Network Security Specialist
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Job Location:
Tallahassee, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ASSYST is seeking a skilled Network Security Specialist to support our client in TallahasseeFL
Location: Tallahassee FL
Job Type: Contract (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099)
Position: Onsite No Remote Work Allowed.
Job Title: Network Security Specialist (Payment Fraud & Digital Forensics)
We are seeking an experienced Network Security Specialist with deep expertise in payment fraud detection digital forensics and security monitoring to protect our payment ecosystem and investigate complex financial crimes. This role will lead advanced fraud investigations design proactive monitoring and alerting capabilities and collaborate with cross-functional and external stakeholders to ensure rapid detection response and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age disability military status national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal state or applicable local law
Location: Tallahassee FL
Job Type: Contract (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099)
Position: Onsite No Remote Work Allowed.
Job Title: Network Security Specialist (Payment Fraud & Digital Forensics)
We are seeking an experienced Network Security Specialist with deep expertise in payment fraud detection digital forensics and security monitoring to protect our payment ecosystem and investigate complex financial crimes. This role will lead advanced fraud investigations design proactive monitoring and alerting capabilities and collaborate with cross-functional and external stakeholders to ensure rapid detection response and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and conduct end-to-end investigations into suspected payment card fraud and other financial crimes from initial detection through final resolution.
- Apply advanced digital forensic techniques to acquire preserve and analyze digital evidence from multiple sources to support investigations and root-cause analysis.
- Monitor and analyze transaction data user behavior and security alerts from SIEM and fraud detection platforms to identify suspicious activity and indicators of compromise.
- Design and implement monitoring mechanisms to detect at a minimum:
- Unusual spikes in failed payment transaction attempts
- High volumes of low-value transactions from the same IP address or device targeting single credit cards
- Multiple rapid transactions using different credit cards originating from the same IP device fingerprint or session ID
- Perform log and SIEM analysis on web and payment logs to detect:
- Burst transaction patterns
- Consistent failed authorization attempts
- Repeated or abnormal use of credit card data
- Configure and maintain alerting thresholds for anomalies including:
- Transaction volume per minute and per hour
- Authorization failure-rate thresholds
- Collaborate with internal teams (Legal Compliance Risk and IT) and external partners including law enforcement to manage investigation cases and deliver detailed findings or expert testimony when required.
- Conduct forensic readiness assessments and contribute to the development and enhancement of the organizations incident response and breach management plans.
- Mentor and guide junior analysts while staying current with emerging fraud tactics cyber threats and evolving security technologies.
Required Qualifications
- 810 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with a strong focus on payment fraud detection investigation and digital forensics.
- Demonstrated expertise in security best practices risk analysis methodologies and their real-world application.
- Working knowledge of industry frameworks and controls including ISO CIS NIST CSF and SCF.
- Proven hands-on experience with digital forensic tools such as EnCase FTK or equivalent platforms.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience using data analysis and scripting tools (e.g. SQL Python or similar) to investigate complex financial fraud scenarios.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear defensible investigation reports and present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences including executive leadership.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Payments Professional (CPP)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age disability military status national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal state or applicable local law
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Dhcp
- Routing Protocols
- Collection Management
- Network Administration
- Network security
- Tcp/IP
- LAN
- Computer Networking
- OSPF
- Network Monitoring
- TCP
- Dns
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