IT Security Engineer

Company: Tenaska
Location: Irving
Posted on: January 20, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionTenaska is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, an organization that's adept in natural gas and power marketing, power management, development and acquisition of generation assets, operation of power plants and more.
Position Summary:
The IT Security Engineer will document and manage the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) portion of the TPS infrastructure as well as the main TPS on-premise and cloud infrastructure. He/she will manage and maintain our monitoring systems including Splunk. He/she will be responsible for server and workstation patch management. The IT Security Engineer will help architect our security posture and technically respond to security events.
Essential Job Functions:

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• Experience with various security tools dealing with DLP, SIEM, Anti-Malware, MFA, etc.
  
• AWS security experience desirable
  
• Splunk engineering and design
  
• Fortinet and Palo Alto Firewall Design and Management
  
• Windows system baseline management
  
• Manage CIP hardware inventory and documentation
  
• Secure Active Directory to best practices
  
• Manage patching or CIP servers and workstations
  
• Work closely with end users, TPS business units, Corporate IT Security Group and third-party providers.
  
• Manage multiple projects and effectively communicate updates and results to peers, supervisors, and stakeholders
  
• Make recommendations on hardware purchases and for server, domain design to help fulfill business needs
  
• Dependable, reliable, and predictable attendance is required
  
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation required
  
  Education/Experience/Skills:
  Basic Requirements:
  
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  • Minimum of five to seven years of experience in IT-related field
    
  • Three years of IT security related experience
    
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent a plus
    
  • Knowledge of Windows server and domain best practices
    
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP protocol
    
  • Knowledge of the following hardware: Dell servers, Cisco switches, Cisco routers
    
  • Knowledge of the following software: Windows 10/11 and Server 2016 and newer, network management systems, network protocol analyzers, and telephony management
    
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
    
  • Excellent customer service skills
    
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
    
  • Excellent attention to detail
    
  • Excellent documentation ability
    
    Preferred Requirements:
    Benefits:
    At Tenaska we care about the wellbeing of our employees and their families. That's why we offer our employees a comprehensive benefit package. Benefits included below:
    
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    • Health, dental, vison, disability, and life insurance
      
    • Excellent 401(k) plan
      
    • Incentive-based, competitive salary packages
      
    • Health/dependent care flex accounts
      
    • Tuition assistance
      
    • Long-term disability coverage
      
    • Adoption benefits
      
    • Employee assistance program
      
    • Paid vacations and holidays
      
    • Generous sick leave
      
    • Charitable giving program
      
    • Paid maternity/paternity leave
      
    • Wellness programs
      
      Tenaska is an equal opportunity employer.
      
      
      
      

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