SOC Engineer

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada. With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest “Canadian-Owned” IT staffing/consulting company. Procom’s areas of staffing expertise include: • Application Development • Project Management • Quality Assurance • Business/Systems Analysis • Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence • Infrastructure & Network Services • Risk Management & Compliance • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery • Security & Privacy Specialties• Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation) • Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation) • ICAP (Contractor Payroll) • Flextrack (Vendor Management System) SOC Engineer On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a SOC Engineer for a contract opportunity in Dallas, TX. SOC Engineer Job Details We are looking for a Security Operation Center Engineer to work in a newly formed 7X24 Security Operations Center in Dallas, TX. We are looking for candidates who can provide a professional interface to customers, provide management and oversight (both technically and professionally) to staff, and command a leading presence when faced with a multitude of catastrophic events. An overall flexibility and willingness to work under unpredictable time and project variables is essential. Responsibilities include the following: • Security Monitoring practice by an intimate knowledge of the SIEM technologies used and the security threat landscape • SOC technology/SIEM/threat intelligence/reporting • Security Monitoring 24x7 operation • Client delivery based on deliverables stipulated in the SLA; including delivery of reports and incident response / forensics for security breaches • Delivery of Managed Security Services (MSS) services and customer satisfaction from the North America Security Operation Center for clients who make use of the Security Operation • Oversee the development and maintenance of standard procedures related to the SOC. • Coordination with other global offices, as well as various customers for escalation of issues Additional responsibilities: • Provide detection and response to security events and incidents within the network as well as various supported customer networks • PCI and Web application vulnerability scanning • Security log management and monitoring • Intrusion detections and prevention systems operations • Vulnerability detection, assessment, and mitigation • Risk assessment and deployment of security patches. • Antivirus management and operations. • Develop and maintaining information security metrics. • Administrative and service account creation. • Provide assistance to core security and incident response teams • Enterprise encryption standards development and support • Development and distribution of various security advisories and awareness messages • Maintain growing knowledge of industry trends relating to security management and services.  SOC Engineer Mandatory Skills -Appropriate candidates should possess at least 5-7 years’ experience as part of a Managed Security Services offering. • Candidate should possess at least 5-7 years' experience in IT Security management in support of commercial and/or governmental customers. • Candidate should possess at least 5-7 years' experience as an individual contributor in an IT security environment. • Candidate should possess at least 5-7 years performing various levels of support in a Security Operations Center. • Candidate should possess at least 2-3 years performing various levels of support in a Managed Security Services capacity. • Candidate should possess at least 1 security related certification from a reputable certification authority (ISC2, SANS, ISACA etc.) Required Skills: • PMP and/or ITIL V3 Foundations certifications beneficial. • Candidate should have strong communication skills and exhibit a professional demeanor. • Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with a minimal impact on reliability. • Excellent project management skills, ability to work in a fast-paced and hectic work environment, ability to prioritize tasks effectively; and an ability to work seamlessly across organizational boundaries. • Must be flexible in outlook and attitude. • Excellent Presentation skills and ability to present to senior management. • Excellent planning/time management skills. • Excellent client-facing skills. • Very good understanding of the compromises between reliability, efficiency and cost. • Candidate should possess an expert Knowledge in the following technical skills: Incident Response, Log Analysis, TCP/IP, Network Traffic Analysis, Antivirus/Malware, Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Security Incident and Event Management Systems (SIEM), Packet Analysis Techniques, Event Correlation, and Incident Triage. SOC Engineer Start Date ASAP SOC Engineer Assignment Length 6 months All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only.