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Security Lead - Palo Alto/ Barracuda at Cognizant

Posted in Information Technology 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: San Antonio, Texas





Job Description:

Mandatory security requirements:


  1. Strong experience with security technologies, including Palo Alto Firewalls, Barracuda WAF, DLP, web filtering, IDS/ IPS, Qradar SIEM, McAfee Endpoint Protection, Anti-malware, vulnerability management.

  2. Lead and participate in deep architectural discussions to build confidence and ensure customer success when building new, applications, software and services in cloud platforms.

  3. Must have a high level understanding of security risks as they apply to cloud solutions

  4. Proven expertise in building a defense in depth infrastructure security architecture that includes security controls across multiple technology stacks.

  5. Responsible for deploying, configuring, and maintaining security baselines within the AWS cloud environment.

  6. Collaborate with the development and project teams to ensure cloud security standards, patterns, and best practices are followed

  7. Work with offshore support team to manage incidents

  8. Present security recommendations and implement improvements to the security of new or existing applications, services and infrastructure.

  9. Ensuring that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.

  10. Participating in the change management process.

  11. Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization.

  12. Strong attention to detail with an analytical mind and outstanding problem-solving skills.

Nice to have security requirements:


  • Experience in two or more of the following security frameworks and standards; NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL

  • IT security experience > 9+ years

  • Experience in Onshore & Offshore delivery

  • Nice to have industry recognized IT security certifications (PCNSE, PCNSA, CCSA, CCSE), Cloud Security-specific certifications (Azure & AWS), CISSP

  • Knowledge of security industry best-practices, including nonrepudiation, auditing, and monitoring

  • Familiarity with agile development

Since, it’s an onsite security lead role involving client interactions, strong communication skills with hands on experience on security tools is a must have skills.

Technical Skills














SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd.
1 Palo Alto Next Gen Firewalls PL3 Required

 

* Proficiency Legends






















Proficiency Level Generic Reference
PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.





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