Application Segmentation Business Analyst

Portland, OR 97204 | Work from home flexibility

Employment Type: Contract Category: IT/Business Analysis Job Number: 13077

Job Description


www.meridiangroup.com

 

Meridian Technology Group is seeking an Application Segmentation Business Analyst.


Working Job Title: Zero Trust - Application Segmentation Business Analyst Key Skills/Tools:

  • Experience with firewalls (preferred Palo Alto- not required).
  • Experience with Network logs, network data and reports
  • Experience with Network topologies and Data Flows, application (segmentation experience preferred)
  • Cybersecurity background strongly preferred.
  • Advanced modeling and analysis skills
  • Leverage data to identify/select key applications.
  • Use of data gathering tools to analyze network flow (please list specific experience/tools with proficiency)
  • Experience developing documentation standards and data models based on several different criteria.
  • Experience with data/workflow tools (such as Visio)
  • Ability to work with high performance team and adjust priorities on the fly.
  • Strong MS Tool proficiency (Teams, Office, etc.)

Analysis:
  • Evaluate applications to collect/parse all data required to identify how users connect to each application – data flows, users/roles, interfaces, etc.
  • Document application flows (user -? application), application access list (users and what they can access) - tools used are Algosec, Expedition. This data will then be used to create a firewall policy.
  • Will need to conduct meetings with application owners to identify servers used by application, list of users, how app is accessed (web browser, thick client, etc.), and any other key application information like F5/load balanced, integrations with other applications, management interfaces/access, user groups, vendor, and cert mgt, etc.
  • Document end point to data center application traffic flow
  • BA will develop standard documentation for all applications for review/approval by the project team; will also include change control requirements (windows, days, times, etc.)
  • Perform comparison of information provided by app teams against network tools (Algosec, Expedition, etc.) information

Cloud Segmentation:
  • Build model for adding applications to the cloud (based on IRM or other factors, including project team inputs)
  • Define risk thresholds and assist with data gathering to define process for defining security policies
  • Document security policies; develop documentation standard
  • Business processes/decisions:
  • Need to improve our risk-based analysis criteria/methodology.

High-level overview of the team size, roles, its initiatives/deliverables, and any tool/technologies specific to the team/department/project they will be supporting:
  • The team consists of Project Manager, Network and Firewall engineers.
  • Position requires experience analyzing large amounts of firewall logs into clear groupings or patterns.
  • Knowledge of firewalls and networking logs is preferred. Working with applications like Pal Alto Panorama is also preferred. Palo Alto and Algo-Sec experience is also preferred or demonstrated experience to quickly learn these tools.

What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager?
  • The goal is to reduce end-user device traffic into PGE’s Data Center and Cloud systems. This position will analyze firewall logs of this userbase application traffic and then support the firewall engineers to create application firewall rule. More specifically this position will evaluate applications to collect/parse all data required to identify how users connect to each application – data flows, users/roles, interfaces, etc.
  • Document application flows (user -? application), application access list (users and what they can access) - tools used are Algosec, Expedition.
The top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months:
  • This position will analyze firewall Design an efficient and fast risk base analysis criteria and methodology to meet this goal. The exercise this process/methodology to obtain the above goal.

Required Skills

Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)
At least five years of experience with:
  • Experience with firewalls (preferred Palo Alto- not required).
  • Experience with Network or firewall logs, network data and reports
  • Experience with Network topologies and Data Flows, application (segmentation experience preferred)

Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):
  • Highly collaborative
  • Able to learn or pick technologies up quickly
  • Communication- both written and verbal

Education Requirements (Experience in Lieu of Degree):
  • College degree or technology experience.


Location is Portland, OR with Work From Home Flexibility. Consultants should reside in the area or indicate the reason they are willing/seeking to relocate. Also, interested Consultants must indicate they are willing to relocate at their own expense as this position does not offer relocation assistance. 

Any offer of employment will be conditional, based on successfully passing a Criminal Background Check.


Meridian Technology Group is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and non-discrimination for all employees in all job classifications and for prospective employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law. All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas therefore, please do not apply if you are not  eligible to work without sponsorship, as sponsorship is not available at this time. No 3rd party companies/candidates.
 

 


Please apply with your resume now or
contact us for more details:
Meridian Technology Group Recruiting Team
(503)697-1600 in Oregon
(800)755-1038 outside Oregon
www.meridiangroup.com
jobs.meridiangroup.com

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