Sr. Infosec Engineer

Job Summary

In need of a Sr. Infosec Engineer for a large financial services company. This contract will last approximately 1 year but will most likely extend or there is always a chance of a CTH scenario. WORKING HOURS (8-5) EST

• Communication
• Cyber Controls Expertise
• Security Architecture and design
• PCI compliance
• Audit background
• IT Engineering

Not specified.

• CISSP
• CRISC
• AI certifications

• A security based Certification

10+

Telecommute

Contract

$70 – 75 per hour

8am to 5pm

Bachelors

What would “a day in the life” of this role look like? Working with IT partners to understand current and new solutions, how security controls are embedded, and discussing needed improvements to the IT products. Working with team members on process improvements to ensure consistent delivery of security consulting.

What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager? Weekly and potentially daily interactions with team members.

What would you say is the top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months? Learn our internal systems and standards. Begin shadowing existing team members to understand how processes are executing today. Transitioning to taking the lead on security consulting among IT teams.

What do you foresee being the biggest challenge in this role? Learning the complex environment that is BFH and understanding who they will need to work with across the business in order to get the needed information.

Assists the Sr. and Principal Architects with the creation of security designs and frameworks for technology systems. Monitors security intelligence sources for emerging industry security technologies, technology issues, regulatory issues and practices. Provides oversight of new development efforts to ensure adherence to security policies, standards, and reference architectures. Actively participates in decisioning processes related to adoption of new hardware and software technologies.

Provides advisory services as needed to information security teams. Utilizes planning and organization tools to develop project/action plans. Meets deliverable deadlines as directed.

Assists the Principal and Sr. Information Security Architects with the development of the annual Information Security Strategy. This includes strategy development, formalized road map documentation, and continued maintenance.

Possess intermediate knowledge of company Cyber Security Tools and affiliated operational processes. Utilizes knowledge when advising to determine residual risk of identified threats or control weaknesses. Champions the use Cyber Security Tooling through education and awareness of constituents.

Foundational knowledge of regulatory bodies and corresponding compliance requirements including, but not limited to: PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR. Intermediate knowledge of control frameworks including, but not limited to: FFIEC Examination Handbooks, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001. Advanced knowledge of Cyber Security Maturity Frameworks such as NIST-CSF and FFIEC Cyber Assessment Tool.

Intermediate knowledge of IT tools and practices including, but not limited to:
Networking, LDAP Directories, Vulnerability/Patch Management, Change Management, Incident Management, Server and Desktop Management, Mainframe Technologies, Encryption and Key Management, Cloud Architecture and Computing, Software Application General Computing Controls, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery, Software Development Lifecycle, Access Management, and Cyber Security Tooling.

Ability to diffuse problematic situations and manage through conflict resolution. Utilizes soft skills such as:
Selective Agreement, Reflective Listening, Voice Inflection, and Empathy. Ability to take complex concepts and break down into laymen’s terms or analogies that help with other’s understanding. Viewed as an enabling partner that provides options or information when saying no to business or IT requests. Seen by leadership and peers as credible, trustworthy and respectful. Utilizes subject matter expertise to guide and coach less experienced team members.

Manager or Director of Information Security

Normal office environment. As the need of the business continue to evolve, this role may be asked to work an on-call rotation to include evenings or weekends.