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Saliense has a new opportunity for an Information Security Engineer to support a client in Arlington, VA.
This is a hybrid position that requires 1 day onsite every week in Arlington, VA.
Information Security Engineer must have proven experience (i.e., a minimum of three (3) years) with Security Engineering. At minimum, an in-depth knowledge and management of one or more Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) tools is required. Additionally, the Information Security Engineer shall possess hands-on experience with one or more of the following security functions: vulnerability management, IT system event auditing, incident response, and current malicious threats and vectors.
Responsibilities:
- Understanding of Incident Response lifecycle and procedures, including identification, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.
Basic knowledge of digital forensics techniques to investigate incidents and analyze evidence (Experience with CrowdStrike or other digital forensic tools)
Familiarity with SIEM tools (Splunk) to analyze and correlate security events across the enterprise. - Define, review, and enforce Information Security policy, standards and guidelines for business operations and technology implementations.
- Proactively speculate and identify IT security risks from technical and functional perspectives.
- Conduct technical security assessments as part of the enterprise vulnerability and patch management program.
- Conduct as needed technical security assessments, audits, penetration testing, and forensic IT functions of client/server systems (native and virtual), databases, networks, and vehicle/appliance technology systems.
- Coordinate and conduct event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities for the USMS enterprise.
- Analyze data collected by the event monitoring system(s), identifying results that dictate immediate corrective action, trends that drive prompt action and areas that require continued monitoring and/or further analysis.
- Maintain awareness of current security trends and threats, respond to reported incidents to conclusion, and provide awareness to system users.
- Coordinate IT security matters such as incident response, intrusion detection management, and customer security advisories.
Overall, the Information Security Engineer will have the ability to conduct technical security assessments as part of the enterprise vulnerability and patch management program while proactively speculating and identify IT security risks from technical and functional perspectives. From a technical perspective the Information Security Engineer will conduct as needed technical security assessments, audits, penetration testing, and forensic IT functions of USMS client/server systems (native and virtual), databases, networks, and vehicle/appliance technology systems. Coordinate and conduct event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities for the USMS enterprise. Analyze data collected by the event monitoring system(s), identifying results that dictate immediate corrective action, trends that drive prompt action and areas that require continued monitoring and/or further analysis.
Required Experience:
Must have a minimum of three (3) years of proven information systems Security Engineering experience Minimum Educational Requirements: BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Physical Science, or other technology-related discipline.
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