Network Security Engineer Log Management

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

The Network Security Engineer will be primarily responsible for overseeing the log management and Nessus vulnerability scanning, but also understand the network’s make-up in order to better protect it. As a Principal Security Engineer you will lead medium sized projects, guiding the team through the requirements to successfully implement the necessary security requirements to meet Verizon and/or its contractual needs.

• Responsible for the implementation and oversight of the department's security tool support across multiple complex and diverse networks.
• Work with customers, project managers, and network engineering teams to gather requirements that are used to design and deliver technical solutions.
• Performs technical improvements within the managed services tools to deliver world class customer service.
• Creation and maintenance of documentation to include Use Cases, SOPs, MOPs as well as incident management reports.
• Author security related policies. Research and formulate templates, rules, alerts, dashboards and business flows.
• Mentor other SOC Engineers and provide training to less experienced security engineers primarily regarding, but not limited to, the ArcSight and Nessus platforms.
• Manage multiple medium sized projects on a daily basis.
• Interact with other staff and customers effectively, in person, writing, VTC and/or by phone.
• Install, configure, and technically administer ArcSight and Nessus product components.
• Use the ArcSight SIEM for real-time alerting into our existing Network Management System.
• Develop Use Cases on the ArcSight platforms that address the latest security scenarios, threats, and regulatory compliance issues.
• Quickly identify sources of security breaches and move them towards containment.
• Conduct live analysis on networks and across multiple platforms.
• Utilize compliance and vulnerability assessment tools like Nessus to analyze products for configuration and patch vulnerabilities.
• Work closely with other departments to mitigate security events by providing the needed analysis and leadership, to bolster Verizon’s ability to identify intrusion detection/mitigation

Where you'll be working...

In this worksite-based role, you'll work onsite at a defined location, Ashburn, VA.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with Network Security, Security Analysis and/or Incident Response.
• Ability to pass an extensive background investigation as a condition of employment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25 percent as a condition of employment.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Eight or more years of hands-on experience in Network Security, Security Analysis and/or Incident Response.
• Experience using ArcSight ESM and/or Nessus vulnerability scanners.
• In-Depth knowledge of Linux
• Hands on experience in installing, deploying, documenting, and troubleshooting network perimeter security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion prevention/detection (IDS/IPS), security sensors.
• Knowledge of security compliance policy, Risk Management frameworks and SLA’s.
• Knowledge of Cyber Security and Information Protection and Privacy.
• Strong networking background combined with strong security operations.
• Ability to automate tasks through the use of scripting tools in multiple languages such as Perl, Java and Python.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Security related certifications such as CISSP, SSCP, CCFP and/or CEH or equivalent.
• Other relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCNA and/or SANS.

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