he American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Security Engineer in our National Center office located in Dallas, TX .
Areas of Responsibility:
- Assesses vulnerabilities and threats to the Association’s data networks, evaluates available security processes and technologies, and make recommendations to management and business partners for reducing the issues and increasing network security in an appropriate and cost-effective manner.
- Monitors firewalls for the Association and provides technical leadership ensuring any entry point to the Association’s networks is adequately secured. Develops, maintains, and audits the use of standards, policies, and procedures.
- Implements and maintains configuration management and change control practices for security and other network administrative functions. Participates in and contributes to identification of security tools and network systems; long-range network planning; business continuity planning, implementation and disaster exercises in support of the network infrastructure. May design or initiate development of security architecture.
- Executes and administers programs, processes, and procedures related to anti-virus protection and other activities related to the protection of systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
- Monitors and administers a Network Intrusion Prevention system (IPS) for National Center and AHA’s secondary data center location and provides technical leadership for technical staff ensuring the Association’s network is adequately secured.
- Collaborates with the Business Technology team to deliver a secure, reliable infrastructure environment, including network support for the National Center Data Center. Identifies technology opportunities and common issues or trends.
- Develops and implements the processes and vendor relationships associated with internet monitoring and intrusion detection. Evaluates and reports on the effectiveness of internet security. Makes recommendations to management for appropriate improvements.
- Participates, and contributes to technology projects as assigned. Performs other network administration duties as assigned and participates in day-to-day network operations and technical support issue resolutions.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s Degree from a four year college or university or equivalent work experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in information security systems, analysis or engineering.
- Experience implementing and supporting enterprise security infrastructure and solutions including but not limited to firewalls, IDS, IPS and VPN.
- Experience with network monitoring, management and diagnostic tools.
- Experience in LAN/WAN technologies with focus in Cisco routers, switches, access wireless points, network monitoring, and network operations or similar technology position is required.
- Experience with multiple protocols and QoS management on a network (including VoIP).
- Demonstrated network design skills.
- Proven ability to analyze network and security solutions.
- Troubleshooting skills for complex technical environment.
- This position requires approx. 5% daily/local travel as well as the ability to travel overnight approx. 5% of the time.
Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:
- Experience with Cisco Works & Prime
- Experience with McAfee virus protection
- Experience with forensic investigation
- Project management experience in Agile methodology
- Solarwind - Orion skills or training
- CCNA, CCSE, CISSP
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 29 2019
Active Until:
May 29 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit