Security Engineer - NY Metro

CipherTechs, Inc

jobs@ciphertechs.com  

Position Title:

Security Solutions Engineer  

Location:

New York Metro  

Job Description:

CipherTechs Inc is seeking a qualified information security professional for a full-time position with great opportunity for professional growth within this expanding organization. The position’s main focus will be to provide clients with consulting services, which include the design, implementation and support of various information security projects. Candidates with previous consulting experience and the ability to work both independently and as a part of a group are preferred. Previous experience with firewalls, IDS, VPN is necessary, as detailed below. This opportunity will offer great learning experiences and professional development through exposure to many diverse client environments and challenges. Additionally, training and research will be provided and encouraged.  

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Requirements:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate, via discussion and references, his/her ability to successfully design, implement and support network and application security solutions in an enterprise environment. Furthermore, detailed understanding of security principles in the following areas is required: network security, authentication, encryption, event auditing, security policy and vulnerability testing. Applicants must also have pre-sales experience and be able to assess project needs and requirements. Close interaction with project management and sales staff will be required.  

The following knowledge and experience is also sought:

1. Minimum 2 year of information security consulting experience focusing on deployment of firewalls, VPN, IDS and penetration testing.
2. Minimum 6 year experience in IT.
3. Thorough understanding of TCP/IP protocol suite.
4. Experience and understanding of network design and troubleshooting specificity as it applies to interoperability of firewall systems with the network.
5. Understanding of operating system and application security configuration and best practices in Windows and UNIX environment.
6. Understanding of available redundancy solutions for firewalls and networks.
7. Knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of Check Point product suite is required.
8. Knowledge of Netscreen, Nokia appliance, ISS, Axent Raptor, Cisco PIX, WebSense, RSA ACE/Server, Dragon IDS, StoneSoft, eSafe and TrendMicro is preferred.
9. Knowledge of Solaris, Windows NT/2000 is required.
10. Familiarity with following protocols: SSH, IKE, IPSEC, SMTP, VRRP, Radius, DNS and SSL.
11. Programming knowledge in C, Perl and Unix shell script a plus.
12. Knowledge of available Information Security resources, common security issues, risks and means of alleviating them.

Location:

The candidate will work with company’s clients in the New York Metro area. Some travel may be required.  

Benefits:

Full medical and dental benefits. Competitive salary, depending on skills/experience. Performance based bonus + other.  

About CipherTechs:

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CipherTechs, Inc is a privately held information security services provider. We focus on delivering security solutions for businesses harnessing the power of Internet communications. We audit, design and implement information security solutions in areas of IP networking, firewalls, application security, risk assessment, traffic monitoring, encryption, redundancy and strong authentication.  

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NOTE: PRINCIPALS ONLY, NO RECRUITERS Received on Thu Dec 12 14:08:04 2002