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Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh · 3 hours ago

Information Security Specialist II

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh provides reliable funding and liquidity to its member financial institutions. The Information Security Specialist II is responsible for protecting the Bank’s information assets through the effective application of security controls, continuous monitoring, and leading investigations into security events.

BankingFinancial ServicesInsurance

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Supports the efficient and effective implementation and maintenance of security for the Bank's information assets and resources; evaluates, installs and maintains security software on a variety of platforms; and actively promotes the advancement of sound security policies and procedures. Provides customer support for email processing and security, Help Desk ticket queues for security and account requests

Monitoring and investigation of security events generated by the Bank’s security infrastructure

Designs appropriate security measures in new system development efforts as defined by security requirements, product options and implementation strategies

Evaluates, engineers, and recommends security enhancements to Bank’s current environment and architecture

Establishes and executes procedures for authorizing access to information across all platforms to appropriately restrict access

Participates in establishing and maintaining security policies and procedures

Provides daily support and management of Security incident and event Management (SIEM) solution according to industry best practice and Bank policy

Performs monitoring, analysis, and reporting of security events across a complex environment

Establishes and executes procedures for performing self-audits of the security administration function to detect inappropriately defined security parameters

Manages bank firewalls to ensure access and controls are properly applied to all systems

Manages security systems (IDS, firewall, mail/web filtering, etc.) to ensure systems are properly functioning and upgraded

Works with business users to ensure proper access to applications is in place

Regularly reviews systems and networks to ensure compliance with IT Security policy

Assists in the designing of network architecture to ensure industry-standard network practices are enforced

Deciphers network packet captures for troubleshooting

Ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure safe and sound business operations

Qualification

CISSPSANS GIACCCSPFirewall administrationWindows Active Directory SecurityLinuxIntrusion Detection SystemsDDOS mitigationNetwork Access ControlSpam filteringSecurity policiesSecurity incident managementNetwork architecture designSelf-audits

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related degree or equivalent work experience

At least one of the following professional Security-related certifications required: CISSP, SANS GIAC, CCSP

Five or more years of experience in an information security role

At least two years of hands-on experience with firewall administration

Hands-on experience with administering security in Windows Active Directory Security

Demonstrated knowledge of managing and administering spam filtering system

Demonstrated knowledge of securing and administering security on multiple operating environments: Linux, Windows

Demonstrated knowledge of host-based and network-based Intrusion Detection System concepts

Experience with DDOS mitigation and related network traffic risk mitigation techniques

Experience with Network Access Control Platforms and Procedures

Company

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

FHLBank Pittsburgh provides reliable funding and liquidity to its member financial institutions, which include commercial and savings banks, community development financial institutions, credit unions and insurance companies in Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Founded in 1932

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.fhlb-pgh.com

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