Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Security Engineer - (US-Anywhere in the USA)


Security Engineer - (US-Anywhere in the USA)

Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
CSecEngJA
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As a member of the Information Security practice team the Security Engineer could be expected to support security initiatives across the US. This position may be based anywhere in the US but can expected significant periods of travel. The Security Engineer will be involved with delivering strategic security solutions to Cognizant customers and o help manage the risks involved with technology to business endeavors. Some of the services to be provided include: Secure IT Architecture and Design, Secure Networking Implementations and Standard development . This position may be responsible for researching and evaluating new products; implementing tools, techniques, and processes for new and existing Information Security infrastructure; providing operational support and consulting services to business units.

The requirements for this position are a Bachelor''s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field plus typically 6 – 10 years in the Information Systems industry with strong technical and operational experience in one or more areas such as Firewall Administration & Architecture; TCP/IP and Network (Lan/Wan) Security; Remote Access Solutions; Intrusion Detection Systems, Content Filtering, or Authentication Systems.

The persons must be able to run vulnerability tools, analyse firewall and IDS logs and install and interpret network sniffers. Act as an independent member of security review team and be able to document work in a professional manner.

Candidate must have strong technical and network based skills in a number of the following : Unix System V, Win32, Cisco IOS, TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DNS, NetBIOS, Microsoft, shell scripting, Perl, C, Java, SSL, PKI, IPSec, PCI, HIPAA.

CISSP, CISA and/or CCIE certifications a plus.

Desired Skills:
Generally required are advanced analytical skills, detail orientation and accuracy with good organizational skills. Successful candidates must also possess excellent interpersonal and team based skills, be able to handle multiple responsibilities, prioritize tasks, and work under time constraints in a matrix environment. International work experience is a plus.

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

NO RELOCATION. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES.

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