Information Security Specialist

Job Role: Information Security Specialist

Location: Norwalk, CA(Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract W2

Skills Required:

The Senior Information Security Specialist I will possess knowledge and experience in common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), their impacts, and remediation techniques; deep understanding of software deployment technologies; operating systems: Windows, Linux, and Mac; familiarity with vulnerability management tools like OpenVAS, Nessus, Burp Suite; familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid 7 Nexpose/Insight VM; scripting: PowerShell, Python, Perl, Bash, Batch; software deployment using SCCM, Group Policy, McAfee EPO, IBM BigFix, Puppet, Chef, Citrix, PDQ, PsExec, Crowstrike; highly knowledgeable on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms; working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; extensive understanding of software deployment technologies; comprehensive skills in computer and network systems security; solid analytical/problem solving skills with the capability to identify solutions to unusual and complex problems; and basic knowledge of IT infrastructure components including operating systems, applications, networks, and databases.

Experience Required:

This classification must have a minimum of four (4) years of experience performing IT deployments or in an end user/customer environment.

2+ years of experience in the following: containerized environments; Red Hat OpenShift (on-premises); Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux ); RedHat CoreOS (RHCOS); Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 and 140-3; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-171 SIEM; SYSLOG and log aggregation tools Linux file sharing: Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS); and Endpoint Detection and Response Tools - like Carbon Black fapolicyd Checksum-based executable whitelisting Full Disk Encryption (FDE).

Education Required:

This classification requires the possession of (a) a bachelor's degree in an IT-related or Engineering field and (b) one of the following certifications: a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent, CompTIA Security+, or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).