Security Engineer I

City of Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Airport Information Technology Security Engineer is responsible for patching, implementing, and administrating security hardware and software, enforcing the network security patching policy, and complying with requirements of external security audits and recommendations. Other responsibilities include analyzing, troubleshooting, and investigating security-related information systems anomalies based on security platform reporting, network traffic, log files, and host-based and automated security alerts.

Requirements

Patching, implementing, and administrating security hardware and software
Enforcing the network security patching policy
Complying with requirements of external security audits and recommendations
Analyzing, troubleshooting, and investigating security-related information systems anomalies based on security platform reporting, network traffic, log files, and host-based and automated security alerts
Creates shell scripts as required for automation and to expedite any rote process.
Designs and implements network security measures.
Monitors network performance and security systems.
Configures and maintains firewalls and VPNs.
Performs regular security audits and assessments.
Develops and enforces security policies and procedures.
Implements and maintains enterprise-level security solutions and systems.
Creates and maintains security documentation.

Responsibilities

Leads security patching for system servers, endpoints, applications, and special systems.
Attends weekly vulnerability meetings to understand threats facing the environment.
Ensures security vulnerabilities are remediated within the organization's service level agreement.
Manages single-resource and multi-resource internal team projects and provides assessment, costing, design, planning, and management of new projects and processes.
Designs, plans, and manages deployment of new and multi-specialty technologies.
Recommends, schedules, and performs software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and purchases.
Monitors and administers appropriate systems to ensure system and service availability and peak performance and that modifications to existing environments are effective and efficient.
Documents all systems procedures, practices, job responsibilities, and processes.
Applies decision-making skills to select from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
Applies organizational policies. May interpret organizational policies and recommend exceptions.
Establishes work methods, timetables, performance standards, etc.
Provides leadership, guidance, and training to work groups and less experienced staff. Serves as a technical resource or mentor to other employees. May lead or instruct skilled workers in high-level or technical jobs.
Provides status reports and reports on vulnerabilities.
Creates shell scripts as required for automation and to expedite any rote process.
Provides follow-up services to ensure customer satisfaction and resolve client issues.
Provides advice and recommendations to management on processes and techniques required for improved work operations.
Designs and implements network security measures.
Monitors network performance and security systems.
Configures and maintains firewalls and VPNs.
Performs regular security audits and assessments.
Develops and enforces security policies and procedures.
Implements and maintains enterprise-level security solutions and systems.
Creates and maintains security documentation.
May perform other duties as assigned.