Cyber Security Analyst
Cyber Security Analyst
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ID
2022-1859
Category
Information Technology
Type
Full-Time
Overview
This position is responsible for maintaining and operating technologies for network threat monitoring, detection, response, and physical access control. Security responsibilities include the management of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, role-based access controls, and event management. This position will work closely with other teams to ensure network security is designed and implemented into new and existing projects.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Performing installation and maintenance of security infrastructure hardware and software
- Maintaining and operating technologies for network threat monitoring, detection, and response
- Maintaining knowledge of access control rules, policies, and logic to generate alerts and detect anomalous behavior
- Facilitating process improvements for more effective threat detection and response
- Maintaining knowledge of modern network security tools, technologies, and threat landscape
- Working closely with other teams to ensure network security is designed and implemented into new projects
- Incident response support including network event discovery, alert notification, investigation, facilitation of containment, resolution, and event reporting
- Proactive monitoring of internal and external-facing environments for signs of anomalous and malicious activity
- Regularly research and monitor security-related information sources to aid in the identification of threats
- Knowledge of business processes, network protocols, and system architecture
- Researching and testing updates to existing technology; suggest new technologies
- Maintaining relationships with customers
- Participating on IT related projects as well as cross-functional teams
- Continuous self-improvement and willingness to learn
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree or combination of education and experience
- Entry-level to 3 years' experience in IT Security or related area
- Awareness of network forensics, data loss prevention, packet analysis, vulnerability management, and security operations required
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to interact with other technical groups
- A desire to expand current knowledge and skills
- Well organized with a high degree of initiative and motivation
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
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