Data Security Specialist

Summary

We are hiring for a Cyber Data Security Specialist to ensure data security software is installed, configured, maintained and supported across a global manufacturing enterprise within a heterogeneous environment - comprised of both on-premises and cloud-based server and storage platforms.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and support anti-malware on all network storage devices ensuring complete coverage in environment. Monitor/remediate malware alerts. Ensure alerts/logs are defined and are successfully sent to SIEM.
• Check daily scheduled jobs and services for errors/issues. Open support cases with vendors, as needed. See remediation of issues to end.
• Review event collection on all monitored devices to ensure complete coverage. Correct any issues to prevent event loss.
• Monitor CVEs related to data security software and related to Windows/Linux OSes. Follow software vendor s releases. Install updates and patches in a timely manner to ensure vulnerability gaps are closed. Implement other countermeasures where updates are not yet released for vulnerabilities.
• Run projects to identify and remediate data that has excessive access permissions.
• Collaborate with internal teams (such as server, storage, collaboration, active directory, business units, etc.) to accomplish project objectives and provide support/expertise on storage security.
• Provide support to Collaboration team to place data classification labels on data.
• Provide requested reports to users. Examples include, but not limited to:
• Show all activity for user in provided timeframe.
• Determine how files on a share\folder disappeared and who did it.
• Provide a report of stale data.
• Show where sensitive files exist with open permissions.
• Display where files exist containing SSNs or Credit Card numbers.
• Collaborate with and assist internal Cyber teams, such as Incident Detection, Incident Response, Investigation, and Data Loss Prevention on data security needs.
• Use data security software to define alerts of anomalous activity and ensure alerts are sent to SIEM.
• Perform health checks on servers, monitor resource usage, and proactively request additional resources to ensure optimal performance.
• Work with Incident Detection, Incident Response, Investigation, and Data Loss Prevention teams providing needed data out of data security tools.
• Manage implementation of data security hardware/software at new sites from start to end, including submission of firewall rule modification request.
• Manage and support host-based intrusion detection systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience
• 2+ years Experience with installing, configuring, and using cybersecurity software for securing data. Knowledge of NetApp, Varonis and Trend Micro Server Protect is a bonus.
• Exceptional understanding of CIFS and NTFS, as well as competent in underlining network protocols these rely upon.
• Experience with and be highly competent in NTFS permissions, ownership, share/folder ACLs, inheritance, etc.
• Administrative knowledge of both Windows Server and Linux OSes, as well as scripting on those platforms.
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Experience leading change controls in large global manufacturing enterprise.
• Collaborating with Cybersecurity to investigate alerts, provide alert details and reports. Requires clear communication on a stable phone line.
• Understanding of software s required network ports and protocols. Responsible for submitting firewall requests to open necessary ports for new modules or Varonis servers.
• Experience using a SIEM for querying data. KQL query experience with Sentinel preferred; but not required, providing one has the experience building queries using other languages, such as SQL.
• Experience leading the evaluations and proof-of-concepts for new products. Creating unbiased analysis using defined evaluation criteria and providing easy to understand matrix of data supporting recommendations