Information Technology Security Specialist I

Role Summary

This highly technical position directly participates in Global Security Operations activities including prevention, detection, and response to IT security incidents worldwide. The IT Security Specialist I supports a wide range of IT security activities including monitoring of alerts, investigation of alerts, incident response, vulnerability response, threat intelligence, digital forensics, and administration of IT Security systems.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates high knowledge in a domain of IT Security such as incident response, vulnerability assessment, or administration of security systems and infrastructure
• Works independently or with only occasional guidance from manager/senior colleagues
• Handles complex tasks such as security event analysis, vulnerability assessment, reporting, or systems fault isolation with few defined procedures in place
• Sets directions and delivers results in own role which have direct impact to Global Security Operations - Americas; recognizes stakeholder needs and ensures commitments are delivered upon
• Leverages knowledge of topics such as networking, operating systems, application architecture, log management, SIEM, SOAR, cryptography, scripting, case management, configuration management, and change management
• Supports routine work such as incident response, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and systems administration through application of knowledge and established processes
• Operates common tools for vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, network intrusion detection and prevention, network analysis, log management, SIEM, and SOAR
• Supports IT Security planning and budgeting processes and planning for software/hardware renewals, licensing, lifecycle management, and capacity requirements
• Handles problems which require selection among known solutions; manager evaluates appropriateness and effectiveness of the solution
• Participates in evaluating new security tools, techniques, and technologies
• Applies fundamental knowledge of programming, scripting, and markup languages such as C++, Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP, Visual Basic, ASP, HTML, XML, XSS, .Net/C# and shell scripting

Qualifications

• Required: 2+ years of hands-on systems administration and technology management experience
• Preferred: Experience working in an enterprise-scale IT operations environment
• Preferred: Experience performing systems administration in a regulated corporate environment
• Preferred: Experience working in a multinational organization
• Preferred: Experience with incident response and computer forensics
• Preferred: Experience with cloud computing technology, IaaS, and PaaS
• Preferred: Functional knowledge of network security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems
• Preferred: Knowledge of identity and access management systems
• Required: Ability to influence others and manage multiple stakeholders
• Required: The ability to effectively communicate in a verbal or written context

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Information Security; relevant experience may be substituted for degree when appropriate

Additional Requirements

• 10-20% overnight travel required