Associate Information Security Specialist

Evaluates, tests, recommends, develops, coordinates, monitors, and maintains information security policies, procedures and systems, including hardware, firmware and software . Ensures that IS security architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with IS standards and overall IS security . Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents. Investigates and resolves security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security. Develops techniques and procedures for conducting IS security risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Proactively monitors complex systems and response to known and emerging threats against the Global Payments network via intrusion detection software
• Completes detailed, comprehensive investigation of security issues by reviewing security log data, interpreting data in support of security event management process from various data feeds and triages on a wide variety of security events.
• Performs incident handling process by maintaining knowledge in implementation of containment, protection and remediation activities.
• Keeps up-to-date knowledge of new and emerging threats that can affect the organization's information assets by analyzing of third party software/solutions, IT configuration changes (including access control requests), and network/system architecture from risk perspective
• Responsible for the design and configuration of security systems, including proxy, remote access, mail gateway, intrusion prevention, wireless networking, data leak prevention, security information and event management and web application firewalls.
• Provides input in assessing and disseminating threats related to the enterprise in regard to current vulnerability by managing and developing an emerging threat model.
• Assesses risks based on changes to implementation of ISO(International Organization for Standardization)/BSO(Business Services Online); enhances knowledge of PCI(Payment Card Industry)/Logical Security guidelines and models, HIPPA(health insurance portability and accountability act), PII(Personally Identifiable Information), and Card personalization.
• Creates cost effective solutions for system/application development regarding Information Security processes and concepts in applicable systems and software.
• Performs day-to-day Information Security functions pertaining to computer access control on numerous security software products and processes.
• Enhance understanding of business objectives and helps providing direction based on risk, Corporate Policy, and association and regulatory guidelines.
• Participates in developing long term strategies for conducting system penetration, vulnerability and web application testing, risk assessments, policy creation.

What Are We Looking For in This Role

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Info Security, or related field. Or related work experience.
• Typically Minimum 4 Years Relevant Exp
• Including network operations or engineering or system administration on Unix, Linux, MAC(Message Authentication Code), or Windows; proven experience working with security operations, intrusion detection systems, Security Incident Even Management systems, and anti-virus collection logs; including knowledge of industry standard security compliance programs (PCI, SOX, GLBA, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications CISSP(Certified Information System Security Professional),CISM(Certified Information Security Manager) ,CISA(Certified-Information-Systems-Auditor),GSEC(GIAC Security Essentials) ,Network +,Security +
• Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Exp
• Knowledge of industry standard security compliance programs (PCI(Payment Card Industry), SOX(Sarbanes-Oxley) , GLBA(Gramm Leach Bliley Act))

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities

• Skills / Knowledge - A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job is the fully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position.
• Job Complexity - Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
• Supervision - Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.
• Risk Assessment - Ability to identify, communicate, and mitigate risk within technical solution designs
• Industry Knowledge - Continued self-education of new and emerging threats and relevant processes, controls, or technologies to mitigate them.
• Incident Response - Knowledge and skills to contribute to all phases of Incident Response.