Job Information
Kansas Employer IDP Information Assurance and Security Engineer in Wichita, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13045317
University Overview
Wichita State University has a long tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship that spurs the economy and serves the needs of the local community. This is the place where anything is possible. Where collaboration and innovative ideas shape the future, and entrepreneurship is in our bones. If you have the creativity, passion and insight to help us build a brighter future for our city, state and worldthis is the place where you belong.
Position Specific Responsibilities
We are looking for a person who is a self-driven and highly motivated team player who can perform in a fast-changing business environment. This cross functional role requires coordination with technical managers, system administrators, application owners, software developers, infrastructure, service delivery, and IT management to monitor and control company networks. Diverse knowledge and experience, primarily in networks, but also in operating systems, applications, and databases is needed to ensure least privilege is followed and networks are secured from unauthorized devices and excessive access.
Summary of Responsibilities
Implements secure networking solutions to meet internal and external compliance requirements. Works in a cross-functional role requiring coordination with internal partners to monitor and control company networks. Ensures least privilege is followed and networks are secured from unauthorized devices and excessive access. May require collaboration with external companies to understand technical and business requirements in order to deliver solutions.
Essential Functions
- Sets up, maintains, and performs ongoing configuration of firewalls,
- Performs vulnerability management and is responsible for change controls.
- Creates and maintains network security architecture and strategy.
- Responsible for device discovery, identification, and inventory.
- Provides enforcement of least privilege network access.
- Manages network isolation projects.
- Delivers troubleshooting and user support efforts.
- Provides incident management support.
- Manages and trains students.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Commitment
Wichita State University is the only urban-serving public university in Kansas and has the most diverse student body of all the Kansas state universities. Wichita State recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran. Wichita State University has a clear goal in this regard: to be a university that promotes inclusive excellence at every level of our organization. We pride ourselves on being the most innovative university in Kansas, delivering the best educational experience to our students with the distinction for opening pathways to real-life learning, applied research and career opportunities that make people want to stay in Kansas. Our campus provides an experience that promotes all forms of inclusive excellence; a place to learn, work, live and play.
Minimum Education
High school diploma or equivalent at time of hire
Preferred Education
Bachelors Degree in Related Field\ \
Minimum Experience
Three (3) years of cybersecurity or network security field experience
Preferred Experience
- - Five (5) years of cybersecurity or network security field experience - Preferred Certifications:\ o Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer\ o Co mputer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) o Comptia Security +\ \
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-changing business environment
- Ability to work and collaborate with a cross-functional team
- Ability to troubleshoot and support end-users
- Ability to coordinate projects with multiple partners
- Diverse knowledge and experience in networks, operating systems, applications, and databases
- Ability to implement secure networking solutions to meet internal and external compliance requirements, in partnership with other functional areas of IT and external partners.
- Ability to collaborate with other companies to understand technical and business requirements in order to deliver solutions.