IT Security Leader

Role: IT Security Leader
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Duration: 6 months (Contract-To-Hire)

Position Requirements/Technical Skills:

Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring all operations, networks and infrastructure for security issues and investigate an incident as needed.
• Monitor internal and external policies for compliance.
• Develop security standards and best practices for the organization.
• Plan and carry out an organization’s Incident Response plan (IR).
• Create and direct the security information assurance for the organization.
• Provides support for complex computer network exploitation and defense techniques to include deterring, identifying and investigating computer and network intrusions.
• Prepare reports that document security incidents and the extent of the damage caused by the incident.
• Provides technical support for a comprehensive risk management program identifying mission critical processes and systems; current and projected threats; and system vulnerabilities.
• Research the latest information technology (IT) security trends.
• Being able to quickly classify an incident and begin the necessary course of action.
• Ability to review logs in order to perform high level forensics.
• Drive lessons learned and remediation activities throughout the organization.
• Recommend security enhancements to management or senior staff.