Information Security Associate or Specialist

Information Security Associate or Specialist

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Information Security Associate or Specialist

Position Summary

The use of IT (Information Technology) infrastructure in the company is vital for daily operation. The IS (Information Security) Specialist should provide secure Information Technology infrastructure service to the company as well as companywide employees and staff.

Role Description

Define and implement Macro (Servers, Groups and Shared resource) and Micro (Personal and Single) IT infrastructure. Analyze, Plan, Design, Develop and Implement IT Infrastructure and IT Security solutions to support company IT requirements. Analyze and prevent any Information risk ensuring the company’s information integrity. Define, maintain and monitor the execution of IS and IT policies. Execute and monitor company IT/IS Compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks
• Responding in a timely manner to service issues and requests
• Providing technical support across the company
• Support equipment repair and replacement service
• Testing Benchmarking new technology
• Maintain and execute IT Training program for new employs
• Monitor IT/IS Infrastructure (including servers and network devices) to ensure data integrity
• Reporting of daily system issues.
• Analyze and propose system improvements.
• Documentation related to IT/IS policies, issues, and procedures.
• Participation and active analyst, designer, and developer in IT projects.
• Monitoring of IT/IS infrastructure-related expenses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications: Listed below are the minimum and/or desired qualifications of the position including education, work experience, and knowledge & skills that are required to perform satisfactorily in the position:

Education and Work Experience:

• Vocational or undergraduate degree in information systems and computer science or related field.
• One (1) to three (3) years of information systems, computer science and/or IT-related experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• PC and Server management
• IT Hardware and Software installation
• Initiative skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Understanding of IT infrastructure and application architectures
• Great Social and Communication Skills
• Great Oral and Written Communication Skills
• System process analysis and design capabilities/experience
• Server Operating systems (Windows Server, Linux, HP-UX, Unix, Sun Solaris)
• Antivirus, NAC, DLP, MDM and other IS Solutions
• IS Related definition and policies (ex. ISO 27001)
• Networking (Cisco/HP) and network devices (Routers and Switch)
• VPN
• TCP/IP, UDP, Network standards
• LDAP, Active Directory and Exchange
• Access Control
• Security Cameras
• Firewall, Web Filter and other network security appliance solutions
• Database systems (SQL Server/MySQL/Oracle) and programming skill (is a plus)
• MS Office skills (especially Excel skills)

Physical Demands:

• Position requires sitting at a desk working on a computer for at least 2/3 of time.
• Position requires regular and reliable attendance.
• Position requires local travel up to 10% of the time.