Information Technology Security Engineer

Position: IT Security Engineer L3

Client: Federal Government client

Location: Onsite

Duration: 24 Months

Security Clearance: Secret

Language: English

Background:

Kyndryl’s Government client requires the support of an L3 Cyber Security Engineer. The requirement for this arises from the need for temporary expertise to modernize the departmental IT security program and provide surge capacity in various areas related to IT security services delivery, such as security assessment of systems and projects, and risk management.

Qualifications:

• College diploma OR university degree in one of the following; computer science, information technology and/or cyber security.
• 7 years experience years working in the development and implementation of IT security solutions and infrastructure in an enterprise context
• Valid Secret Clearance for work with the federal government
• 7 years experience in network security architecture based on IT Security Directives (ITSD) and/or IT Security Guidance (lTSG) at the Protected B level or higher for a Government of Canada department/agency

Responsibilities:

• Define, review and/or assess Information System Security configurations;
• Identify the technical threats vectors to, and vulnerabilities of, networks, cloud, applications, and other information systems’ architectures, and their alignment with applicable departmental reference architectures and standards, as well as from external organizations such as CSE (ITSGs) and NIST.
• Reporting directly to the TA, the Information Technology Security Engineer Level 3 is responsible for managing work assignments in accordance with applicable Task Authorizations including the following:
• Prepare technical reports such as IT Security Solutions option analysis and implementation plans;
• Analyze IT Security control architectures for various type of Information Systems, and provide advice on applicable tools and techniques to integrate within system designs, such as security policy enforcement technologies, zoning configurations, access controls, and detection/prevention security solutions;