Information Security Engineer III

Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc

7d • Remote

About The Position

The Information Security Engineer III serves as a member of the NIST CISO Audit & Assurance team and will assist in the performance of internal audits, ensuring they comply with applicable Conduent and ISO security standards, regulations, and policies. The internal auditor will be professional, independent, impartial, and fair in all interactions.
The NIST security resource is accountable for procedures and processes that ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of assigned Business units’ information, applications, and infrastructure.
The resource will perform routine risk assessments, security audits, and vulnerability scans to identify, evaluate, document, and remediate organization risk, control gaps and vulnerabilities.
This position will be responsible for developing security reports, security recommendations, and security policies and procedures that are meaningful, defensible, and actionable for a variety of audiences as pertained to assigned business units.
Perform log collection, correlation, reviews, archival, retention, and monitoring of automated alerts for items such as, and not limited to:
IPS/IDS alerts; change detection (FIM) alerts
application firewall alerts; malware alerts
rogue wireless network alerts
security system health alerts; exploit attempt alerts
Participate and be an integral component of audit, compliance, and regulatory functions, including and not limited to:
audits of system security to ensure compliance with Corporate security framework
NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI-DSS
emerging country, state, and Federal privacy laws
Primary POC in a vulnerability management program of the account that includes:
external and internal vulnerability scans of applications and systems
external and internal penetration tests of applications and systems
documentation and remediation of identified vulnerabilities and exploits
routinely monitoring various communication avenues for security vulnerabilities and security patches
taking a risk-based approach comparing those security vulnerabilities and security patches across the operating environments
making recommendations to various IT teams on the mitigation process for those identified security vulnerabilities
Coordinate with business units, operations, and technology teams for incident response, remediation, and improvement
Acts as the initial point of contact to facilitate the handling of security audits and client requests
Supports the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans, to include conducting disaster recovery tests, publishing test results, and making changes necessary to address deficiencies
Maintain documentation that supports the annual Security compliance attestation as it is relevant to the assigned Business units

Requirements

• Minimum of Five (4 to 5) Years of experience in IT Security, or Security Auditing is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of security controls across all security domains, such as access management, encryption, vulnerability management, authentication, authorization, network security, physical security, etc.
• Ability to identify security risks in application, system, and network architecture, data flow, and processes or procedures
• Ability to assess the organizational impact of identified security risks and recommend solutions or mitigating controls.
• Knowledge of security technologies, devices, and countermeasures, as well as the threats they are designed to counter.
• Experience with developing security reports, recommendations, policies, and procedures that are meaningful, defensible, and actionable for a variety of audiences.
• Familiarity with more than one framework (NIST 800-series, ISO 27000-series, PCI DSS and ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, FISMA, FedRAMP other common security control frameworks).
• Experience in PowerPoint, Word, Excel; experience with Visio and MS Project.
• Communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, presentation written, email). Experience to write report segments and to participate in presentations.
• Positive attitude, team player, self-starter; takes initiative, ability to work independently and effectively with all levels of staff and management both internally and externally

Nice To Haves

• CIPP, CRISC, CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISO or any security/IT audit certification is a plus.
• Familiarity with security, workflow, and collaboration tools such Nessus Tenable, Splunk, SharePoint and ServiceNow (Snow) is a plus
• Creating and Maintaining NIST 800-53-rev5 based SSP and POAM
• Familiarity with more than one framework (NIST 800-series, ISO 27000-series, PCI DSS and ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, FISMA, FedRAMP other common security control frameworks).

Responsibilities

• Performance of internal audits
• Ensuring compliance with security standards, regulations, and policies
• Performing risk assessments, security audits, and vulnerability scans
• Developing security reports, recommendations, policies, and procedures
• Log collection, correlation, reviews, archival, retention, and monitoring of automated alerts
• Participating in audit, compliance, and regulatory functions
• Serving as the primary point of contact in a vulnerability management program
• Coordinating with business units, operations, and technology teams for incident response, remediation, and improvement
• Facilitating the handling of security audits and client requests
• Supporting the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans
• Maintaining documentation for security compliance attestation

Benefits

• Health & Welfare Benefits: Comprehensive plans tailored to your needs, effective from day one.
• Retirement Savings: Robust programs to help you secure your financial future.
• Employee Discounts: Access to a wide range of discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more.
• Career Growth Opportunities: Paths for advancement within a global organization.
• Paid Training: Learn while you earn with award-winning learning platforms.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO packages to help you recharge.
• Great Work Environment: Join an award-winning culture that values diversity and inclusion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed