Senior Information Security Analyst

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Senior Information Security Analyst

Centreville, VA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    JOIN OUR WINNING TEAM AS A SENIOR DEV OPS SECURITY ANALYST

    AT CARFAX WE ARE CONSTANTLY EXPANDING OUR PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY OFFERINGS!  This means we are continually bringing new, innovative products to market through exciting technology initiatives to help our customers.  Come join the success in Biz Tech. As a Senior Dev Ops Security Analyst, you will be responsible for guiding technical teams in building secure products in a DevOps model. The position is targeted to enable better security as part of the software development lifecycle through simple and automated tools that are easily integrated into a developer's workflow. See if you have what it takes to join Team CARFAX!   

    THE TECH CULTURE AT CARFAX 

    Having a creative and innovative environment where our techies can collaborate, learn and grow is something CARFAX is passionate about. We have an entire floor dedicated to our techies, designed specifically to enable teams to dream big and produce the best. Along with creating and maintaining awesome software you’ll also be able to participate in our quarterly Hack-a-thon’s or take a break by kicking back and playing the latest game on x-box when you need to re-boot the mind. Oh, and do you happen to have a dog? CARFAX is dog-friendly and no day goes by where you don’t have the chance to visit with one of the visiting pups. We even provide the dog beds, bowls and of course, toys!

    AS A SENIOR DEV OPS SECURITY ANALYST, YOU WILL:

    • Technical point of contact for product teams as it relates to automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps
    • Build tools and automation scripts that enable CARFAX developers to easily consume security services
    • Improve the accessibility of security through automation, continuous integration pipelines, and other means
    • Evaluate and recommend products and services across the corporate security technology stack
    • Research and advises on secure Cloud architecture designs to best practice
    • Work with teams to identify threats and vulnerabilities by performing threat assessments
    • Develop technical assessments for new technologies, 3rd party integration initiatives and provide technical support to facilitate compliance with security policies
    • Develop hardened operating baselines utilizing industry standards and best practice
    • Develop secure coding guidelines for personnel and provide security awareness and technical training as required
    • Perform and/or analyze vulnerability scans and penetration tests to direct other parties in properly mitigating vulnerabilities
    • Security incident response technical lead, performs forensic investigations to determine root causes and determine appropriate security response actions

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelor's degree in computer science/related technical field or equivalent experience
    • 6+ years of experience developing secure software products using TDD/Agile/XP/Lean methods
    • Background in developing and release of software products in cloud, ecommerce and mobile environments
    • Experience in various development tools, such as Jenkins, GitHub
    • Comfortable with scripting languages, such as Python, Perl, PowerShell or others
    • Familiar with common APPLICATION STACK technologies (e.g., HTTP, HTML5, AJAX, REST, JSON, etc.) and PLATFORMS (e.g., AWS, ReactJS, AngularJS, JAVA, Spring Boot, MySQL, MongoDB, Hadoop, iOS, Android, etc.)
    • Familiar with containers and container management platforms including Kubernetes
    • Working knowledge of core CRYPTOGRAPHY concepts (Encryption, Key Storage, Hashing, Crypto Libraries, etc.) and how they are applied and attacked in applications
    • Hands-on experience with port and network scanners (Nessus, Nexpose, Nmap)
    • Experience with web application scanners (Netsparker) and SAST/DAST testing platforms including Veracode
    • Experience working with leading firewall, network scanning and intrusion detection products and authentication technologies (Cisco ASA Firepower, F5 ASM, Sourcefire, Okta, etc.)
    • Experience working with logging, alerting and file integrity monitoring tools
    • Deep knowledge of common application vulnerabilities, current threat vectors and mitigations.
    • Knowledge of IP protocols, networks, security architectures and security threats in an IP network
    • Familiarity with IT security standards, compliance regulations and best practice frameworks (ISO 27001, ISO 27002, NIST, OWASP, SANS, SOX, ITIL, PCI DSS)
    • Any of these preferred security certifications (CISSP, CSSLP, CEH, GSSP, GWEB)

    ABOUT CARFAX

    CARFAX, a unit of IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), helps millions of people every day confidently shop, buy, own and sell used cars with innovative solutions powered by Carfax vehicle history information. The expert in vehicle history since 1984, Carfax provides exclusive services like Carfax Used Car Listings, MyCARFAX, Carfax History-Based Value and the flagship Carfax® Vehicle History Report™ to consumers and the automotive industry. Carfax owns the world's largest vehicle history database and is a nationally recognized top workplace by The Washington Post and Glassdoor.com. Shop, Buy, Own, Sell – Show me the Carfax™. Based in London, IHS Markit is a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.