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Job Description - Systems Security Specialist Sr

Background:

The Maryland Health
Benefit Exchange (MHBE), an independent unit of state government, provides Marylanders
with accessible, affordable health coverage.  MHBE administers
Maryland Health Connection (MHC), the state’s health insurance marketplace.
Through MHC, Maryland residents explore health insurance plans, compare rates,
and determine their eligibility for advanced premium tax credits
(APTC), cost -sharing reductions (CSR), and public assistance programs
such as Medicaid and the Maryland Children’s Health Insurance Program
(MCHP).     

MHBE
seeks a Senior Systems Security Specialist to plan, design, develop,
administer, monitor, and govern various security policies, controls, and
systems for the Health Benefit Exchange (HBX) and other systems.  

Duties:

  • Develop and implement cloud security controls,
    cloud -based processes and tools, and cloud security task automation. 

  • Perform security assessments, working closely
    with DevOps and Developer teams on identifying security and privacy
    issues in AWS or Azure and finding solutions to provide required functionality
    securely. 

  • Continuously monitor the Health Benefit
    Exchange (HBX) and ancillary systems, not limited to cloud security operations,
    responding to security issues and escalating as necessary. 

  • Conduct security impact analysis of controls on proposed
    system changes. 

  • Conduct cloud security assessments and Penetration
    testing. 

  • Perform Incident Response and Forensics evaluation using
    security information and event management (SIEM) tools. 

  • Ensure that the MHBE system security
    requirements are addressed during all phases of the system development life
    cycle. 

  • Review and update systems security documentation and
    artifacts such as Systems Security Plan, Information Security Risk Assessment,
    Privacy Impact Assessment, Systems Security Report, Correction Action Plan,
    Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M). 

  • Create and track POA&M requirements for resolving
    security findings. 

  • Administer cloud -based and physical firewalls. 
  • Deploy and administer Identity and Access Management
    products in various operating systems. 

  • Perform monitoring and operations of Identity and Access
    Management implementation. 

  • Design enhancements in Identity and Access Management
    products ForgeRock and SailPoint. 

  • Maintain, monitor, and provide operational support
    for IAM products, computer programs, systems, and other security technologies,
    and revise system design and quality standards. 

  • Make changes to IAM and underlying applications to
    enhance enterprise security and ensure safe and secure operation to enable
    access to our systems for our employees, contractors, consumers, and
    stakeholders. 

  • Perform Security Incident Response and Forensics
    evaluation using security information and event management (SIEM) tools. 

  • Provide operational support for other security
    technologies. 

  • Perform account/access management with IAM and other
    security tools. 

Note: candidate must be flexible to work overtime as
needed, including weekends, holidays, and off -hours.




Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or
    university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering,
    Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.

Minimum
Qualifications:

  • A minimum of eight (8) years of experience analyzing,
    defining, deploying, monitoring, and administering security requirements
    and controls for large and mission -critical IT systems.  

  • A minimum of five (5) years performing day -to -day
    security operations functions, including administration, troubleshooting, and
    resolution of various security components. 

  • A minimum of four (4) years of hands -on experience in
    performing cloud security functions. 

  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience in defining
    computer security requirements for high -level applications and evaluating
    approved security product capabilities. 

  • A minimum of four (4) years
    of demonstrated production experience using AWS Cloud supporting
    security operations. 

  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience with
    administering security for Windows and Linux operating systems.  

  • Experience in performing Security Incident Response and
    Forensics evaluation with SIEM tools. 

  • Working knowledge of AWS security features such as
    Security Groups, Network Access Control List, Firewall, WAF, Guard Duty, Macie,
    CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Control Tower, etc. 

  • Experience with assessment and evaluation of information
    systems to recommend changes and mitigate threats, risks, and
    vulnerabilities. 

  • Demonstrated ability to perform scheduled maintenance
    activities such as patching, performance tuning, and backups. 

  • Demonstrated ability to perform user provisioning and
    de -provisioning activities. 

  • Experience in monitoring the security
    infrastructure for operational effectiveness. 

Preferred
Qualifications:

  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience implementing,
    administering, and monitoring Security Controls and Governance for
    public -facing complex IT systems. 

  • A minimum of five (5) years of specialized experience in
    defining computer security requirements for high -level applications, evaluating
    approved security product capabilities, and developing solutions to multilevel
    security problems. 

  • A minimum of five (5) years of hands -on experience
    providing operational support for ForgeRock and Sailpoint IAM
    products. 

  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience with the
    assessment and evaluation of information systems to recommend changes and
    mitigate threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. 

  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience conducting
    Incident Response testing to evaluate processes for detection, response, and
    reporting of security incidents. 

  • A minimum of three (3) years of hands -on experience
    designing, developing, deploying, and administering security policies for
    health insurance marketplaces or complex health and human services
    systems. 

  • Experience configuring ForgeRock to enable single sign -on
    with different applications and implementing password sync across all internal
    applications. 

  • Experience with configuration and administration of
    SailPoint and performing tasks such as designing an organizational tree
    structure and creating provisioning and de -provisioning policies. 

  • Experience implementing ID policies, password policies,
    access control lists (ACL), reconciliation, service definition, the
    configuration of remote resources, workflows, password synchronization,
    reconciliation schedules, and life cycle management. 

  • Experience in providing detailed configuration and
    administration for programs such as ACL configuration, Group Management, and
    configuration management. 

  • Hands -on experience with troubleshooting, investigating
    operational problems, and providing workarounds, resolutions, and
    remediations. 

  • Experience developing IT Security roadmaps and execution
    plans. 

  • Demonstrated technical knowledge of command line
    utilities running on various platforms, including Linux and MS Windows. 

  • Experience with the implementation of integration
    solutions between the IAM system and user account repositories such as Active
    Directory, LDAP, and Databases. 

  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, and shell
    scripts. 

  • Experience assisting organizations meeting NIST
    SP 800 -37, NIST 800 -53, IRS Publication 1075, and MARS -e 2.0
    requirements. 

  • Experience with conducting vulnerability management and
    penetration testing efforts. 

  • Experience in configuring and reviewing ASA and/or
    Fortinet firewalls. 

  • Possess one or more security certifications such as
    CISSP, ISO, CSA STAR Cloud Security Advisor, CCSE, QCS, CNA, VCP, or
    equivalent. 

  • Experience working with the Project Management Office
    (PMO) processes, policies, and procedures.



Benefits

Standard Employee Benefits.
50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft, Paid Vacation, 401K Match, STD LTD and AD&D paid by Innosoft.

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