Security Consultant - Portsmouth - 6months+

IT SECURITY CONSULTANT - PORTSMOUTH - 6MONTHS+

Our client seeks a Symantec Security Consultant to join their organisation in Portsmouth for a 6month initial contract.

PROJECT AREAS:

- Endpoint security - deployment of Symantec endpoint suite (SEP) and supporting management infrastructure
- Network access control - assessing options on potential solutions based on leveraging existing 802.1x estate or IPS/FW devices to achieve logical NAC

MAIN SKILLS:

- Designing and embedding  IT security systems/architectures
- Assessment of security architecture, analysis of issues and development of recommendations for their resolution
- Development of  IT security solutions across a range of security domains including identity and access management, threat and vulnerability management, risk and compliance management and encryption key management.

BROADER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Experience designing and/or implementing IT security solutions in a medium to large environment
- A strong understanding of IT infrastructure concepts and architectures, including IT network, operating system and Middleware configurations

Experience with solutions and products in the following IT security domains:

- Network security including Firewalls
- Intrusion detection/prevention systems
- Internet/email content filtering
- Secure transfer protocols
- Operating system security including anti-malware, patch management and security event logging
- Understanding of information security principles and best practise (eg, ISO27001 and ISF Standards of Good Practice for Information Security)
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders in a technical and business capacity
- Strong technical abilities, combined with business acumen