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Title: Cyber Security Analyst, Security Operations, Progression
Company: Tampa Electric Company
Location: Bearss Operations Center
State and City: Florida - LUTZ
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days
Hiring Manager: Marc Imhof
Recruiter: Mark Koener
TITLE: Cyber Security Specialist Progression
PERFORMANCE COACH: Lead Cyber Security Architect
COMPANY: Tampa Electric
DEPARTMENT: Information Security
POSITION CONCEPT
The Cyber Security Specialist Associate is responsible for assisting with monitoring the company's information security systems, ensuring that all procedures are followed on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. Provide support, within a team environment, for systems used to monitor and protect the enterprise assets. Detect, analyze, and respond to any suspicious cyber security activity across TECO/Emera business and operational networks, including all network infrastructure, operating systems, and server platforms throughout TECO Energy and its subsidiaries. Develop an in-depth understanding of exploits (e.g., malware) and vulnerabilities, resolving issues by taking the appropriate corrective action, or following the appropriate escalation procedures. Assist with identifying and assessing threats to TECO's network and data, monitoring TECO's network for malicious activity, investigating intrusions and other relevant events, and has a maintaining a sophisticated and detailed understanding of the evolving threat landscape, includes assessing enterprise assets to include critical assets for secure configurations and maintaining and enforcing regulations regarding NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), PCI, and corporate information security standards.
Advancement to a higher level is based on value added to the company through increased duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments. Advancement is not automatic, i.e. based solely on time in the job, but will be based on direct observation of the employee's performance, accomplishments, qualifications, and the business and/or technical needs of the department.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Translate all applicable standards and requirements (NERC CIP, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, SOX, etc.) into appropriate systemic and procedural solutions to enable compliance adherence. Coordinate and communicate necessary actions to maintain compliance with applicable internal and regulatory standards. Assist in the development and enforcement of company policies, procedures, desk level procedures, disaster recovery plans, processes, plans and standards that support and facilitate governmental and regulatory compliance. Assist in developing management responses to internal/external government and regulatory audits and data requests with respective management and staff. 20%
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of in-place security controls to constantly strengthen the overall security posture. Recommend implementation of countermeasures or mitigating controls and contribute to design, implement, and maintain security tools, systems, and technologies leveraged by the CFC (Cyber Fusion Center), TSA, or NERC CIP program. 20%
3. Monitor and respond to security threats and/or events generated by various security monitoring tools/technologies for the enterprise network. Determine if anomalies are actual system compromises. Escalate significant threats/events to 2nd or 3rd tier support for deeper analysis. Ensure all pertinent information is obtained to allow for the identification, containment, eradication, and recovery actions to occur in a time sensitive environment. 15%
4. Conduct digital forensics by collecting computer/network-related evidence in support of policy violations, criminal activity, fraud, and in response to threat intelligence, law enforcement investigations, or information technology (IT) audit efforts (NERC CIP, SOX, PCI, etc.). Conducts malware analysis to gather relevant indicators of compromise (IOCs) for active hunting and continuous monitoring for installed toolsets. 15%
5. Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents. 15%
6. Develop and maintain threat/risk metrics, security processes, and desk level procedures. 15%
SUPERVISION
Direct Supervision: None
Indirect Supervision: None
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Internal: Engaging multiple IT groups and business units, including Energy Supply, Energy Delivery, and Regulatory Affairs. Interactive engagement will require communication with individual contributors, middle management, and executive management.
Key External: Engaging external contacts including vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies,
law enforcement, industry associations, and other utility partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other IT related discipline.
Licenses/Certifications
Required: From the list of certification vendors, one related Information Security professional certification or ability to obtain via self-study within one year of hire date
(ex: (ISC)2, GIAC, ISACA, CompTIA, e-Council, etc.).
Preferred: ITIL v3 and one or more of the following or similar Information Security professional certifications (ex: ACE, CCE, CEH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, EnCE, GCCC, GCDA, GCED, GCFA, GCFE, GCIA, GCIH, GCWN, GICSP, GMON, GNFA, GPEN, GPPA, GREM, GWAPT, GXPN, OSCP, SSCP).
Related Experience
Required: 5 years of related Cyber Security, IT experience or Technical (hands-on networking, telecommunications such as radios, satellites, communications, hardware, software or experience. .
May consider a degree in lieu of experience. An Associates degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other IT related discipline and 3 years of experience or a Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or other IT related discipline and 1 years of experience.
Experience may include up to one year of demonstrated IT experience, within a formal college/university internship or co-op program.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)
Required:
• Good working knowledge of major operating system security (Windows, Mac OS, Linux/Unix), endpoint, server, and network security.
• Good working knowledge of major security systems and functions for incident response, monitoring and forensic activities: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Antivirus/Antimalware, SIEM, Incident Response, Threat Prevention, Web/Application Control Filtering, Email Filtering, NetFlow Analysis, Endpoint Security, Configuration and Change Management, File Integrity Monitoring, and DLP.
• Good working knowledge of log, network, and system forensic investigation techniques.
• Basic working knowledge of networking protocols and systems administration.
• Basic working knowledge of identifying and capturing indicators of compromise and methods for detecting them within incidents.
• Basic working knowledge with packet analysis and malware analysis.
• Basic working knowledge of the processes that ensure compliance with regulatory or industry requirements such as NERC CIP, SOX and PCI.
