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The Villages

Posted 10 days ago

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

The Villages · Wildwood, Florida, United States

Full-timeOn site5-10 yrsListed as no visa sponsorshipHousing and Community Development
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In short

Monitor and investigate security threats, assess vulnerabilities, implement security solutions, and maintain security documentation and best practices across physical, virtual, cloud, network, and endpoint environments. Provide incident response and forensic support, prepare post-incident reports, assist engineering teams, and communicate service issues and resolutions to relevant stakeholders.

What they're looking for

MUST-HAVE SKILLS

Cybersecurity OperationsThreat MonitoringIncident ResponseVulnerability AssessmentMalware AnalysisSecurity Information and Event ManagementIntrusion Detection and PreventionDigital Forensics

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Security Operations CenterAntivirusVulnerability ManagementIntrusion Detection SystemIntrusion Prevention SystemSecurity Information and Event ManagementData Loss PreventionThreat IntelligenceMalware AnalysisSandboxing

Requires an associate degree or equivalent, five years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires at least one listed Microsoft certification and one listed cybersecurity certification or equivalent, along with demonstrated knowledge of security tools, network analysis, firewalls, antivirus, and Linux/UNIX command-line operations.

About the employer

The Villages®

We are building a retirement community where people's dreams come true!

The Villages® is a big company with a small company feel and family values. We dedicate our lives to building a retirement community where people's dreams come true.

INDUSTRY
Housing and Community Development
COMPANY
Privately Held
FOUNDED
1983
HEADQUARTERS
The Villages, Fl
SIZE
1,001-5,000on LinkedIn
OFFICES
1 on LinkedIn

KNOWN FOR

Real EstateActive Adult CommunityHealth CareHospitalityEntertainmentInnovation

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Questions about this role

Is this The Villages role remote?
Tagged on site.
Does it sponsor visas?
Listed as no visa sponsorship.
What experience does it ask for?
Listed as 5-10 years.

The posting, in full

Within the spirit of “Making People’s Dreams Come True”, this position is responsible for focusing on all aspects of security, regulations, and compliance related to our business and our clients. These duties are accomplished while delivering Raving Fans customer service to both internal and external customers. Full Time, On Site Position

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Within the spirit of “Making People’s Dreams Come True”, this position is responsible for focusing on all aspects of security, regulations, and compliance related to our business and our clients. These duties are accomplished while delivering Raving Fans customer service to both internal and external customers.

Full Time, On Site Position

Benefits for full-time eligible positions:

Medical (HSA/FSA), Dental, and Vision | 401K and/or ROTH | PTO & Paid Holidays | Basic Life & AD&D | The Villages Charter School eligibility| and much more!

Responsibilities

Cyber Security Operations

  • Proactively monitor and respond to threat indicators or incidents with Security Operations Center (SOC) software and tools including but not limited to: Anti-virus, Vulnerability management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDS, IPS), Security Incident and Event Monitoring (SIEM), Data loss prevention (DLP), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) and Threat intelligence systems
  • Perform threat and vulnerability assessments (Physical and Virtual) to ensure that systems are protected from known and potential threats (datacenter, cloud, network, server/desktop, BYOD, IOT, etc.).
  • Research detected threats and evaluated additional IOCs via malware analysis, sandboxing, VirusTotal, etc. to further investigation and mitigation.
  • Create Documentation of new and existing system designs for compliance with security standards and best practices.
  • Research, recommend, evaluate, document, and implement cyber security solutions that identifies and/or protects against potential threats and responds to security incidents.
  • Stay informed about current and emerging threats to general technology and to specific threats to The Villages or its customers through research and testing.
  • Develop and document methods of proactively detecting/mitigating threats using threat intelligence, honeypots/traps, IDS, etc.
  • Continually evaluate, test, and recommend new tools and security products to protect systems in the ever-changing threat landscape.
  • Review, recommend, document, and implement Active Directory Group Policy Security Best Practices.
  • Work closely with the Network division to monitor and investigate security related issues originating from Network division tools or reviews.
  • Work closely with Security and Compliance Administrator to achieve cohesive forensic analysis and incident reporting.

Incident Response

  • Provide 24x7 access for incident response, including log review, data collection, SOC tool research, and forensic capture of system information.
  • Work with law enforcement, as required, to meet submission or reporting requirements.
  • Communicate with legal representatives of customers when required.
  • Provide post incident security reports detailing available information concerning attack, possible avenues of compromise, remediation actions, and any recommendations for preventing future attacks of a similar nature.
  • Provide Tier II support to our Server Operations Engineers and Field Engineers
  • Require use of our current ticketing system to keep track of work items, SLA, priorities, documentation of work performed and follow-up to our customers.
  • Communicate with appropriate people using the most effective medium whenever there is an issue or possible outage of service. This includes notification when an issue or outage has been resolved.
  • Advise Director of Cyber Security of any issues that affect our delivery of services to our customers promptly.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements

  • Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent; and/or five (5) years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least one of the following Microsoft Certifications or current equivalents required: MTA, MCSE, MCSA or MCITP.
  • At least one of the following or equivalent required: CompTIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials, CEH, CISSP, CISM.
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of the following: web content filters/proxies, email security capabilities, IDS, IPS, SIEM, DNS security practices, advanced log analysis, network monitoring, network flow analysis, packet capture analysis, network proxies, firewalls, anti-virus capabilities, Linux/UNIX command line, and access control lists.
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