Information Security Specialist

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Information Security Specialist for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial clients in Forth Worth, TX.

Responsibilities :

• Plan and carry out information security risk assessments on assigned projects and make recommendations to address risk scenarios. Liaise and attend meetings with ITM and Line of Business teams that are implementing projects with relevance to information assets. Monitor information security events, vulnerabilities and support management reporting. Support the firm's Internal Control System (Sarbanes-Oxley)IT controls. Use research and technical writing skills to develop policies, standards, procedures and status updates. Assess the security of IT Systems such as web-applications and monitor action plans to address identified vulnerabilities. Assess offshore providers of IT and business services and monitor action plans to address identified risks or compliance gaps. Develop education and awareness materials on Information Security topics for presentation to employees. Experience required includes : information security architecture, firewalls, intrusion detections, PKI, IPSec, VPN, data encryption, risk assessment and mitigation, contingency planning, and secure application coding.

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