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Job Description
Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security, personnel security, and information security. May work in fields such as health care, banking, gaming, security engineering, or manufacturing.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1199.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Security Management Specialists”.
Also Known As…
- Security Management Specialists
- Security Specialist
- Security Consultant
- Security Analyst
- Section Chief, Physical Security Specialist
- Principal Engineer, Security Engineering and Applied Science
- Physical Security Specialist
- Physical Security Engineer
- Operations Staff Specialist, Security
- Director, Security Risk Management
- Consultant
- Workplace Violence Prevention Specialist
- Security Systems Specialist
- Security System Engineer
- Security Operations Analyst
- Security Management Specialist
- Security Engineer
- Security Control Assessor
- Security Administrator
- Physical Security Manager
- Personal Security Specialist
- Personal Protection Specialist
- Operations Specialist
- Information Systems Security Manager
- Forensics Analyst
- Electronic Security Specialist
- Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
- COMSEC Manager (Communications Security Manager)
- Authorizing Official/Designating Representative
Tasks for “SOC Analyst”
- Develop or review specifications for design or construction of security systems.
- Budget and schedule security design work.
- Determine the value loss impact and criticality of assets.
- Design or implement or establish requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation.
- Design security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to issues such as protection of assets, alarm response, and access card use.
- Inspect fire, intruder detection, or other security systems.
- Assess the nature and level of threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.
- Provide system design and integration recommendations.
- Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis.
- Develop conceptual designs of security systems.
- Outline system security criteria for pre-bid meetings with clients and companies to ensure comprehensiveness and appropriateness for implementation.
- Prepare, maintain, or update security procedures, security system drawings, or related documentation.
- Inspect security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Prepare documentation for case reports or court proceedings.
- Conduct security audits to identify potential vulnerabilities related to physical security, staff safety, or asset protection.
- Test security measures for final acceptance and implement or provide procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the measures.
- Interview witnesses or suspects to identify persons responsible for security breaches, establish losses, pursue prosecutions, or obtain restitution.
- Monitor the work of contractors in the design, construction, and startup phases of security systems.
- Review design drawings or technical documents for completeness, correctness, or appropriateness.
- Perform risk analyses so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed.
- Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.
- Monitor tapes or digital recordings to identify the source of losses.
- Engineer, install, maintain, or repair security systems, programmable logic controls, or other security-related electronic systems.
- Train personnel in security procedures or use of security equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Audioconferencing equipment
- Computer server equipment
- X ray screening equipment
- Network video recorders
- Computer network routers
- Tablet computers
- Desktop computers
- Videoconferencing equipment
- Card readers
- Approach detection systems
- Intrusion detection systems
- Magnetometers
- Electronic access control systems
- Mechanical access control systems
- Closed circuit television CCTV monitoring systems
- Digital video recorders
- e-fense Helix3
- Python
- UNIX
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle Java
- Symantec
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Guidance Software EnCase Forensic
- AccessData FTK
- Intrusion prevention system IPS
- Cisco Systems CiscoWorks
- Extensible markup language XML
- Tivoli
- Photo editing software
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management
- C
- Oracle Solaris
- Virtual private networking VPN software
- Social networking software
- JavaScript
- Linux
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Web browser software
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Physical access management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe ColdFusion
- Citrix
- C++
- Volatile Systems Volatility
- Firewall software
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Database software
- Ruby
- Microsoft Windows
- Kismet
- Symantec PGP
- Microsoft Excel
- Metasploit
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- Wireshark
- C#
- Chinotec Technologies Paros
- Oracle Java EE
- Structured query language SQL
- Nessus
- TrueCrypt
- Splunk Enterprise
- IBM Informix
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Videoconferencing software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Customer information control system CICS
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Nmap
- MySQL
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- Microsoft Visio
- McAfee
- Live memory collection software
- Microsoft Word
- PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- Secure web gateway software
- Microsoft PowerPoint