IT Security Specialist - POLA/BURNS - TO1 - Kaygen Inc.

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REQUEST FOR IT ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
IT Security Specialist

Assignment Duration Ends: One year or longer

The Harbor Department, Information Technology Division is seeking two (2) IT Security Specialists to support the Cybersecurity Operations Center in the Information Technology Division (ITD).

Duties
" Ability to technically interpret security events from: firewalls, endpoint protection, intrusion prevention/detection systems, security information and events management (SIEM), proxies, advanced persistent threats, email systems, servers (physical and virtual), databases and packets
" Ability to interpret common attacks and exploits including but not limited to: Denial of Service, Domain Name Systems, malware infections, exploit kits, drive-by compromises, spear phishing, and/or zero days
" Ability to analyze and reverse engineer malware packages to assess threats and indicators of compromise
" Ability to create, correlate and modify advanced SIEM use-cases to trigger notifications on all severity levels of incidents
" Ability to develop, analyze and interpret programming of malicious codes
" Ability to demonstrate mastery of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst responsibilities
" Ability to reliably monitor and analyze specified data sources and incidents
" Must have technical experience and knowledge on network and systems administration
" Ability to consistently follow incident monitoring processes and procedures
" Ability to document and communicate incident status updates, for non-technical personnel
" Ability to create consistent and complete incident reports
" Responsible for monitoring escalated event alerts
" Ability to work well under pressure and be able to think outside of the box

Requirements
" Minimum 2 (two) years of incident handling, security architecture, malware analysis, or similar experience is preferred
" Candidate is preferred to have at least one of the following certifications (should be current): Security+, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP or equivalent but is not required
o College graduate with a computer science, computer engineering, forensic degree may be considered
" Be a US Citizen
" Provide proof of background investigation of candidate that has been performed within the last 12 months (the Port reserves the right to conduct additional background investigation of the candidate and/or request copies of the background investigation information)
" Valid security clearance is preferred but not required

Hours and Location
" Primary location is 425 S. Palos Verdes Blvd, San Pedro, CA 90731
" Mandatory work On-Site
" Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm (40 hours per week). Occasional after-hours work may also be required