Sr. Associate, Information Security Systems Engineer

Company Description LanceSoft, Inc., founded in 2000, is a global provider of workforce solutions and IT services serving 110+ enterprise clients, including Fortune-level organizations. The company connects businesses with specialized talent and individuals with career opportunities across multiple industries such as technology, banking, healthcare, government, and energy. Its services include temporary and permanent staffing, SOW engagements, payrolling, RPO, application development, project management, and engineering solutions. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, LanceSoft operates over 32 regional offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, supported by multiple delivery centers in India. The organization emphasizes unbiased hiring practices, cross-cultural collaboration, and a personalized, people-centric approach to client and consultant engagement.Position Details:Job Title: Sr. Associate Information Security Systems Engineer Location: Melbourne FL 100% OnsiteDuration: 1 year with extension/conversion FTE Specific duties and responsibilities include:Responsible for Tier 1 security configuration hardening, and configurationUse developed skills, tools, and external resources to validate security-related events to determine validity, exposure or false positive conditionsAbility to retrieve, correlate and analyze event history, configuration files and system logs to assess presence of anomalous eventsProduce time-critical, technical reports to management outlining incident and potential mitigationCommunicate with SOC and Network Operations Center (NOC) staff about potential issues, indicators and/or warningsTroubleshoot and effect restoration of service-impacting issues affecting customer VPN performanceHandle trouble calls from customers and internal network usersApply baseline security configurations to network equipment to harden or update to meet approved requirement baselines.Ability to provide on-call support on a rotational basis as needed on weeknights and weekendsAbility to work in a fast-paced operational environment to maintain availability and resiliency of network security services to customers.Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust security clearanceQualifications:Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in IT Security or related field) and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experienceMinimum of (1) years' experience in the Information Security field.Minimum of (1) years' experience in the network engineering fields (Firewalls, Routers, Switches, VPN)Preferred Additional Skills:Understanding of various Operating Systems (e.g Windows, Linux, etc.)Understanding of system logs and be familiar with log analysisUnderstanding of predominant cyber-attack vectors (Buffer Overflow, Phishing, etc.)Information Security Operations Center analyst experienceCompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent certification preferredUnderstanding of system vulnerabilities and exploitationUnderstanding of vulnerability mitigationStrong written and oral communication skills, be self-motivated and a self-starter, maintain a curiosity and desire to learn, and be able to work well in a team environment.EEO EmployerLanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.