AMERICAN SOFTWARE LLC Hiring for Security Operations Analyst Job at Long Island City, NY Full Time

Contract on 1099

# of Open Positions: 1

Length of Contract: 12 Months

Description
The Client is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to perform a study for the implementation of its Infrastructure Disaster Recovery plan to ensure the agency can securely continue operation of its essential functions under a broad range of circumstances. These may include but not limited to all-hazard emergencies, natural, man-made, national security, and technological threats. The agency has numerous applications and services pivotal for vital continuity of operations. These systems have various levels of interoperability and must be factored when conducting the analysis of the databases and applications, to produce a functional design.

This solicitation seeks an Information Technology Security Operations Analyst for the analysis and development of the Network Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Study and Recommendation project. Qualified resources will be expected to report to Senior Technology and Innovation project management and Network Security Director and engage with internal and external agency representatives, subject matter experts and technical staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Approx. 8-10 years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in IT audit, enterprise risk management, penetration testing, red team/incident response, and/or as a Midlevel security operations analyst.
• Experience with Containerization technologies and DevOps Tools.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and information security management frameworks (such as International Organization for Standardization [IS0] 27000, COBIT, National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] 800).

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 8-10 years of Subject Matter Expertise handling complex enterprise projects.
• Conducts network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis using various computer network defense tools, such as intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls and host-based security systems.
• Conducts log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to detect and protect against threats coming from multiple sources.
• Deploys cloud-centric detection to detect threats related to cloud environments and services used by the organization.
• Correlates activity across assets (endpoint, network, apps) and environments (on-premises, cloud) to identify patterns of anomalous activity.
• Experience with Containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, LXC, Rocket).
• Progress adoption and maximize efficiency of DevOps tooling, including Reviews alerts and data from sensors, and documents formal, technical incident reports.
• Works with threat intelligence and/or threat-hunting teams.
• Provides network subscribers with incident response support, including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary.
• Supports the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans, including conducting disaster recovery tests, publishing test results, and making changes necessary to address deficiencies.
• Works with security information and event management (SIEM) to manage/tune the system, create/manage the detection content and actively watch for alerts.
• Correlates network, cloud, and endpoint activity across environments to identify attacks and unauthorized use.
• Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of incidents
• Provides users with incident response support, including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary.
• Perform security standards testing against computers before implementation to ensure security

Work Hours: M-F: 35-40 hrs/wk with Normal Business Hrs

Work location: Long Island City, NY, 11101

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $55.00 – $70.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Compensation package:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

COVID-19 considerations:
All Vaccination proof necessary.
Onsite: Full Onsite / week
Remote: Only based on approvals by Manager

Application Question(s):

• Do you have endpoint defensive and perimeter protection technologies experience?
• Are you a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident or Pre-GC EAD holder ?
• Can you work on 1099 / Independent Contractor ? This is ONSITE role in New York, NY.
• Do you have a Bachelors degree in Technology or Engineering related or equivalent field ?
• Do you have containerization tech like Docker, LXC, Rocket tools exp?
• Experience with SIEM to manage/tune systems create/manage detection / alerts ?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Intrusion detection analysis, Firewalls, host sys security: 5 years (Preferred)
• IT audit, Entrps risk mgmt, Penetrtn test, Red-T/INCDT resp: 5 years (Preferred)
• Reg compliance & InfoSec Mgmt FrmWk ISO, COBIT, NIST: 5 years (Preferred)
• Contain activity, Incident response, Forensic Analysis,: 5 years (Preferred)
• InfoSec, Cybersecurity implementing enterprise projects: 8 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Cybersecurity certifications ? If so, please list it here. (Preferred)

Work Location: One location