Junior Cybersecurity Engineer - Pittsburgh
- Department:
- R&D
- Location:
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Quintech Electronics & Communications, Inc. is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer whose primary duties will include being responsible for providing end-user, hardware, and software support and security driven solutions for all information systems.
SEEKING LOCAL CANDIDATES TO INDIANA, PA OR PITTSBURGH, PA!
Additional Duties:
- Assist with end-user work orders, technical support and system troubleshooting. Completing tasks in an efficient, professional manner each day. Prioritize with focus on security, continuity of service and documentation.
- Assist with configuration and management for network devices and security.
- Manage identity and access authorization.
- Process access requests to network resources, including network shares, firewall ACLs, etc.
- Evaluate and decrease instances of inappropriate or excessive access to promote the principle of least privilege.
- Assist in provisioning and configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting of servers, switches, firewalls, networks, and cloud hosted infrastructure.
- Design and deploy remediation strategies and tools to handle prominent and recurring cybersecurity threats, maintaining high-security standards.
- Assist with coordinating regular vulnerability and penetration testing, associated remediation, reporting, and follow-up.
- Assist with creation and execution of cyber / incident reporting, remediation, response, and follow-up.
- Assist with logging and system event management, analyzing, auditing, documenting, and reporting incidents, vulnerabilities and remediation to the IT Manager.
- Follow -up with individual staff, IT Manager, and senior management regarding critical cybersecurity threats and incidents.
- Assist with facilitating management and staff cybersecurity and privacy awareness.
- Assist in providing end user training for cybersecurity and policies.
- Assist with managing corporate disaster recovery and backup systems.
- Communicate matters of relevance to the IT Manager regarding applicable systems, status of projects, and cybersecurity issues.
- Perform other related duties as assigned and adhere to company policies and procedures.
- Must be a US Citizen
- Degree in information technology field or similar network and security experience
- Experience working with NGAV and EDR
- Experience with defining and enforcing security best practices in a corporate environment
- Sophos experience is preferred.
- Experience in M365 administration asset and SOC asset
- Must have good interpersonal skills with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Honesty, integrity, and confidentiality are always required.
- Excellent understanding of IT security controls, technologies, and processes.
- Understanding of security appliances / VPN configuration and maintenance.
- Understanding of security frameworks like PCI-DSS, NIST, CMMC.
- Good understanding of network protocols, technologies, and processes.
- Comfortable with web application firewalls, MDR, IDS/IPS, anti-malware, vulnerability scanner solutions.
- Familiar with cloud technologies and cloud security best practices.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for communicating security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Must be able to work independently and productively with minimal supervision.
- Must occasionally work extended hours, including weekends and nights, in response to emergencies or to avoid disruption of users
Position is a full-time, daylight position, Monday to Thursday 6:15am-4:15pm
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit package which includes:
Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision, Company-Paid Life Insurance, Employee Appreciation Events...and More!
Quintech Electronics and Communications, Inc. (Quintech) is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate, support, and value diversity!
Quintech does not discriminate in employment or recruiting efforts on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
All employment decisions are decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources upon scheduling your interview.Thank you for considering a career with Quintech!