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Senior Network Security Analyst

Position Details

Position Information

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 nine 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.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Senior Network Security Analyst
Position Number A05065
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department DevOps Infrastructure
Campus Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, Westchester, Calder Center
Work Arrangement Hybrid
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
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 University’s 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 client’s 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
  • Bachelor’s degree, or in lieu of a Bachelor’s 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
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.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number A540P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date ASAP
Posting Date 02/09/2024
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
 
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Often
Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often
Hearing, Listening, Talking Often
Standing Seldom
Walking Seldom
Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Seldom
Climbing stairs Seldom
Climbing ladders Not Required
Reaching overhead Seldom
Pulling, pushing Seldom
Shoveling Not Required
Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required
Work Environment

Work Environment Office Environment:  Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. Do you have a minimum of 3 years experience working with network infrastructure?
    • Yes
    • No