Cyber-Security Network Engineer

Company Description

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients – including governmental agencies and private companies – throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Job Description

Candidate MUST have a Public Trust or Secret Clearance

Description

Senior knowledge with broad experience; responsible for protecting the client’s global assets and interests which include systems, software, networks, computational elements and data through deep knowledge of network and communication channels. Responsible for bringing industry best methods and practices concerning perimeter defenses around organizational assets and to also bring knowledge of perimeter security around extracting unauthorized withdrawals of corporate information or data. Deep network engineering skills and an understanding of the protocols throughout the OSI seven layer stack are required of this position.

Required Skills

• 6+ years’ experience in Security Incident response and investigation.

• 6+ years’ experience in analyzing security logs generated by Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), firewalls, network flow systems, Anti-Virus, and/or other security products

• Ability to identify, recognize, respond and troubleshoot security issues in a timely manner, including experience performing malware analysis

• Experience tracking source and destination IPs used during suspected malicious communication activities

• Experience performing security analysis utilizing SIEM technologies.

• Experience performing analysis utilizing IDS consoles

• Experience monitoring daily security reports and develops new reports as needed by security, management, and auditors.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills, self-motivated, results-driven and well organized.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to communicate with all levels of staff and management.

Preferred Skills

Certified in one of the following:

• – Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  
• – Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
  
• – Certified Security Analyst (CSA)
  
• – Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Software Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar technical discipline

Additional Information

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DURATION: 6+ Months Contract 

INTERVIEW: Phone then F2F or Skype