Make an impact and love what you do! Vertafore leads the insurance software industry with secure, cloud-based products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight- right when customers need it most. We're currently searching for a talented Security Operations Engineer to join our team in the heart of downtown Denver, CO for a 6 month contract.

Day-to-day:

• This is a hands-on engineer position
• Prepare and coordinate project/task plans for security changes and document progress
• Assist Security Manager with prioritization of work across the security team (including self). This would include break/fix, project initiatives, and strategic planning.
• Responsible for any information security related solutions analysis, design and implementation.
• Participate in security risks, threats and vulnerabilities assessment
• As the environment changes, he/she will contribute strategically to re-configuration and design.
• Coordinates with Server Administration and WAN operations teams to avoid unintended interruptions of service
• Identify and provide mitigation/improvement steps for any security gaps in network / server / application design
• Work with the TSO technology staff to ensure the security environment meets business strategy/direction, is secure and supports business critical applications on a highly available basis
• Provide Tier 1 through Tier 4 (Architecture) engineering support, advice, and consultation
• Maintain system documentation
• Consult with users and program management conducting information assessments to determine user needs and to define security solutions to meet user requirements
• Conduct research concerning the development of security systems and related technologies
• Coordinate and ensure the standard implementation of policies, procedures, and systems operations with support personnel
• Write and/or maintain documentation for security software and operational procedures
• Monitor hardware to ensure it is sufficiently updated to current standards and security requirements
• Conduct on-going security system audits to evaluate the utility and efficiency of the system's hardware, software, and communications components and its effectiveness in meeting management information needs
• Perform related work as required

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in IT operations and/or development
• At least 2 years of applicable information security related experience
• Experience in network administration and security
• Experience in Web Application security and OWASP Top 10 knowledge
• Experience in UNIX/Linux operating systems administration
• Hands-on experience with Cisco router switch security configurations

• Must have excellent customer-focused problem solving and communication skills

Preferred Technical Certification(s): CompTIA Security+, CCNA-Security, CISSP, etc.

Other Desired Skills:

• Experience with the following:
  • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
  • Cisco Wireless
  • Cisco ISE/TACACS/RADIUS
  • Cisco ASA firewalls
  • Checkpoint firewalls
  • Cisco wireless technologies/controllers
  • F5 Load Balancer technologies
  • Various security appliance working knowledge. (Imperva, SourceFire, FirePower, IDS/IPS)