/forensics
- Investigates potential incidents/intrusions
- To support delivery of aspects of a Security procedure and/or process for BT and/or our customers that support the business aims and takes into account appropriate legal, regulatory constraints
- Support the management of specific relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders ensuring the cost effective provision of a professional Security service
- Supports the implementation and operational delivery of an aspect of a Security service, for example
- Incident Management analyst within a defined scope responsible for ensuring that mitigation controls and incident response are appropriate and delivered in a professional manner
- To meet agreed SLA's, in relation to Incident and Problem Management, Service / Network and proactive and reactive reporting
Qualifications for systems security specialist
- Interpretation of policies, trends, in the Information Security space
- Assesses network, hardware, and software security risk associated with IS/IT projects and provides recommendations to ensure secure operations are conducted
- Establishes and guides critical communications links among business units, IS core team, and any vendor who may be providing IS services related to the area of security controls
- Collaborates with Legal department in the negotiation of Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Safeguarding controls for contract agreements with third party providers
- Reviews and analyzes service requests specific to Identity and Access Management and recommends mitigation of situations to prevent non-compliance with Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley (JSOX) and Corporate Policies
- Understands Data Classifications and risks associated with data protection
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of systems security specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for systems security specialist
- Directly manage/advise on implementing capital projects related to wide area and local area networks, security, cellular, satellite, Ethernet radio and backup communication systems
- Provide tier 3 technical support for the ongoing operation of installed LANs, security, satellite and backup communication system technologies
- Provide on-call operational support for control systems security, accessibility, and LAN communication systems
- Establish working relationships with a broad cross-section of stakeholders within the company, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and services providers
- Ensure adherence to OSHA standards through management and maintenance of the Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) system
- Experience (years and nature)
Qualifications for systems security specialist
- Ability to flex styles to work with a range of personalities from extremely technical staff members to non-technical business leaders
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment across affiliated companies in various timezones
- Bachelor’s degree – Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems Certification from accredited Information Systems Security governance organization such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Demonstrable experience with windows environments (PCs and servers) installation and configuration
- Holds acceptable IT Security and Network products and certifications such as CISSP, CISM
- A degree in Engineering, IT, Security or equivalent levels of experience