Job Description:
information security Analyst
Guggenheim Partners
About the position:
Guggenheim is seeking an Information Security Analyst to join the Chicago or New York office or remote if applicable. This individual will implementation of complex information security solutions evaluating new and existing architecture systems to identify security issues and recommend enhancements.
The Information Security Analyst will evaluate and advise on projects with significant impact and where close coordination and communication is required with other IT teams such as network database management server desktop and application development. This person will help train and mentor other members of the team.
Specific Responsibilities Include
- Serve as information security subject matter expert as well as an escalation point for other team members security incidents and service requests
- Provide technical support for complex medium to high risk systems problems
- Instill cooperation and/or resolve problems on security related activities that span other areas such as network database management applications development and other systems related areas
- Lead or direct efforts to rack stack and install security equipment in any company location including enterprise data centers
- Assist in designing and supporting the overall security architecture of the enterprise systems environment
- Participate in a peer review process to ensure proposed changes are implemented following Company security standards.
- Provide the highest level of support for troubleshooting incidents and update problem records in an incident tracking system.
- Stays abreast of current security threats and new security technologies to integrate into security architecture design where appropriate
Skills & Experience Required
- Bachelors degree with a degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering EE or comparable discipline preferred
- 8 years of hands on technical experience in an IT Security discipline
- 4 years of hands on firewall design and implementation experience (Cisco Palo Alto Checkpoint preferred)
- Expert level knowledge of security principles and technologies enabling world class solutions for cloud based (IaaS PaaS & SaaS) as well as traditional datacenter based deployments
- Experience evaluating designing and implementing security solutions
- Fluent in risk identification categorization communication and mitigation
- Skilled in threat modelling and familiar with using frameworks to guide decision making based on risk tolerance and business objectives
- Extensive knowledge with relevant experience in at least five of the following:
- Third party connectivity architecture and design
- DMZ / network segmentation design best practices
- Intrusion Detection/Prevention System tuning
- Security hardening techniques
- F5 load balancing / application firewall design
- Antivirus / Endpoint protection design
- Vulnerability scanning lifecycle management
- Penetration testing / remediation
- Proxy architecture / design
- Privileged access management architecture / design
- Single Sign On (SSO) architecture / design
- Network Access Control (NAC) architecture / design
- High level of knowledge in other technical areas such as desktops servers database management and networking so incumbent can represent security on major cross functional problems that span these areas
- Broad knowledge of diagramming tools and monitoring tools
- Excellent organizational skills and superior troubleshooting / problem solving ability
- Good interpersonal skills and a team player attitude
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately
- Ability to explain complex problems and concepts to all levels in the organization
About Us:
Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory Financing Sales and Trading and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Chicago Boston Atlanta San Francisco and Houston.
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Guggenheim Securities LLC (GS) does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission.
Required Experience:
IC