Job Description

SECURITY SPECIALIST-ACCESS PROVISIONING – REMOTE

ARC Group has an immediate opportunity for a Security Specialist – Access Provisioning for a client based in Jacksonville, FL. This position is 100% remote working east coast business hours. This is a starting out as a contract position running through May 2023 with strong potential to extend longer or possibly convert to FTE. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization that offers tremendous career growth opportunities.

Candidates must have permanent work authorization and work for any employer without sponsorship now or in the future. Third party candidates are not eligible for this role.

100% remote!

Essential functions:

• Responsible for the end-to-end completion of security requests.
• Provisions user security roles and manages security groups across systems, platforms, databases, applications, servers, directors and folders.
• Analyzes existing role structures to improve and streamline structures, security administration and improve end-user experience.
• Responsible for highly sensitive security access for outsourced vendors and ensuring compliance with policy, regulations and contractual requirements.
• Accountable for highly sensitive emergency processes.
• Creates or maintains application scripts and uses application specific tools to create or manage application security.
• Tracks and documents security issues and requests, actively monitors work queue.
• Plans, coordinates, communicates, tests and implements audits ensuring that access entitlements are appropriate for job requirements.
• Creates and coordinates completion of detailed security reports to fulfill audit, management or business owner requirements.
• Accountable for follow-up of all security work requests including collaborating with other IT areas to ensure timely completion/resolution and obtainment of appropriate approval levels.
• Interfaces with users to understand new capabilities, implement procedures, ensure security procedures have been communicated properly and are being adhered to.
• Provides input to drive process improvements.
• Works closely with business areas and IT partners on troubleshooting, pre-implementation activities and to assess application security.
• Maintains and creates operational procedures and maintains Security Knowledge Base.
• Performs system monitoring activities, identification and evaluation of security threats, breaches and vulnerabilities.
• Responds to security alerts.
• Responsible for on-call release support.
• Acts as lead liaison for internal and external audit requests and activities. Leads remedial activities as the result of audit findings.
• Defines scope of operational initiatives and adjusts priorities to support workload.
• Provides subject matter expertise, leadership and guidance to work teams and end users on security policies, standards and procedures and processes.
• Investigates business processes to understand and implement security requirements weighing business needs and security risks and resolving issues.
• Researches solutions works with vendors to enhance Security Monitoring Program.
• Coordinates and documents exceptions to security policy as directed by the Exception Governance Team.
• Develops training content as needed.

Job Duties:

• In-depth knowledge of Information Technology field and computer systems
• Must have advanced security knowledge of the organization’s existing platforms, systems, databases, and application security and are able to handle most regular issues independently.
• Advanced analytical thinking, problem solving, quantitative analysis ability.
• Must have an advanced understanding of Information Security concepts, protocols, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Must have advanced proficiency with RACF, TSO and tools used to administer security on the mainframe
• Must have advanced proficiency with Active Directory groups and user accounts, Windows folder structures and folder security.
• Proficiency with Windows skills are required, e.g., Windows Explorer, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Must have advanced proficiency of UNIX/Linux security and tools used to administer security in these environments
• Must have advanced proficiency of LDAP groups and user accounts and tools used to administer security in this environment
• Must have advanced proficiency with database security and tools used to administer security within the various databases, e.g., UDB, DB2, SQL and Oracle
• Must demonstrate expertise with security management tools

Required Experience:
2+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Required Education:
HS diploma or GED

Required Certification:
COMPTIA Security+ or equivalent

How to Apply

Job Types: Temporary.

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