Job Description

Senior Network Security Analyst

DevOps Infrastructure

Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, Westchester, Calder Center

Fordham University

 

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City.  Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools. 

 

• Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents 
• A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
• As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
• As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.  
• University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure Services, the Senior Network Security Analyst supports the security of the network infrastructure utilizing a variety of hardware. These systems are currently made up of Cisco, Alcatel and possibly Palo Alto, Fortinet or SDN based firewall from Versa Networks.

 

Responsibilities also include supporting the Universitys virtual private networks currently using Pulse and Juniper systems; configuring and supporting the security apparatus for Azure and AWS; and assisting clients with writing, reviewing, and pushing firewall rules. The analyst will also take part in projects, on premise or cloud, requiring application security.

 

Essential Functions         

Regular Upgrades

• Reviews security advisories
• Addresses zero day threats
• Researches version compatibility
• Upgrades all firewalls( production, QA and PCI) systems
• Supports change requests
• Cleans up firewall ruleset
• Supports the configuration of rules associated with Azure and AWS
• Regularly upgrades the VPN to keep in accordance with security advisories

 

Network Maintenance

• Monitors and analyzes data to improve system performance
• Monitors network usage and security issues.
• Deploys patches to mitigate any threat to systems
• Responds to issues affecting the network architecture
• Supports ticket resolution associated to the network architecture
• Supports work and tickets associated to the operation of the firewall
• Supervises student workers

 

Analyses

• Makes use of SUMO logic to analyze captured data from disparate network systems
• Supports security team with data from firewall and network equipment
• Uses measuring and diagnostic tools to test and adjust networking equipment
• Supports capacity planning
• Utilizes data to modify and support modifications to the network

 

Technology

Manages:

• Cisco ASA and Firepower
• Pulse VPN and similar
• Securing VoIP and other realtime applications
• SDN based security
• IoT based security

 

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

 

Management Responsibilities   

Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.

 

Additional Functions       

General Responsibilities

• Provides project implementation and support
• Ensures rapid updates to systems
• Provides IoT and WiFi security enhancements and support
• Provides assistance with on all network projects
• Undertakes preventative measures in implementing, maintaining and monitoring network security
• Supports the security to real-time applications
• Installs, supports, and maintains security software and hardware
• Monitors network usage via firewall and VPN
• Recommends IT solutions to business and management problems
• Analyzes and resolves faults
• Works closely with other departments/organizations and collaborates with other IT groups
• Provides training and technical support for staff on security appliances
• Plans and implements future IT developments and undertakes project work
• Supports the security of Voice over IP systems and endpoints
• Resolves tickets
• Monitors the use of the web by students, faculty and staff
• Integrates data from firewall and VPN products with data from other network devices

 

General Senior Analyst Functions

• Serves as consultant to management and business groups to assess needs, develop and implement solutions
• Contributes to the development of vision and direction for technical initiatives and plans, forecasting needs and maintaining currency with trends in own area of responsibility or specialization
• Challenges and enhances analytical approaches or tools
• Applies fact-based analysis to achieve business strategy
• Reviews and validates analysis, and develops recommendations in context of functional area or full project
• Facilitates constructive communication across the team
• Communicates engagement status, progress, and impact to management
• Assesses implication of changes in scope
• Identifies changes in scope of work and communicates appropriately
• Leads scope development
• Help team to understand and evaluate relationships between project goals and career development
• Reviews deliverables to ensure that they meet expectations and are consistent with IT standards
• Manages day to day relationships with vendors and consultants
• Demonstrates knowledge of clients business model and decision-making framework and identifies areas of improvement
• Provides recommendations to client and staff for technical designs and analyses

 

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience         

• Bachelors degree, or in lieu of a Bachelors 7+ years relevant experience
• 7+ years relevant experience
• 3 years experience working with network infrastructure

 

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills       

• Strong self-starter
• Team-oriented
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Strong understanding of technical, business and cultural environment of higher education in general and Fordham in particular
• Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Supporting complex systems architectures, specifications and applications
  • Resource acquisition and management
  • Execution of project plans and delivery of results
  • Analytical/problem solving and technical skills
  • Customer service
• Ability to interact professionally with staff, faculty and students
• Work experience and validated training with IT certification will be considered.

 

Minimum Starting Salary: $93,400

 

Maximum Starting Salary: $116,748

 

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

 

FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt

 

START DATE: ASAP

 

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/6423

 

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools.  It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom. 

 

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

 

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

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