Sr Spec - IT Security Architecture

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Summary: Information Security Services is responsible for providing shared services that safeguard Energy Transfer's business and assets in a digitally connected world by identifying and mitigating Cyber Security risks. We also administer and operate our cyber security controls in both IT and OT environments.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Acts as a technical consultant for the enterprise, ensuring security design for systems align with business needs, network architecture and technical standards.
• Monitor the organization's network infrastructure for any unusual activity or potential security breaches. This involves analyzing network traffic patterns, identifying anomalies, and investigating any suspicious behavior.
• Assist in the configuration and management of firewalls to enforce security policies and control the flow of traffic between different network segments. Ensures that firewall configurations align with security best practices.
• Assists in incident response and remediation of emerging and ongoing threats
• Recommends and assist with the design of network security controls to support the data security needs of systems being developed or acquired.
• Confers with users and/or management to define business requirements for complex security development.
• Performs end to end full stack reviews of current or incoming technologies for ITSEC compliance.
• Creates advisory artifacts and recommendations based upon findings after reviews are complete.
• Ensures that proposed and existing network security architectures are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Conducts research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts, and recommends technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.
• Stays up-to-date on current tools, techniques, and vulnerabilities.
• Develops and maintains documented procedures around securing internal systems.
• On an ongoing basis, conducts security assessments and audits of IT's application and infrastructure portfolio to identify determine issues, weaknesses and gaps in processes and technology.
  
  

Requirements

Education and/or Experience, knowledge, skills & abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in Security Engineer or Security Architect role
• 5 - 8 years of related experience
• Progressively responsible roles in information security including most, if not all, of the following skills (required):
• Proficiency with solutions design, configuration, and implementation.
• Strong understanding of network architecture, firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, web filtering, audit and log management, physical security control systems, real-time systems, and common operating systems.
• Solid understanding of emerging technologies in IT such as a Cloud Platform, Internet of Things and Mobile BYOD as well as the associated security risks.
• Understanding of encryption technologies and common network protocols.
• Proficiency with Cloud service and deployment models (e.g. CaaS, SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS).
• Experience using Cloud-native/Cloud-friendly authentication mechanisms such as OAuth, OpenID, SAML, etc.
  
  

Required

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

• The Senior IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
• The Lead IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience
• The Principal IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 10+ years of relevant job related experience.
  
  

Preferred Skills

A degree in computer science, MIS, engineering or related discipline, and relevant industry certifications (CISSP or other security certifications)

• Familiar with Firewall and Proxy administration.
• Proficiency in configuring and managing firewalls to control inbound and outbound traffic, enforce security policies, and prevent unauthorized access to network resources.
• A solid understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and network architectures (e.g., LAN, WAN, VPN).
• Understanding of network access control mechanisms to authenticate and authorize users/devices, enforce security policies, and prevent unauthorized access to the network.
• Experience with Cisco's security suite of products.
• ITIL Certification preferred, strong understanding of ITIL tools, processes and terminology a plus.
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities in infrastructure and software.
• Experience supporting a multi-OS environment (iOS, Android, Windows 10, etc.).
• Knowledge of Cyber Security standards and frameworks such as NIST.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written/oral communications and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
  
  

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Usually, normal office working conditions. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing. |
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Oil and Gas

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