It looks like we may have a position opening for a senior level security analyst. This is not a job offer but if anyone has an interest send me an e-mail. Even if you don't have an interest these guidelines should be of value to anyone considering a career in corporate Information Technology.
A qualified candidate excels in each of these four areas:
- Technical skill/competency (see below for specifics)
- Positive attitude (don't need any young or old curmudgeons)
- Works as part of a team (lone wolf superstars not needed)
- Communication skills (know how to interact with wide variety of people and write and speak well)
You should have expertise in two or more of the following skills: PKI design, implementation and management; global policy and standards creation; SAP security; regulatory compliance (SOX, HIPAA, SB1386, EU Safe Harbor); Incident Response Handling; Disaster Recovery planning; Project Management; Security Awareness program management; and security benchmarking and metrics. (If this was an official job posting it would undoubtedly include additional required skills like J2EE, C#, CPU design, super-cooled superconductor research, quantum physics, MCSE certification, PDP-11 programming and 10Base5 troubleshooting.... only kidding!!!!)
Our definition of security engineer or analyst does not include software developers or hardware engineers (Saar - you are first on my list if it were).
The other thing people always have to consider is the location of the job. I happen to love the area - locals enjoy a high quality of life, a city which is not too big or too small and ideal for families, great outdoor recreation, all four seasons (plenty of snow in the winters; green rainy springs; hot summers; and amazingly colorful autumns), affordable living, friendly people, growing diversity of culture, plenty of educational institutions and not too distant large cities (2 hours by car). Makes me sound like the chamber of commerce, hmm? I have lived in plenty of cities and even some places way off the beaten path so I appreciate what I found here. Tolkien fans will appreciate that this area is peaceful as 'the Shire' - not as magical as Rivendell, not as pedestrian as Gondor, not as rural as Rohan and not as nuts as Mordor. OK, maybe Maui would be nicer - but that is so far from everything.
Stuart,
the placement of your comment about me was perfect with the flow of thought in my mind.
perfect.
good luck finding someone...
saar.
Posted by: Saar Drimer | April 28, 2005 at 01:55 PM