Job Description

SIEM IT Security Administrator

Location: Tampa, FL
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Industry:  Department of Defense
Clearance: Secret Clearance (Sponsorship opportunity)

Required Qualifications:  

• 6 years of direct Information Security roles.


• At least one DoD 8570 baseline certification required.


• Thorough understanding of Interconnected Systems Management, LAN/WAN security architecture design and operational support.


• Knowledge and practical experience of computer security components ( i.e. topology, switches, routers, firewalls)


• Understanding of current information security threat analysis, identification, mitigation and investigation techniques.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining IT Policy and Procedure based on security frameworks and guidance from CMMC, NIST, and ISO 2700.


• Assists in writing and maintaining IT Security policies, procedures, and documentation.


• Performs comparisons between existing standards and practices and work instructions, creating or correcting practice documents when needed.


• Establishes proactive reporting system for non-compliance, intrusion or abuse of information security procedures within classified areas and investigate and recommend corrective actions for violations to the IT Management and FSO.


• Responsible for recurring tasks on systems as assigned: Conduct scheduled inspections of systems/facilities that process information; Maintain and audit all logs and records associated with operation procedures; Audit security logs, reports, daily system audits, security logs and authentication features to assure security-relevant actions are properly implemented and executed; Create security reporting as required by ongoing business needs and audit requirements; Identify new security platforms/tools to improve overall infrastructure security; Review current and upcoming security requirements/threats and create the necessary actions to mitigate any risks to the organization.


• Responsible for implementation, and management of the following IT platforms: Web Application Security such as Web Application Firewalls; Vulnerability Assessment suite(s); Antivirus/Antimalware suite(s); Intrusion Detection Systems/Intrusion Prevention Systems; Enterprise SIEM suite(s).


• Expertise in securing desktop and server Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows, CentOS, and RedHat Enterprise Linux) with best practices and adherence to NIST STIG and hardening baselines.


• Evaluate enterprise business system proposed changes, updates, or patches and advise IT Management, Change Management Board, and ISSM of relevance.


• Provide security best practice guidance and expertise to project manager(s) and BSA to define requirements for applications, installations, and program architecture for information systems.


• Provide assistance to IT team members, BPO, and Security staff to insure compliance with applicable IT Security policies, DoD/Service specific regulations and contractual security requirements.


• Perform and document annual risk assessment to determine if additional countermeasures are required.


• Change Management Board member acting as SME for Security and Compliance.


• Perform as a member of the IT Incident Response Team for threats and security risks to the organization. This includes interfacing with the underlying teams/individuals to formulate and apply remediation action.


• Build and maintain cloud components specific to security, identity, and governance in multiple cloud providers.


• Develop and document cloud security best practices and security guidelines for cloud technologies.

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