Network & Security Engineer

Silver State Schools Credit Union

Las Vegas, Nevada

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Access Control, Antivirus, Best Practices, Business Support, Communication Skills, Computer Forensics, Computer Security, Content Filtering Software, Continuous Improvement, Control Systems, Corporate Policies, Credit Union, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), Disaster Recovery, Establish Priorities, External Audit, Financial Services, Firewalls, Help Desk, Identify Issues, Incident Response, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internal Audit, Internet Security, Internet Service Providers, Local Area Network (LAN), Maintain Compliance, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Infrastructure, Microsoft Windows NT Group Policy, Microsoft Windows System Administration, Network Administration/Management, Network Configuration Management, Network Connectivity, Network Performance/Analysis, Network Router Configuration, Network Routers, Network Security, Network Support, Network Switching, Network Systems, Operations Processes, Penetration Testing, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Policy Development, Policy Implementation, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Project Lifecycle, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Resolve Customer Issues, Risk Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Attacks, Service Delivery, Set Goals, Strategic Planning, Subnet, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical Writing, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), VPN (Virtual Private Network), Vulnerability Scanners, Wide Area Network (WAN), Wireless LAN

LOCATION

Las Vegas, Nevada

POSTED

Today

Network & Security Engineer

Full Time (40 Hours)

Monday - Friday

Headquarters

630 Trade Center Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89119

PURPOSE:

The primary purpose of this position is to assist Silver State Schools Credit Union to live out its Mission, “Excellent Member Service and Financial Solutions – For Life,” by providing outstanding service to both members and internal members.

To deliver service in alignment with our Service Commitments:
- I will earn respect and build trust by acting with integrity in every situation.
- I will understand my role in supporting the team to achieve our purpose.
- I will focus on people over products and build lasting relationships.
- I will take ownership and accept responsibility.
- I will treat my coworkers with the same high standards as I treat my member.
- I will continuously look for ways to improve myself, my credit union, and my community.
- I will accept there is no “they”. We are one working toward the same mission.
- I will commit to the core values.
Meet all established service goals.

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the IT Manager, the Network Security Engineer is responsible for SSSCU’s IT network security systems and functions. He/she works within established IT policies, procedures, standards and guidelines to ensure that IT systems and services address network security threats, risks, and attacks directed toward SSSCU. He/she also troubleshoots issues related to Information Security, network connectivity, and Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure. The Network Security Engineer contributes to the planning and implementation of IT network security initiatives and assists in planning defenses against security breaches and vulnerability issues. He/she will also be responsible for the day to day operations of SSSCU’s network to include network backbone, wide area network, Wi-Fi, and local area networks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Security Administration:
- Works with information technology leadership to develop strategies and plans to enforce security requirements and address identified risks.
- Act as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) on information security system development and best practices.
- Works with vendors concerning security and network access requirements. Serves as a central point of contact to coordinate and implement network access and ensure network security.
- Provides support for Enterprise VPN systems through access controls in firewall policies and monitoring of firewall logs.
- Collaborates with other Information Technology staff to develop remediation plans addressing identified vulnerabilities.
- Collaborates on critical IT projects to ensure that security issues are addressed throughout the project life cycle.
- Deploys, tunes and runs vulnerability-scanning and penetration-testing tools
- Assists in the development of security controls and security policies, principles and standards.
- Researches, evaluates, tests and recommends the implementation of new or updated information security technologies.
- Monitors daily or weekly reports and security logs for unusual events and trends.
- Maintains awareness of industry trends, security news, and best practices.
- Participates in security investigations and compliance reviews, as requested by internal or external auditors.
- Administers all Network Security including but not limited to firewall management, Antivirus, email and Web Filtering.
- Initiates, facilitates, and promotes activities to create information security awareness within the organization
- Administers the internal control systems to ensure that appropriate access levels are maintained
- Assists with the updating of the disaster recovery plan and may serve on a DR team
Active Directory Administration:
- Design and architect a global Active Directory Infrastructure, including, design and implementation of Group Policy
- Plan and execute Active Directory Domain level upgrades.
- Plan and design Group Policy Objects as requested to ensure compliance of company policies for servers and user end-point devices.
- Lead, operate and continuously improve the AD environment on a global scale
- Provide architecture guidance regarding changes and enhancements to Active Directory
- Manage and maintain standardized Organizational Units (OU) in Active Directory
- Manage and maintain Active Directory custom attributes and security groups
- Manage Active Directory sites and subnets, including site replication
- Manage and maintain group policy, and scripts associated with group policy
- Research and resolve issues related to user accounts, group membership, and access
- Assist in management and support of internal and external DNS systems. Assist in management and support of internal DHCP architecture and scoping.
- Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.
- Review domain level rights and privileges and perform changes to the same as appropriate.
- Strong understanding of architecting and configuring Microsoft Windows OS technology including AD Forests, Domains, Trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Organizational Units.
Network Administration:
- Configure network switches/routers to support connectivity to all network devices
- Troubleshoot all LAN/WAN network issues and manage communications with ISP Business support while troubleshooting WAN issues
- Check help desk tickets for entries on server and server resource issues; prioritize and respond to help desk tickets as, appropriate.
- Implement, maintain, and support current and future LAN/WAN network technologies
- Proactive monitoring and network performance analysis to improve availability, utilization and bandwidth usage
- Documents and configures SSSCU network (physical, logical, subnets, VLANs, circuit IDs, changes configuration, etc)
- Performs proactive maintenance to determine possible bottlenecks and security issues.
- Develops test plans and procedures for installation and upgrades.
- Perform network setup for new facilities.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in MIS or other computer related degree; or at least five years' equivalent work experience
5 years of previous work experience with network related technical support such as configuring, installing and troubleshooting network environments
5 years of previous work experience in cyber security and/or information technology.
3 years of previous work experience in incident response/computer forensics preferred.

*ONLY FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED*
**SEE RESUME ON APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED**
SILVER STATE SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)
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Network & Security Engineer

Silver State Schools Credit Union

Las Vegas, Nevada

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