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Austin, Tx, Us

•Develop and execute strategies to enhance the reliability and security of corporate environments.•Architect secure data center and cloud environments, optimizing efficiency and minimizing risk.•Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure end-to-end security across products and services.•Provide valuable feedback and recommendations to enhance security posture.•Lead vulnerability audits, forensic investigations, and mitigation procedures.•Define and maintain corporate security policies, procedures, and operations.•Conduct thorough post-event analysis and swiftly respond to security incidents.•Institute organization-wide security awareness training.•Ensure compliance with staff security and infrastructure controls.•Assess, test, and implement new security products and technologies.•Automate security processes and application integration through scripting.•Monitor company environments for security threats and suspicious activity.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Create and execute strategies to improve the reliability and security of corporate environments.• Architect data center and cloud environments for security, reliability, and efficiency.• Work with DevOps teams to ensure security across products and services.• Provide feedback and recommendations to teams for security enhancements.• Management over vulnerability audits, forensic investigations and mitigation procedures.• Define, implement and maintain corporate security policies, procedures, and operations.• Respond immediately to security-related incidents and provide a thorough post-event analysis.• Institute organization-wide training in security awareness, protocols and procedures.• Ensure compliance regarding staff security and infrastructure controls.• Assess, test and implement new security products and technologies.• Prepare cost estimates and identify integration concerns.• Automate security processes and application integration through scripting.• Monitor company environments for security threats and suspicious activity.

Bozeman, Montana, Us

Key Responsibilities -Assist in development and deployment of corporate information security strategy, as well as deployment, administration, configuration, and support of security-related systems to the fullest.-Enhance security operations team accomplishments and competence by planning the delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; and mentoring team members.-Proactively monitor and utilize Cyber Defense tools to detect and react to anomalies within the network.-Assists in effective Data monitoring and Data Loss Prevention procedures.-Continually research the cyber threat landscape and tactics used by Advanced Persistent Threats. -Investigate cyber incidents using SIEMs, packet captures, reports, data visualization, and pattern analysis tools.-Respond to cyber incidents by collecting, analyzing and preserving digital evidence to assist with the Incident Responders in remediation of critical information security incidents.-Improve and challenge existing processes and procedures in a very agile and fast moving information security environment.Key Skills & Attributes:-Advanced understanding of networking, application communications, intrusion detection systems (Snort, Suricata, Bro) and tools (tcpdump, Wireshark, Nmap, etc.).-Scripting experience with the following: Bash, PowerShell, and Python-A subject-matter expert in security disciplines such as authentication and authorization models, data loss protection methods, and DNS.-Extensive experience providing leadership and counsel to both business & technical audiences.-Ability to effectively translate and present solutions in business or management terms-Collaborate in a team environment and mentor less experienced staff.-Technical security expertise in a variety of systems and platforms. -Experience with Vormetric, Alienvault USM, Security Onion, and other security tools.

Austin, Texas, Us

Lead Domain Administrator for the DADS domain as part of the HHS Systems Forest. Securing Active Directory and conducting account audits for least privilege and ensuring resource access and group management. Also includes DNS, DHCP, DFS, and SCCM administration.

The primary responsibilities for this position include providing IT help desk support and system administration for external clients. Secondary responsibilities include introductory computer forensics work. Specifically, will spend approximately 60% of the time at various client sites around the DC metro area providing IT support (Level 1 through server/network administration) and the remainder of their time on forensics projects. The forensics projects include assisting with real investigations by conducting analysis using various computer forensic tools and techniques .

Directed and coordinated all center activities and aided the Regional Director in formulating and administering organization policies. Responsible for overall site activities including front office, testing center, employees, IT, facilities, and vendor contract services. Managed student assistance, inventory management of course matierials and technical training kits and any and all other general support services required for the routine operation of the site including managing IT systems.

Plan, build, test, and maintain classroom computer lab environments for various levels of education. Provide help desk support for local center and corporate offices. Maintain facilities to include painting walls, cleaning carpets, running network cables, and installing IT equipment such as projectors, projection screens, and dry erase boards.