Kaygen
IT Security Specialist - POLA/BURNS - TO1
Kaygen, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, 90275
supportREQUEST FOR IT ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICESIT Security Specialist
Assignment Duration Ends: One year or longer
The Harbor Department, Information Technology Division is seeking two (2) IT Security Specialists to support the Cybersecurity Operations Center in the Information Technology Division (ITD).
Duties•Ability to technically interpret security events from: firewalls, endpoint protection, intrusion prevention/detection systems, security information and events management (SIEM), proxies, advanced persistent threats, email systems, servers (physical and virtual), databases and packets•Ability to interpret common attacks and exploits including but not limited to: Denial of Service, Domain Name Systems, malware infections, exploit kits, drive-by compromises, spear phishing, and/or zero days•Ability to analyze and reverse engineer malware packages to assess threats and indicators of compromise•Ability to create, correlate and modify advanced SIEM use-cases to trigger notifications on all severity levels of incidents•Ability to develop, analyze and interpret programming of malicious codes•Ability to demonstrate mastery of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst responsibilities•Ability to reliably monitor and analyze specified data sources and incidents•Must have technical experience and knowledge on network and systems administration•Ability to consistently follow incident monitoring processes and procedures•Ability to document and communicate incident status updates, for non-technical personnel•Ability to create consistent and complete incident reports•Responsible for monitoring escalated event alerts•Ability to work well under pressure and be able to think outside of the box
Requirements•Minimum 2 (two) years of incident handling, security architecture, malware analysis, or similar experience is preferred•Candidate is preferred to have at least one of the following certifications (should be current): Security+, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP or equivalent but is not requiredo College graduate with a computer science, computer engineering, forensic degree may be considered•Be a US Citizen•Provide proof of background investigation of candidate that has been performed within the last 12 months (the Port reserves the right to conduct additional background investigation of the candidate and/or request copies of the background investigation information)•Valid security clearance is preferred but not required
Hours and Location•Primary location is 425 S. Palos Verdes Blvd, San Pedro, CA 90731•Mandatory work On-Site•Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm (40 hours per week). Occasional after-hours work may also be required
Assignment Duration Ends: One year or longer
The Harbor Department, Information Technology Division is seeking two (2) IT Security Specialists to support the Cybersecurity Operations Center in the Information Technology Division (ITD).
Duties•Ability to technically interpret security events from: firewalls, endpoint protection, intrusion prevention/detection systems, security information and events management (SIEM), proxies, advanced persistent threats, email systems, servers (physical and virtual), databases and packets•Ability to interpret common attacks and exploits including but not limited to: Denial of Service, Domain Name Systems, malware infections, exploit kits, drive-by compromises, spear phishing, and/or zero days•Ability to analyze and reverse engineer malware packages to assess threats and indicators of compromise•Ability to create, correlate and modify advanced SIEM use-cases to trigger notifications on all severity levels of incidents•Ability to develop, analyze and interpret programming of malicious codes•Ability to demonstrate mastery of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst responsibilities•Ability to reliably monitor and analyze specified data sources and incidents•Must have technical experience and knowledge on network and systems administration•Ability to consistently follow incident monitoring processes and procedures•Ability to document and communicate incident status updates, for non-technical personnel•Ability to create consistent and complete incident reports•Responsible for monitoring escalated event alerts•Ability to work well under pressure and be able to think outside of the box
Requirements•Minimum 2 (two) years of incident handling, security architecture, malware analysis, or similar experience is preferred•Candidate is preferred to have at least one of the following certifications (should be current): Security+, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP or equivalent but is not requiredo College graduate with a computer science, computer engineering, forensic degree may be considered•Be a US Citizen•Provide proof of background investigation of candidate that has been performed within the last 12 months (the Port reserves the right to conduct additional background investigation of the candidate and/or request copies of the background investigation information)•Valid security clearance is preferred but not required
Hours and Location•Primary location is 425 S. Palos Verdes Blvd, San Pedro, CA 90731•Mandatory work On-Site•Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm (40 hours per week). Occasional after-hours work may also be required