Sr Spec - IT Security Architecture (Houston)

Information Security Services

Information Security Services is responsible for providing shared services that safeguard Energy Transfer's business and assets in a digitally connected world by identifying and mitigating Cyber Security risks. We also administer and operate our cyber security controls in both IT and OT environments.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Acts as a technical consultant for the enterprise, ensuring security design for systems align with business needs, network architecture and technical standards.
• Monitor the organization's network infrastructure for any unusual activity or potential security breaches. This involves analyzing network traffic patterns, identifying anomalies, and investigating any suspicious behavior.
• Assist in the configuration and management of firewalls to enforce security policies and control the flow of traffic between different network segments. Ensures that firewall configurations align with security best practices.
• Assists in incident response and remediation of emerging and ongoing threats.
• Recommends and assist with the design of network security controls to support the data security needs of systems being developed or acquired.
• Confers with users and / or management to define business requirements for complex security development.
• Performs end to end full stack reviews of current or incoming technologies for ITSEC compliance.
• Creates advisory artifacts and recommendations based upon findings after reviews are complete.
• Ensures that proposed and existing network security architectures are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Conducts research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts, and recommends technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.
• Stays up-to-date on current tools, techniques, and vulnerabilities.
• Develops and maintains documented procedures around securing internal systems.
• On an ongoing basis, conducts security assessments and audits of IT's application and infrastructure portfolio to identify determine issues, weaknesses and gaps in processes and technology.

Requirements

Education and / or Experience, knowledge, skills & abilities : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level :

Preferred Skills

A degree in computer science, MIS, engineering or related discipline, and relevant industry certifications (CISSP or other security certifications)

Working Conditions