Information Technology Security Consultant
Job Description
Akkodis is currently searching for an IT Security Professional for our client within the Ottawa area.
Job Description:
- Provide 3rd-line support for resolving complex IT security related incidents and problems, including root cause analysis and resolution.
- Review, analyze and apply Networking protocols including, Internet Security protocols and TCP/IP as needed.
- Identify and analyze threats and vulnerabilities of IT infrastructure through installing, monitoring and detecting faults in intrusion and detection and prevention systems, firewalls and networks devices, malicious code, anti-spam and content management tools.
- Produce the design, test and implementation plan for installation and updates of operating systems.
- Install firewalls and content checkers.
- Document, test and implement solutions for new requirements and modifications to existing IT security infrastructure and assess feasibility of implementing solutions developed by other defence organizations.
- 5 days/week on site.
Mandatory Experience Required/Must Haves:
- GOC Top Secret security clearance (please provide file no. with application).
- 3 years of experience within the past 5 years working within a GOC secret network or above.
- 10 years of experience working with and managing IT products and infrastructures, including one of: Microsoft Network Operating Systems or, IP Networks or, Applications Integration.
- Designing and maintaining security networking equipment, which may include but is not limited to: Guards and Gateways, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Border Protection Services, Cryptographic Devices, Data Diodes
- Strong knowledge and working experience with Layer 7 IT security protocols and products.
Additional Requirements/Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in a National Defence environment.
- Strong knowledge and working experience with: Firewalls (preferably Cisco and Palo Alto)
- Routing/Switches, Proxy, Domain Name System (DNS).
- Layer 7 security experience such as: HTTP/SMTP protocols, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Mail Guard, Trustwave MailMarshal, Skyhigh, McAfee Web Gateway OR McAfee Chat Gateway.
- University degree or college diploma in engineering, computer science or an IT related field.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume in confidence to the LinkedIn job posting, by email to or on the Akkodis Canada website. No telephone calls please.
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