Remote Data Security Engineer Jobs in Dallas, TX

Requirement - Cyber Data Security

Location- 100% Remote

Contract W2

Summary 

We are hiring for a Cyber Data Security Specialist to ensure data security software is installed, configured, maintained and supported across a global manufacturing enterprise within a heterogeneous environment - comprised of both on-premises and cloud-based server and storage platforms.  

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Install, maintain, and support anti-malware on all network storage devices – ensuring complete coverage in environment. Monitor/remediate malware alerts.  Ensure alerts/logs are defined and are successfully sent to SIEM. 

• Check daily scheduled jobs and services for errors/issues. Open support cases with vendors, as needed. See remediation of issues to end. 

• Review event collection on all monitored devices to ensure complete coverage. Correct any issues to prevent event loss.  

• Monitor CVEs related to data security software and related to Windows/Linux OSes. Follow software vendor’s releases. Install updates and patches in a timely manner to ensure vulnerability gaps are closed.  Implement other countermeasures where updates are not yet released for vulnerabilities. 

• Run projects to identify and remediate data that has excessive access permissions. 

• Collaborate with internal teams (such as server, storage, collaboration, active directory, business units, etc.) to accomplish project objectives and provide support/expertise on storage security. 

• Provide support to Collaboration team to place data classification labels on data. 

• Provide requested reports to users.  Examples include, but not limited to: 
  • Show all activity for user in provided timeframe. 
  • Determine how files on a share\folder disappeared and who did it. 
  • Provide a report of stale data. 
  • Show where sensitive files exist with open permissions. 
  • Display where files exist containing SSNs or Credit Card numbers. 

• Collaborate with and assist internal Cyber teams, such as Incident Detection, Incident Response, Investigation, and Data Loss Prevention on data security needs. 

• Use data security software to define alerts of anomalous activity and ensure alerts are sent to SIEM. 

• Perform health checks on servers, monitor resource usage, and proactively request additional resources to ensure optimal performance.  

• Work with Incident Detection, Incident Response, Investigation, and Data Loss Prevention teams – providing needed data out of data security tools. 

• Manage implementation of data security hardware/software at new sites from start to end, including submission of firewall rule modification request. 

• Manage and support host-based intrusion detection systems. 

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience
• 2+ years Experience with installing, configuring, and using cybersecurity software for securing data.  Knowledge of NetApp, Varonis and Trend Micro Server Protect is a bonus. 

• Exceptional understanding of CIFS and NTFS, as well as competent in underlining network protocols these rely upon. 

• Experience with and be highly competent in NTFS permissions, ownership, share/folder ACLs, inheritance, etc.  

• Administrative knowledge of both Windows Server and Linux OSes, as well as scripting on those platforms. 

• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills. 

• Experience leading change controls in large global manufacturing enterprise. 

• Collaborating with Cybersecurity to investigate alerts, provide alert details and reports.  Requires clear communication on a stable phone line. 

• Understanding of software’s required network ports and protocols. Responsible for submitting firewall requests to open necessary ports for new modules or Varonis servers. 

• Experience using a SIEM for querying data.  KQL query experience with Sentinel preferred; but not required, providing one has the experience building queries using other languages, such as SQL. 

• Experience leading the evaluations and proof-of-concepts for new products. Creating unbiased analysis using defined evaluation criteria and providing easy to understand matrix of data supporting recommendations.