Associate, IT Security Analyst

Job Title: Associate, IT Security Analyst 

Job ID: 39371

Job Location:  Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off 

Job Description: 

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  Provide guidance and oversight in assessing security infrastructure and network and systems design to ensure system/network security 

  
  


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  Identify security risks, threats and vulnerabilities of networks, systems, applications and new technology initiatives 

  
  


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  Provide oversight in the development, testing and operation of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems and software deployment tools 

  
  


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  Develop policies and procedures for securing the system infrastructure and applications 

  
  


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  Develop complex technical and programmatic assessments, evaluate engineering and integration initiatives and provide technical support to assess security policies, standards and guidelines 

  
  


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  Perform product evaluations, recommend and implement products/services for network security 

  
  


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  Interact with clients and provide recommendations on information assurance engineering standards, implementation dependencies and changing information assurance related technologies 

  
  

Qualifications: 

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  To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems with Network Focus or Communications Focus, Electrical Engineering or related field or have completed their Bachelor's degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.    

  
  

Preferred Skills:  

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  Solid understanding of TCP/IP and routing protocols 

  
  


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  Knowledge of LAN/WAN networking and security infrastructure (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, IPSec, VPNs) 

  
  


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  Knowledge of Computer/System Security topics such as Antivirus, Authentication, Authorization, Access Control, Cryptography, SSO, Business Continuity Planning and Application Security