Associate Senior Security Infrastructure Analyst

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Evaluates, tests, recommends, develops, coordinates, monitors, and maintains infrastructure security policies, procedures and systems, including hardware, firmware and software . Ensures that infrastructure security architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with operational standards and overall IS security. Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents. Investigates and resolves infrastructure security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security. Develops techniques and procedures for conducting infrastructure security risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on infrastructure security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.

• Provides Level I technical support and develops more in-depth knowledge of security infrastructure processes, concepts, software and hardware platforms by assisting with the support and troubleshooting of hardware and application services across a heterogeneous network infrastructure; escalates issues requiring more experience and in-depth knowledge. Begins to build knowledge of firmware updates, patching and hardware upgrades by reviewing documentation and assisting others.
• Assists with the maintenance of security infrastructure software/hardware platforms and begins to build knowledge of scheduled security and network changes in accordance with corporate change control procedures (e.g. outage that may impact Service Level Agreement).
• Assists with determining test connectivity requirements and firewall rules for implementations.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of company information security standards, policies and procedures by confirming that they are aligned with operational standards and overall information security. Assists others to become knowledgeable about security products and network documentation used to verify conformity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and/or the equivalent of training and experience
• Typically Minimum 2 Years Relevant Exp
• Experience in the implementation of secure enterprise size systems, network development and/or network operational environment, PCP/IP networking with knowledge of security practices, knowledge of Checkpoint firewalls, firewall clustering models and stateful failover, firewall operation and rule specification, IP routing principles and protocols, implementation of security techniques around internet facing services and Local Network Operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and/or the equivalent of training and experience
• Typically Minimum 2 Years Relevant Exp
• Experience in the implementation of secure enterprise size systems, network development and/or network operational environment, PCP/IP networking with knowledge of security practices, knowledge of Checkpoint firewalls, firewall clustering models and stateful failover, firewall operation and rule specification, IP routing principles and protocols, implementation of security techniques around internet facing services and Local Network Operation. Experience working with encryption products, understanding of network management tools and SNMP, security in IP environment, operation and configuration of networks multi-layer switches, intrusion prevention systems, proxies and applications, remote access service SSL/VPN, security equipment and network cabling to industry best practices, Windows and Unix server networking and knowledge of Radius and 802.1X 2 Factor Authentication
• GCFW (GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)

• Skills / Knowledge - Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.
• Job Complexity - Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Builds productive internal/external working relationships.
• Supervision - Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
• Detail-Orientation - Delivers accurate and precise results; work meets or exceeds specifications
• Problem Solving - Pinpoints potential trouble; seeks and implements standard and alternative solutions to problems
• Adaptability - Deals with multiple, competing demands while demonstrating flexibility in adapting to change

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