Security Specialist

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About the Job

Our client has a requirement for a Security Specialist for a 6 months contract opportunity. The position is located in Mississauga, ON.

 

What makes this Special

Our client is one of the largest Banks inNorth America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service

 

Role

Working in network security requires a vast and deep knowledge of how different technologies work together. The individual will have a detailed technical understanding of how attacks are performed at the network, service and application layers, how technologies such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, deep packet inspection, pattern recognition, and monitoring inter-relate to provide and effective security system. .

 

Responsibilities

• Act as a Subject matter expert and consult with clients and project teams with respect to security standards, best practice processes, designs and trends
• Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within business technology architecture
• Identify/implement process improvements to enhance revenue, customer experience and/or reduce costs
• Assist or lead the writing of business cases for security initiatives
• Coach/educate others within the team and other departments
• Actively represent the group at meetings and on projects
• Ensure effective change management discipline is used
• Keep current with industry and/or business trends
• Perform testing according to test plans, monitor and report on results, and work with others on problem resolution
• Communicate project status and provide timely escalation of issues to ensure project objectives are met
• Work effectively as a team, supporting other members of the team in achieving project/business objectives and providing client services
• Support a positive work environment that promotes customer service, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years configuring and supporting firewalls and Intrusion prevention systems.
• Minimum 6 years working directly with enterprise networks from both technical and security perspectives, primarily in a Cisco based network
• Minimum 5 years working with network protocol analysis and deep packet inspection
• Minimum 6 years working with security on large scale enterprise networks from a technical and architectural perspective.
• Minimum 3 years experience withPalo Altosecurity appliances
• Minimum 3 years experience with F5 GTM/LTM
• Minimum 5 years experience with packet and flow analysis
• Minimum 5 years experience with Application delivery, load-balancing, or content delivery specifically utilizing the F5 product line
• Experience understanding network security authentication and authorization as it relates to network flows and the delivery of applications and services
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in business terms

 

Keywords: Palo Alto, Load Balancer, FS, security, CISSP

 

How to Apply

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