Info Sec Engineer Senior
About The Position
This position assists in securing Entergy’s networks from internal and external threats across corporate Information Security (IS), Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT); including data centers, office building, control centers, power plants, and substations. The engineer will assist with execution of processes and develop automation opportunities to monitor, control and detect malicious or anomalous network traffic, maintain established level of network services and network security policies, and remediate any gaps to achieve optimal level of security in the network. The engineer will also work with the team to ensure that network security operations are maintained to be audit ready in compliance with NRC Nuclear Cyber, NERC CIP and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Requirements
- Associate degree in computer science, cyber security or a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
- 6+ years of demonstrated experience in network security administration including enterprise firewall management, VPN, forward and reverse proxy, packet brokers, and certificate management.
- Strong experience working with outsourced teams and vendors
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Experience working in an on-call team rotation
- Expert understanding of general networking and design , operating system platforms, security operations, cyber security monitoring, intrusion detection, secured networks and scripting languages
- Expert understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements; (SOX, NERC CIP, and NRC Nuclear Cyber (10 CFR 73.54)
- Understanding of security and attack frameworks such as Nation institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF), Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK
- Strong knowledge of current cyber security trends and evolutions in networking such as Software Defined Networks (SDN) and micro segmentation
- Self-directed and with the ability to operate with significant discretion and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent communication skills
- Expert problem-solving skills
- Available to travel
- Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
- Master's degree a plus.
- One or more technical or InfoSec certifications preferred, i.e. CompTIA, ISACA or ISC2.
- Relevant vendor credentials offered by companies such as Cisco is a plus
- CISSP, CRISC, SSCP certification or able to obtain within first year of employment
Responsibilities
- Execute and assist junior engineers in day-to-day operations and maintenance multiple systems/components involved in network security including security devices and technologies such as firewalls, client and site-to-site virtual private networks (VPN), intrusion prevention systems (IPS) and/or detection systems (IDS), certificate management, packet brokers, domain name systems (DNS), software defined networks (SDN) and network segmentation
- Assist in the maintenance and operation of certificate authorities (CA) and certificate validation infrastructures
- Provide input into the development and implementation of the strategy, roadmap, and project delivery for network security in coordination with the Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture functions
- Assist with compliance efforts for network security, specifically requirements in support of North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Nuclear Cyber (10 CFR 73.54) and Sarbanes-Oxley
- Support continuous improvement processes, operational excellence and deliver world-class network security solutions for all corporate and operational technology needs, including business operations, power generation units, electric substations, system control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distribution automation (DA), and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
- Monitor network security trends for their area of support and suggest improvements to policy, procedures, tools and technologies to enhance the security of Entergy’s network
- Assist in the development and tracking of metrics for network security operations
- Mentor and train team members in specific areas of expertise
- Other duties as required
Benefits
- Relocation assitance is not provided.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
