Senior Information Security Engineer

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title: Senior Information Security Engineer

Work Location: Austin, TX, 78728

Duration: 12 Months

Work Type: Contract

Job Type: Onsite

Job Description:

THE ROLE

• As a key member of the Security Engineering team, the Information Security Engineer will implement and provide support for operations of Firewalls (WAF / NGFW), Proxies, Load Balancers, IPS / IDS, ZTNA and other technologies.
• The security administrator will ensure appropriate security controls and monitoring are in place by coordinating with project teams, users and company partners.

THE PERSON

• As an Information Security Engineer, you will help mature the security posture of the corporate environment.
• You will influence others with your security mindset and inspire change at all levels.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• You will be a team player, organized, responsible and a highly detailed problem solver to the packet level.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain security infrastructure that follows industry best practices including a high level of availability and ease of user access. Firewall administration is a key part of this role.
• Evaluate and develop systems to enhance our security posture while reducing overall digital security risk.
• Lead IT infrastructure integrations with partners from a security perspective.
• Maintain awareness of industry security threats and respond to security incidents.
• Assist in the architecting of new products, features, and capabilities.
• Coordinate with team and Global Operations peers to test and troubleshoot alarm and access control devices.
• Liaise with global operations groups on security incidents.
• Install, configure, monitor and respond to Security Systems in an enterprise environment.
• Assess risk and vulnerabilities of the network - Scanning, Remediation, OSH Hardening.
• Familiarity with compliance regulations and CIS Critical Security Controls frameworks and standards.
• Responsible for day-to-day maintenance of security infrastructure.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration and operation of high-end firewall appliances
• Strong TCP/IP networking skills and solid understanding of TCP/IP stack.
• Strong understanding of core internet protocols and applications.
• Extensive knowledge of different security threats.
• Patch Management of security systems.
• Experience in ZTNA / SASE
• Experience in securing and deployment of public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Practical knowledge of the following technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Stateful Inspection Firewall, NGFW, Firewall policies, NAT, IPS, Botnet, DDoS, Web Filtering, Reverse proxies, Certificate management (PKI), MFA.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a high-performance team.
• Ability to manage projects using appropriate tools and communication methods.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks (many are complex) simultaneously and to bring activities to closure.
• Professional Security Certificates highly desirable.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor's degree in information security or information technology or related field.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.