Information Technology Security Specialist - Satwic : Job Details

Responsibilities:

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 required

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 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