CISCO SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR

Entry-level security administrator needed to assist in day-to-day operational security duties in a Cisco perimeter security infrastructure. Cisco ASA and Cisco VPN administration and troubleshooting are primary 12+ Months Responsibilities: - Coordination with various IT operations teams. - Perform Cisco security upgrades (including testing and roll-out). - Respond and analyze security incidents and events. - Build, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco IPSEC VPN tunnels. - Monitor, maintain, and implement security policies on Cisco ASA firewalls. Desired Experience - Experience working with Cisco networking and security solutions, usually gained over 1-2 years (including routers, switches, and firewalls. - Experience using common networking tools to aid in troubleshooting, including nmap, wireshark, tcpdump, Solarwinds, and others. - Basic understanding of proxy and URL filtering services for end users (Websense preferred). - Basic understanding of anti-virus and client disk encryption technologies (McAfee preferred). - Basic understanding of IDS/IPS and SIEM operation. - Expertise in common networking concepts and protocols including, but not limited to: - TCP/UDP ports and protocols. The OSI model Layer 2 switching concepts (spanning tree, VLAN trunking, etc.) Experience with common network tools (e.g. tcpdump, Wireshark) Extremely process and detail oriented Strong written and verbal communication skills Desired Certifications: - Cisco Security certifications (CCSP, etc.) greatly preferred. - General security certifications (CISSP et al) preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr