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Go Intellects

IT Security Specialist

Go Intellects, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Benefits: Competitive salary As part of the Client technology team, the Security Specialist (Infrastructure Group) will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the day-to-day operation of the Client IT infrastructure security. The IT Consultant will assist with monitoring, maintenance, and security of IT infrastructure (physical, virtual, and cloud). Perform OS, security, and application upgrades of servers and network devices to ensure they are up to date.

Develop, implement, maintain, and enforce documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.

Plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities for the Client Infrastructure group and other duties as assigned.

Onboard logs from various sources into SIEM (e.g., Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Applications).

Analyze logs from Firewalls, AD, Switches, and other security products. Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools like Qualys and Nessus is required.

Perform vulnerability assessments and manage vulnerabilities using tools like Qualys and Nessus.

Coordinate with the Patching team and assist with patching, including software updates.

Have a strong understanding of different security protocols.

Respond to escalation calls from Help Desk, Desktop Support, and other teams to troubleshoot and resolve security issues and perform maintenance.

Understand security troubleshooting processes and collaborate with other teams.

Assist Service Desk technicians with Tier I and Tier II troubleshooting, patching desktop systems, software (MS Office, Java, Adobe), printer issues, and server-related issues as needed.

Recommend methods and techniques for problem resolution.

Initiate preventive maintenance for technical systems.

This is a remote position. #J-18808-Ljbffr