Principal Cybersecurity Specialist

GFT is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Practice or CBG Team in Texas! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our San Antonio, TX office.

What you’ll be challenged to do:
As a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, you will have a broad range of complex technical and professional work functions to analyze and protect IT and OT systems, network, and data across the enterprise. The role is technical and requires an in‐depth understanding of information and cyber security technologies and functions. The role also requires an understanding of business goals/strategy and operational requirements in a fast‐paced environment. The Senior Cyber Security Analyst leads the technical management internal security systems and manages assessments including remediation activities.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following: 

• Leads security assessments of technology systems and recommends system changes to ensure adherence to standards, policy, guidelines, strategies, and security best business practices.
• Generating, gathering, and tracking security metrics, developing scorecards for the metrics, and communicating the results to technology leadership.
• Participates in planning sessions related to projects or new technologies to implement process improvement within the functional area.
• Builds relationships with developers, stakeholders, and security champions, to incorporate security principles into engineering design and deployments.
• Regularly research and learn new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in public and closed forums, and work with colleagues to assess risk and implement/validate controls.
• Basic understanding of ICS/SCADA cybersecurity controls and concerns.
• Provides subject matter expertise to resolve problems, security incidents and conduct forensic investigations.
• Understands the TCP/IP stack with prior hands-on expertise securing diverse LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless environments for large organizations.
• Develops and updates technical documentation (network architecture text and diagrams, security plan controls, and risk assessment, etc.)
• Leads the evaluation and recommendation of hardware and software systems that provide security functions. Familiarity with and ability to investigate Intrusion Detection System (IDS) alerts Incident management, forensic investigation, response, and reporting.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

Location: San Antonio, TX
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time
Salary Range: $125,000 - $160,000
Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

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