Security Consultant IV-Network & Information Security

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What you’ll be doing...

You'll be part of the "Verizon Global Infrastructure (VGI), Network & Information Security” group working on security and automation tools to protect against cyber threats within the VGS Technology organization. You will work with a team of cybersecurity engineers with network & infrastructure background, threat intelligence analysts and risk management personnel to align common technologies and practices that fortify our applications, systems, IT network and infrastructure.

Some of your daily responsibilities would be the following.

Network Security Governance

• Implementing network governance frameworks and policies. Establish standards for network architecture, design, and security

• Conducting regular network risk assessments and vulnerability scans

• Identifying, implementing and operationalizing metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and tracking to consistently measure the current state of cybersecurity across VGS Network, leveraging industry best practices and standards where possible

• Ensuring effectiveness and coverage of the Security Policies and Controls of VGS Network, prioritizing by risk level

• Installing ownership and accountability for security-based metrics and drive increased maturity, visibility, and subject-matter expertise for all segments

• Developing action plans jointly with all stakeholders to remediate deviations, providing necessary support to close on all key items

• Championing a highly collaborative work model with an aptitude of building and maintaining relationships across different teams at multiple senior levels, internally and externally

• Developing awareness, training & compliance programs focused on Network Cybersecurity practices, leveraging the Mavens program - a team of security professionals who facilitate adoption of security by design

• Ensuring Security posture of VGS Network, e.g., access management, vulnerabilities remediation, etc.

• Coordinating necessary activities with our VCS Cybersecurity organization: pen testing, incident response, data collection, etc.

• Identifying and evaluating potential threats and vulnerabilities. Develop mitigation strategies and track remediation efforts

What we’re looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience in Security, IT, and/or Network.

• Understanding of network fundamentals, switching, routing protocols, load balancers, web proxies, firewalls and software defined networking solutions.

• Understanding of security fundamentals Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, access control, Authentication, Authorization, Auditing secure design concepts like

• Experience in design and implementation of network security solutions like firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, VPN, web proxies etc using vendor products like Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint, Palo Alto etc

• Knowledge of IT governance frameworks and standards (e.g., COBIT, ITIL)

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC or CompTIA Security+

• Experience working on IT ticketing systems like JIRA, Service Now and ability to partner and collaborate with other teams in the organization

• Experience with hosting security awareness campaigns, gamification and bug bounty programs will be an added advantage

• Strong analytical problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills

• Passion to stay abreast with emerging technologies, network security trends, tools and techniques.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master’s degree in cybersecurity, network, engineering, computer science or related field.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment while managing multiple high-priority projects.

• Industry relevant security certifications Security+, OSCP, CEH, CISSP, GIAC, etc

• Strong expertise in at least one operating system Window or Linux.

• Cloud relevant certifications CCSP, CCSK

Where you’ll be working

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.