IT Security Technician (Hybrid/Local Required)

Job Title

IT Security Technician

Job Description

The IT Security Technician plays a key role on the Information Technology Security team in designing, implementing, and supporting security strategies across various stakeholder systems. Reporting directly to the Security Supervisor, this position maintains perimeter and cybersecurity infrastructure, deploys new defense technologies, and mitigates threats. The role performs a broad range of technical security duties, from daily monitoring and maintenance to active incident responses ensuring the protection of a complex, multifaceted network.

Job Duties

• Configures and maintains enterprise security infrastructures to deliver seamless network security services
• Develops, configures, implements and maintains system security standards, policies, procedures, systems, Wide-Area Network (WAN), Local-Area Network (LAN) and Internet access systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems, networks, servers and data.
• Identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities using security logs, network analysis, and observations; plans and implements solutions to mitigate or eliminate those risks.
• Performs technical log reviews and investigations for security products regularly.
• Provides support and operational oversight
• Assists in managing enterprise security event correlation and incident response program covering 3,000+ networked hosts, conducts log analysis, researches event sources and determines and executes appropriate remediation or mitigation strategies.
• Receives and responds to internal tickets to resolve network and security issues.
• Assists in deploying complex security programs and developing business intelligence and threat analytics reports to address system-wide security issues.
• Communicates network security vulnerabilities and solutions to the Security Supervisor about application security, communications, and performance issues.
• Assists with the administration of the IT system security programs through routine system auditing and scans, penetration testing, active security monitoring and policy enforcement.
• Assists with the administration of the system and network vulnerability management program; scans network-connected assets for known vulnerabilities; conducts industry and vendor research on identified vulnerabilities; works with technical staff and management to facilitate the remediation of security vulnerabilities.
• Assists in the disaster recovery planning and execution of security-related services.
• Provides 24/7 support for network and security-related issues and deployments
• Responsible for after-hours support by carrying a mobile phone at all times responding to critical and non-critical security related issues
• Promotes security awareness with the support of the Security Supervisor for security issues and ensures sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision.
• Assists with the design, creation, test and deployment of network firewall rules on all firewalls

Requirements

• MUST be a US Citizen or GC holder
• 3+ years of applicable experience in a similar capacity required