Senior Information Security Specialist
Nasdaq•Denver, CO
•$107,000 - $198,000•Hybrid
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Information Security Specialist to join our team, reporting to our Director of Information Security. In this role, you’ll help shape how we work on daily firewall operations and complex firewall related incidents. You’ll fit right in if you’re collaborative, and enjoy challenging work and partnering across teams and time zones, and get energy from tackling challenges that make an impact on a global scale.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Computers Science, Information Systems or other related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 8 years
Nice To Haves
- Experience with log analysis tool like Splunk is a plus
- Ability to learn new technologies, including but not limited to Cloud technologies and terraform deployments.
- Experience with firewall analyzer tool experience is a plus (security policies/ACLs and config analysis, tools like Skybox, AlgoSec, etc.)
- Network monitoring tool experience is a plus (i.e. NNMi
Responsibilities
- Work on firewall requests (planning, documenting and implementing firewall openings)
- Communicate with clients (both internal and external) for any firewall-related matters
- Troubleshoot and resolve sophisticated firewall-related incidents
- Perform firewall upgrades with pre- and post-checks
- Collaborate with other teams on daily basis with regards to firewall requests, incidents and upgrades
- Participate in CAB meetings and represent firewall changes
- Good understanding of OSI Layers/understanding of network security technologies
- Expertise on firewall hardware products - Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint
- Expertise on Firewall Management products - Panorama, FortiManager, Checkpoint Mgmt Server
- Good understanding in VPN concepts (S2S IPSec VPN, SSL Remote VPN)
- Understanding of firewall OS upgrade process and specifics for different vendors is a plus (both standalone and HA)
- Basic knowledge of IDS/IPS technologies
- Understanding of attack activities, such as scans, man in the middle, sniffing, DoS, etc and possible abnormal activities, such as worms, Trojans, viruses, etc
- Referring knowledge base for identified known threats and performing analysis, providing mitigation plan
- Experience with IT Operation tools like ITSM, Jira
- Understanding of ITIL processes
- Good understanding of Change management, Incident management and Problem Management processes
- Being able to perform preliminary analysis of alerts and submitting incident tickets
- Follow the defined process to complete open firewall requests to maintain adherence to defined SLAs
- Ability to support 24/7 on-call rotation
Benefits
- 401(k) program with 6% employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount
- Student loan repayment program up to $10k
- Company paid life and disability plans
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Health spending account with employer contribution
- Paid flex days to support mental wellbeing
- Gym membership discounts
- Hybrid home/office schedule (for most positions)
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility benefits
- Paid bereavement leave
- Company gift matching program
- Employee resource groups
- Paid volunteer days
- Education Assistance Program
- Robust job skills training and Professional development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
