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Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.
With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest "Canadian-Owned" IT staffing/consulting company.
Procom's areas of staffing expertise include:
Application Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Business/Systems Analysis
Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
Infrastructure & Network Services
Risk Management & Compliance
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Security & Privacy
Specialties Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Security Engineer

On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Security Engineer for a contract opportunity in Durham, NC.

Security Engineer Job Details

We are looking for a talented Senior Security Engineer for our MIS Group in our Durham, NC location. Focus and experience in risk mitigation with possess at least 8 years of directly related practical experience within the last two years, and demonstrated ability to carry out the functions of the job. We are looking for candidates who can provide a well-rounded knowledge and experience base in incident response and security event analytics. An overall flexibility and willingness to work under unpredictable time and project variables is essential. 

The Security Engineer will be responsible for the following: 

Experience analyzing malware such as viruses, worms, trojans, etc.

Experience in information security threat and vulnerability analysis 

Understanding of networking and core Internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.) 

Experience using network security assessment tools

Experience developing tools for automation and/or other tasks

Be a team player

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

BS or BSE in computer science/engineering, or equivalent experience

Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to: 

Provide detection and response to security events and incidents within the customer network as well as various supported customer networks 

PCI and Web application vulnerability scanning 

Security log management and monitoring 

Intrusion detections and prevention systems operations 

Vulnerability detection, assessment, and mitigation 

Develop and maintaining information security metrics.

Provide assistance to core security and incident response teams 

Enterprise encryption standards development and support 

Development and distribution of various security advisories and awareness messages 

Maintain growing knowledge of industry trends relating to security management and services.

Security Engineer Mandatory Skills

Thirst for knowledge and inquisitive nature

Experience and strong knowledge of vulnerability management and configuration compliance processes and tools

Experience and knowledge in Security Information Event Management tools

Experience in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems 

Knowledge of: TCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching 

Experience in Linux/UNIX and Windows based devices at the System Administrator level 

Strong troubleshooting, reasoning and problem solving skills 

Team player, excellent communication skills, good time management 

Organizational skills and the ability to work autonomously with attention to processes 

Ability to speak and communicate effectively with peers, management and clients 

Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with a minimal impact on reliability. 

Ability and experience in writing clear and concise technical documentation 

Ability to speak and write fluently 

Education or Experience: 

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with specialization in Computer Sciences or a related discipline, 

8+ years of directly related practical experience.

Required Skills: 

Candidate should possess a knowledge in the following technical skills: Incident Response, Log Analysis, TCP/IP, Network Traffic Analysis, Antivirus/Malware, Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Security Incident and Event Management Systems (SIEM), Packet Analysis Techniques, Event Correlation, and Incident Triage. 

Experience in security penetration testing 

Experience using ticketing systems such as Remedy 

Security certifications: SANS/GIAC (GCIH, GCIA or GCUX), CCNA, CISSP, or CISM certifications would be assets

Knowledge of application security including web applications, web services, XML, SOA, AJAX, JSON, and web scanning tools 

Knowledge of: Strong Authentication, End Point Security, Internet Policy Enforcement, Firewalls, Web Content Filtering, Database Activity Monitoring (DAM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions 

Knowledge of NIST, PCI, HIPAA

Security Engineer Start Date

ASAP

Security Engineer Assignment Length

6+ months to perm

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