Title: Security Engineer

Labor category: Specialist 3

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Location: On-Site 9 MetroTech Brooklyn, NY 11201

Scheduled Work Hours: Normal business hours Monday-Friday 9-5, 35 Hours/Week

Rate: $90-$100/Hour

SCOPE OF SERVICES TASKS:

• Participate in the implementation of security controls in a Public Safety ESINET and NENA compliant NG911 system.
• Ensure the security controls are adequate for all Public Safety Answering points (PSAPs) in the commission of the 911 program at PSAP.
• Develop security configurations.
• Establish security best practices as well as review all vendor designs ensuring compliance with security standards and governance models established by the City of New York.
• Provide expertise in integration and engineering of Security platforms.
• Manage test cases and identify risks associated with system integrations
• Work with vendors to integrate security platforms into Public Safety infrastructure
• Architect security controls.
• Assess Active Directory security roles and policies
• Configure IDS/IPS security policies
• Troubleshoot level 3 security related issues.
• Configure security policies in DNS
• Examine current firewall policies and ensure completeness and accuracy
• Lead resolution of security incidents

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered

• Minimum of 12 years Security Engineering experience
• Strong network security experience
• Strong project management experience
• Must be able to lead projects
• Any compliance experience, specifically HIPAA, is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
• Should be able to utilize security frameworks like NIST and MITRE.
• Strong knowledge of security management tools to facilitate troubleshooting, i.e. Wireshark, Net brain, Extra hop, Net witness etc.
• Strong Identity and Access Management background • Experience with configuring DNS
• Strong experience in performing security risk assessments
• Understanding of the various VPN technologies
• Knowledge of resilient designs to ensure high availability
• Knowledge of IPS/IDS design as standalone hardware or as a feature within firewalls
• Ability to create reports using KRI and KPI
• Experience with Next Generation Firewalls including Palo alto, Fortinet, Forcepoint, etc.
• Work with vendors, carriers, and other technical groups to implement new security controls and troubleshoot existing controls.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Understanding of SIP security design and implementation for Voice/Video and Data.
• Understanding for firewall policies and application security
• Experience in auditing/assessing data network security design.
• Experience in auditing/assessing applications security design.