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 at www.fordham.edu/hybridpolicy .

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.

Qualifications

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 06/25/2024

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.

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