• Good analytical and risk assessment skills and strong listening, written and computer communication skills for reporting and auditing purposes.
Preferred:
• Good working knowledge of major security systems and functions for incident response, monitoring, and forensic activities: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Antivirus/Antimalware, SIEM, Incident Response, Threat Prevention, Web/Application Control Filtering, Email Filtering, NetFlow Analysis, Endpoint Security, Configuration and Change Management, File Integrity Monitoring, and DLP.
• Good working knowledge of networking protocols and systems administration.
• Good working knowledge of identifying and capturing indicators of compromise and methods for detecting them within incidents.
• Good working knowledge with packet analysis and malware analysis.
• Good working knowledge of the processes that ensure compliance with regulatory or industry requirements such as NERC CIP, SOX and PCI.Basic knowledge of penetration testing technologies and procedures. Basic knowledge with reverse engineering malware. Strong analytical and risk assessment skills and strong listening, written and computer communication skills for reporting and auditing purposes.
Cyber Security Specialist:
POSITION CONCEPT
The Cyber Security Specialist is responsible for monitoring the company's information security systems, ensuring that all procedures are followed on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. Provides expert-level support, within a team environment, for systems used to monitor and protect the enterprise assets. Detects, analyzes, and responds to any suspicious cyber security activity across TECO/Emera business and operational networks, including all network infrastructure, operating systems, and server platforms throughout TECO Energy and its subsidiaries. Develop and possess an in-depth understanding of exploits (e.g., malware) and vulnerabilities, resolving issues by taking the appropriate corrective action, or following the appropriate escalation procedures. Proactively identifying and assessing threats to TECO's network and data, monitoring TECO's network for malicious activity, investigating intrusions and other relevant events, and has a maintaining a sophisticated and detailed understanding of the evolving threat landscape, includes assessing enterprise assets to include critical assets for secure configurations and maintaining and enforcing regulations regarding NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), PCI, and corporate information security standards.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES
1. Proactively assess the enterprise and segmented infrastructure for current and potential vulnerabilities or security threats by leveraging automated security monitoring tools, conducting manual security assessments, and using penetration testing techniques. Determine if anomalies are actual system compromises. Ensure all pertinent information is obtained to allow for the identification, containment, eradication, and recovery actions to occur in a time sensitive environment. 20%
2. Collect and organize required evidence for compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards, such as network diagrams, access controls, ports and services, physical port security, malicious code prevention, security event monitoring, account management, and baseline configuration. Document and present internal/external audits and data requests with respective management and team . 15%
3. Identify, evaluate, and recommend corrective action plans (changes to architecture, hardware, and software) that assist in the mitigation/remediation efforts of identified cyber security risks and vulnerabilities. Conduct vulnerability scans, reviewing security controls (access control, patch management, firewall policy, etc.), and reviewing internal controls (DR/BC, configuration management, software development lifecycle, etc.). Perform quality assurance checks on tools and data to ensure accuracy and proper functionality of systems and the accurate accountability of data that is being monitored. Strengthen the overall security posture by assisting in efforts to design, implement, and maintain essential security tools, systems, and technologies necessary to protect Company assets. 15%
4. Stay informed about information security and compliance trends, directions, and technologies in relevant industries. Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents. Contribute in information and threat intelligence sharing sessions with other utility companies, industry partners, and government agencies. 15%
5. Assist in conducting digital forensics by collecting computer/network-related evidence in support of policy violations, criminal activity, fraud, and in response to threat intelligence, law enforcement investigations, or IT audit efforts (NERC CIP, SOX, PCI, etc.). Assist in conducting malware analysis to gather relevant indicators of compromise (IOCs) for active hunting and continuous monitoring for installed toolsets. 15%
6. Translate all applicable standards and requirements (NERC CIP, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, SOX, etc.) into appropriate systemic and procedural solutions to enable compliance adherence. Coordinate and communicate necessary actions to maintain compliance with applicable internal and regulatory standards. Develop and enforce company policies, procedures, desk level procedures, disaster recovery plans, processes, plans and standards that support and facilitate governmental and regulatory compliance. 10%
7. Leverage experience, critical thinking, and analytical skills to find inventive and effective solutions to information security problems. Articulate complex information security concepts to non-technical employees clearly while accurately portraying risks and threats to the company. 10%
8. Develop threat/risk metrics, security processes, and desk level procedures. 10%
SUPERVISION
Direct Supervision: None
Indirect Supervision: None
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Internal: Engaging multiple IT groups and business units, including Energy Supply, Energy Delivery, and Regulatory Affairs. Interactive engagement will require communication with individual contributors, middle management, and executive management.
Key External: Engaging external contacts including vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies,
law enforcement, industry associations, and other utility partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other IT related discipline.
Licenses/Certifications
Required: From the list of certification vendors, one related Information Security professional certification or ability to obtain via self-study within one year of hire date (ex: (ISC)2, GIAC, ISACA, CompTIA, e-Council, etc.).
Preferred: ITIL v3 and two or more of the following or similar Information Security professional certifications (ex: ACE, CCE, CEH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, EnCE, GCCC, GCDA, GCED, GCFA, GCFE, GCIA, GCIH, GCWN, GICSP, GMON, GNFA, GPEN, GPPA, GREM, GWAPT, GXPN, OSCP, SSCP).
Related Experience
Required: 6 years of related Cyber Security, IT experience or Technical (hands-on networking, telecommunic