IT Security Analyst

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Title: IT Security Analyst
Location: Atlanta, GA
Type: 4 to 5 Month Contract
# of Pos: 1

Position Summary
CCCi's client has an immediate opportunity for a Security Analyst for a 4 to 5 month contract. Primary responsibilities would include accepting and returning support calls for security related trouble tickets. The selected candidate will be handling VPN issues, Active Directory, Antivirus, Firewall, Windows Security Administration and troubleshooting alerts as they come up. In addition, he or she will be serving as an escalation point for desktop and server teams when security knowledge is required.

Basic Requirements
- Virus-scan software (intrusion prevention, disk protection, client Firewalls, etc.)
- Deep familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory concepts and administration
- Complex account and permissions issues in a Windows environment
- Ability to determine root causes using log files, events data, monitoring systems, and knowledgebase data)
- Threat management (infection and threat detection and mitigation)
- Ability to read and understand security briefs, and determine applicability for key systems including vulnerability assessment and mitigation techniques.
- Familiarity with Firewall technology, concepts, monitoring and policy administration
- Checkpoint preferred, Microsoft ISA and Cisco PIX an optional plus
- Knowledge of toolsets:
* Anti-virus software and other end-point security tools
* Server security
* Full Disk encryption
* Intrusion prevention system (IDS/IPS)
* Vulnerability assessment tools
* Network Access Control software (NAC)
* Security monitoring tools
* Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
* Identity and Access Management (IM)
- MCSA, MCSE or higher Certification

Preferred Requirements
- Professional certifications preferred (eg CISSP, CEH, CISA, CISM, etc.)
- Knowledge of industry best practices in the area of computing infrastructure

Other
- Local Candidates Only
- No 3rd Parties

Required skills:
Security, Active Directory, Root Cause Analysis, log files, events data, monitoring systems, knowledgebase data, infection, threat detection, mitigation, Anti-virus, Desk encryption, Intrusion prevention, IDS/IPS, NAC, DLP, Identity and Access Management, MCSA, MCSE, CISSP, CEH, CISA, CISM.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
4 to 5 Month Contract
From
Generic Network
Published at
02.12.2011
Project ID:
276470
Contract type
Freelance
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