Job description

Job Title: Cyber Security Researcher Description: The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world’s busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values. Cybersecurity Researcher will serve as a subject matter expert on cloud security, Database security, wireless security, LTE/4G networking, secure and resilient network design, security policies, vulnerability management, Internet of Things (IoT), industrial control system (ICS)/SCADA security and related FDNY initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Architect security controls
• Expert level knowledge of Identity and Access Management
• Explore new security technologies, applications, and tools
• Research policies and regulations across disciplines (e.g., Network DLP, cloud etc.)
• Research the technical details of the vulnerabilities and threats and find root cause
• Research technical details of thirdparty offerings and assist legal in crafting contracts
• Discover and analyze weaknesses in application security controls
• Discover and analyze weaknesses in cloud security controls
• Working knowledge of Proxy Web Gateway
• Establish security processes and procedures
• Maintain risk register
• Establish and maintain HIPAA and NIST compliance of FDNY network
• Analyze Network Firewalls and IPSs logs for policy violations.
• Perform security risk assessments of infrastructure, applications, cloud services, and networks
• Utilize SEIM, Armis, Extrahop and Secureworks for threat intelligence and incidence response
• Use network monitoring tools to triage incidents and perform asset management tasks
• Manage Disaster Recovery, Incident Management, and Business Continuity activities
• Lead the resolution of security incidents
• Work with vendors to integrate security platforms into FDNY infrastructure

Requirements:

• 5 years or more of Security Engineering experience in a complex enterprise environment
• Strong Identity and Access Management experience
• Should be able to utilize security frameworks like NIST and MITRE.
• Strong project management experience
• Knowledge cloud security controls and VMWare environment
• Understanding of IoT and OT security
• Ability to create reports using KRI and KPI
• High degree of confidence and briefing skills; comfortable fielding questions and articulating project/program details in front of senior leadership
• Strong crossfunctional team leadership skills
• Must be able to lead projects
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
• Proficient in the use of security management tools to facilitate troubleshooting, e.g., Wireshark, NetBrain, Extrahop, NetWitness, CoreInsight etc.
• Experience in some of these application security related tools: Burp Suite, Fortify, Zimperium, Veracode, HCL AppScan tools
• Experience in Netwrix data classification and auditing tool
• Experience with Trellix EPO and Crowdstrike
• Experience with Skyhigh Proxy Gateway and CASB
• Experience with Menlo Security web and email isolation tool
• Knowledge of O365, Azure, DNS and WAF
• Strong understanding of network, application, and cloud security
• Experience with configuring DNS. Familiarity with Infoblox to maintain public facing DNS services as well as IPAM
• Understanding of the various VPN technologies
• Knowledge of security of wireless environment including controllers and APs.
• Knowledge of resilient designs to ensure high availability
• Knowledge of IPS/IDS design as standalone hardware or as a feature within firewalls
• Experience with Next Generation Firewalls including Palo alto, Fortinet, etc.
• Work with vendors, carriers, and other technical groups to implement new security controls and troubleshoot existing controls
• Any automation and coding experience is a plus

Languages

Must have

English
Native or bilingual proficiency

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lincolnshire, IL 60069: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Cybersecurity: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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