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[SJ-JOB] Sr. Security Analyst, Stamford Sep 11 2008 04:58PM
john altaassociates com
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sr. Security Analyst
Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Type: Permanent F/T

Closing Date: 2008-10-10

My client is looking for a Security Professional with solid technical background who can work with both technical departments and lines of business. This person will be performing functions related to Information Security and insure compliance within my clients Global Information Security policy and best practices across all business units within their Global Banking and Markets, North America.

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the Senior IT Security Analyst position on the IT Security Team are:

• Execute high-level IT Security requests issued by our clients and advise as to best practices.

• Maintain an up-to-date task list in the team task register and provide regular task reports on major projects.

• Interface regularly with staff from various departments (e.g. IT, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance), communicating security issues and responding to requests for assistance and information.

• Train Help Desk Security Access Management team and IT Security staff members and others in performing hands-on security tasks related to Active Directory, NTFS/UNIX File Systems and Database.

• Develop and promote security awareness tools and techniques; Understand and be fully fluent in all aspects of our Global Information Security Policy and industry best practices.

• Perform security monitoring and resolve or escalate issues that are uncovered by various internal and 3rd party monitoring tools. Respond to security incidents, conduct forensic investigations and targeted review of suspect areas.

• Perform application security risk assessments for new or updated internal or third party applications, maintaining the risk info database. Work with IT and Business staff to perform pre-development security evaluation and architecture guidance.

• Interface with third party vendors to evaluate new security products or as part of a security assessment process.

• Perform other duties, as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology; 5+ years experience in Information Security

• Excellent problem solving, analytical, communication, organization, task and time management skills

• Hands-on security experience is essential. Industry certifications a plus (CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH)

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Extensive security experience with: Active Directory, NTFS/UNIX File Systems, and Database (Sybase, SQL, and Oracle)

• Experience with aspects of Network Security: firewalls, IPS/IDS, penetration testing, networking fundamentals

• Experience with two or more 3rd party or Open-Source security tools or equivalents required: Foundstone, SecureWave, RSA SecurID, Qualys, Guardium, Snort, Vontu, SourceFire, NetPro Change Auditor and Checkpoint Protector

• Previous experience in a Financial Services firm a plus

Salary: $120K Plus Bonus

CONTACT
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If qualified, please submit a Word Version Resume to John Ahn: john (at) altaassociates (dot) com [email concealed]

Alta Associates, Inc
John Ahn
Senior Recruiter
john (at) altaassociates (dot) com [email concealed]

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