Information Technology Cybersecurity Advisor

Information Technology Cybersecurity Advisor

Pay Competitive

Location Houston/Texas

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 76 power plants in operation and one under construction represents nearly 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states, Canada and Mexico. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

The Information Security (IS) Advisor will join the Information Security Team to detect and defend the organization from cyber security adversaries. Additionally, the IS Advisor will participate in projects and initiatives to design and implement various information security controls. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge of and experience with industry best practices and frameworks.

Job Responsibilities

• Initiate immediate actions to contain identified cyber security issues detected from a variety of platforms and operating systems or as reported by end users. Perform forensic collections, intrusion correlation/tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation to contain threat. With a sense of urgency, work with IT colleagues on containment and a plan to eradicate vulnerability, coordinating the incident response process.
• Write technical reports on incident findings and recommendations to prevent incidents.
• Monitors a variety of platforms, operating systems and security technology software for security alerts. Logs, document, review, and assess alerts. Identify intrusion artifacts at the host and network level. IT/OT Security technology software may include Email SPAM filtering solutions, vulnerability scanning solutions, Intrusion Detection Systems, anti-virus software, Internet web filtering solutions.

Vulnerability Management

• Correlate multiple data sources to identify vulnerabilities, make recommendations and work with system owners to expedite remediation
• Conducts cybersecurity risk assessments on internal systems and processes and coordinates responses to external risk assessments requests from customers or third-party software providers as needed.
• Manage and enhance vulnerability scanning tools and capabilities
• Manage and influence system owners to adopt enhancements or remediation

Optimization

• Investigates false positives and assesses enhancements to eliminate
• Enhances cyber vulnerability tools, software platforms, processes, and procedures to continually optimize cyber security programs in alignment with NIST
• Additional responsibilities as assigned or requested

Job Requirements

Education & Background

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security or related field is preferred
• Prefer at least one of the following certifications:
• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+)
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Experience & Knowledge

• At least ten years of experience addressing I.T. and cyber security escalated alerts, preferably in an Enterprise Security Team environment
• Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework required
• Prefer experience with the following:
• Experience with Azure Cloud Environment including Microsoft 365
• Email phishing protection platforms
• SIEM/SOAR platforms
• Security compliance frameworks (CIS, etc.)
• OT Networking and protocols
• Background in foundational IT infrastructure concepts (network, server, virtualization, data center)
• Demonstrable knowledge of the following:
• Network security concepts
• Modern threat actors, malware, and TTPs
• Vulnerability Management Platforms

Additional Calpine Information:

• Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
• Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to [email protected] . Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

About the company

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company. The Company is engaged in the ownership and operation of primarily natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. The Company's segments include West (including geothermal), Texas and ...

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