Toucan
07-24-2008, 02:24 PM
Job Title: Network Engineer III
Location: Washington DC, DC
Duration: 6 months
**NO TELECOMMUTE OPTION AVAILABLE**
Job Description:
Position Description Summary:
This is a high-level Senior Security Engineer position which requires technical in-depth hands-on hacker incident detection, investigation and prevention across a large government customer network.
Specific responsibilities of the Government Security Team include:
¿ Supporting the 7x24 Security Operations Center (SOC) with security incident handling. (SOC is in a different location.) A real-time log of observed security events is published and available in real-time throughout the federal government organization.
¿ Correlation and analysis of security inputs from multiple sources including but not limited to IDS/IPS consoles, firewall logs, real time packet traces, host logs, for profit intelligence services.
¿ Vulnerability management. Using multiple tools such as the ISS Enterprise Scanner, MetaSploit, Core-Impact, WebInspect and custom developed tools, perform an iterative technique of testing, notifying, escalating and retesting to manage a vulnerability detection and remediation program for the customer. The vulnerability management program includes custom remediation advice for System Administrators.
¿ Linux and Windows web service and server support, to include building servers and recommending to customers methods to secure web servers.
¿ Management hotspots detailing serious security incidents detected at the National Gateways.
¿ Change management of key security configuration items such as documentation, firewall policy and IDS/IPS signature sets.
¿ Patch management with audit trail support for infrastructure servers installed at that National Gateways.
¿ Publish weekly significant actions and monthly summaries of detected activity and responses.
¿ Implementation of an extensible secure knowledge base that details specific threats, security controls and procedures.
Required & Desired Skill Sets:
¿ This position is located in Washington, DC near Union Station (accessible by train, light rail & metro). Individual will work on-site with the customer on projects.
¿ There is NO Government security clearance requirement.
¿ The work hours are: Day Shift.
¿ The Senior Security Engineer candidate must have a minimum of four years in the network security field, within the focused security arena of intrusion detection, with experience working on a customer network with direct internet access.
¿ The Engineer must have hands-on working skills in the use and administration of security tools to include the 1) Internet Security Systems (ISS) RealSecure product line and/or the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) product line, 2) the use of MetaSploit and 3) WebInspect.
¿ Experience in working with, supporting and troubleshooting Linux and Windows web servers and securing web services is desired.
¿ Five years of HANDS-ON WORK Experience in network security.
¿ Other Requirements. Scripting programming experience
¿ Education Requirements: No 4-year College Degree required
¿ Preferred: CISSP, GIAC or other security certifications.
Scope of Work: Network Engineer III is responsible for complex and diverse network platforms/topologies within a network management center or organization. Provides technical support by analyzing hardware and/or software data, identifying the root cause of the problem and developing/implementing hardware and/or software solutions. Responsible for design, integration, operation and management of complex enterprise networks, linking a variety of platforms, operating systems, network topologies and network protocols. Makes recommendations related to network architecture, evaluation of hardware and software products and problem resolution.
If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please send me your resume immediately. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.
Artech is a global IT Consulting company with over 30 Fortune 500 customers. You may visit our website at www.artechinfo.com (http://www.artechinfo.com) to learn more about us.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Sowmya Francis
(973) 993-9383
Sowmya_Francis@artechinfo.com
Location: Washington DC, DC
Duration: 6 months
**NO TELECOMMUTE OPTION AVAILABLE**
Job Description:
Position Description Summary:
This is a high-level Senior Security Engineer position which requires technical in-depth hands-on hacker incident detection, investigation and prevention across a large government customer network.
Specific responsibilities of the Government Security Team include:
¿ Supporting the 7x24 Security Operations Center (SOC) with security incident handling. (SOC is in a different location.) A real-time log of observed security events is published and available in real-time throughout the federal government organization.
¿ Correlation and analysis of security inputs from multiple sources including but not limited to IDS/IPS consoles, firewall logs, real time packet traces, host logs, for profit intelligence services.
¿ Vulnerability management. Using multiple tools such as the ISS Enterprise Scanner, MetaSploit, Core-Impact, WebInspect and custom developed tools, perform an iterative technique of testing, notifying, escalating and retesting to manage a vulnerability detection and remediation program for the customer. The vulnerability management program includes custom remediation advice for System Administrators.
¿ Linux and Windows web service and server support, to include building servers and recommending to customers methods to secure web servers.
¿ Management hotspots detailing serious security incidents detected at the National Gateways.
¿ Change management of key security configuration items such as documentation, firewall policy and IDS/IPS signature sets.
¿ Patch management with audit trail support for infrastructure servers installed at that National Gateways.
¿ Publish weekly significant actions and monthly summaries of detected activity and responses.
¿ Implementation of an extensible secure knowledge base that details specific threats, security controls and procedures.
Required & Desired Skill Sets:
¿ This position is located in Washington, DC near Union Station (accessible by train, light rail & metro). Individual will work on-site with the customer on projects.
¿ There is NO Government security clearance requirement.
¿ The work hours are: Day Shift.
¿ The Senior Security Engineer candidate must have a minimum of four years in the network security field, within the focused security arena of intrusion detection, with experience working on a customer network with direct internet access.
¿ The Engineer must have hands-on working skills in the use and administration of security tools to include the 1) Internet Security Systems (ISS) RealSecure product line and/or the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) product line, 2) the use of MetaSploit and 3) WebInspect.
¿ Experience in working with, supporting and troubleshooting Linux and Windows web servers and securing web services is desired.
¿ Five years of HANDS-ON WORK Experience in network security.
¿ Other Requirements. Scripting programming experience
¿ Education Requirements: No 4-year College Degree required
¿ Preferred: CISSP, GIAC or other security certifications.
Scope of Work: Network Engineer III is responsible for complex and diverse network platforms/topologies within a network management center or organization. Provides technical support by analyzing hardware and/or software data, identifying the root cause of the problem and developing/implementing hardware and/or software solutions. Responsible for design, integration, operation and management of complex enterprise networks, linking a variety of platforms, operating systems, network topologies and network protocols. Makes recommendations related to network architecture, evaluation of hardware and software products and problem resolution.
If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please send me your resume immediately. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.
Artech is a global IT Consulting company with over 30 Fortune 500 customers. You may visit our website at www.artechinfo.com (http://www.artechinfo.com) to learn more about us.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Sowmya Francis
(973) 993-9383
Sowmya_Francis@artechinfo.com