| Location | |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| City: | London |
| Position | |
| Position/Title: | Security Architect |
| Position Type: | Permanent F/T |
| Closing Date: | 2009-11-20 |
| Job Description: |
Senior Security Architect Reference No. SF-461 Company Communications Location London Salary £75,000 - £85,000 Package TBC Start Date ASAP No. Required 1 The Role This role is based within the Public Sector Services and Compliance Group. A number of projects have resulted in a large and complex security system being built into the infrastructure of the network. The system fulfils EU data retention functions Internet mal-ware and hacking stats Volume billing enhancements And other governance elements Europe’s largest CyberSecurity Monitoring system Responsibilities/Main Duties Design and Produce Security systems The appointee will be designing a complex security system and producing the necessary supporting documentation. They will be configuring IDS, IPS, firewalls and SIEMs, to support the security of the system. These systems need to be capable of operating on massive high speed networks e.g. 10Gb There is also an ambitious road map of future developments that the appointee must maintain. System coding Once the system is designed the appointee will then translate their designs into C and C++ programs. System administration The systems reside on Linux – ability here is essential. Staff Development This is a senior role with supporting staff - but the successful candidate must be hands on Knowledge/Experience required Experience in designing and developing in these areas is mandatory: 1. C & C++ - and associated tools – in systems programming writing device drivers, protocol stacks and kernel modules 2. Security tools - Snort and Nessus 3. PCAP and associated tools 4. Device drives 5. TCP/IP to packet level and BSD socket interface The following is desirable • PERL and Shell Script programming • Ability to develop rapid proof of concepts • SQL • Formal design and development experience • Experience of FPGA and CUDA programming The following general experience is required • Experience working as a programmer and designer ideally of security software • Good knowledge of security practices • First hand experience of working in a services environment • CSSLP, CISSP or GIAC security qualification (GCIA/GIPS) • Security Cleared SC or DV Person Specification Good communicator Persistent Customer facing Calm under pressure Ability to plan own time and deliver to tight timescales |
| Job Requirements: | Please note that in order to apply for any vacancy in the UK, you will need either a valid EC Passport or valid Work Permit enabling you to work in the UK. |
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| Company: | Information Security Solutions |
| First Name: | Iain |
| Last Name: | Sutherland |
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| Email: | iain (at) InformationSecuritySolutions (dot) com [email concealed] |
