Senior IT Security Analyst

Job Level
Entry-level position
Job Category
Analyst
Sector
  • Technology
  • Information Technology
Job Status
Areas of Responsibility
  • Information Technology
  • Security
Job Description

Assist with the management of a campus wide information security program, concentrating on information security standards, procedures, and regulations. Under supervision and guidance from the Director of Information Security Services, regularly work with third-party information sources to determine threats that may affect the university and report on them to appropriate personnel. Follow-up on reports with regular security audits to ensure compliance has been achieved. Serve as a point-of-contact for incident response and disaster recovery and coordinate appropriate resources for a response. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of information security issues, alerts, and threats. Assist with security and access configurations of servers and networks. Participate in departmental on-call rotation. Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Educational Qualifications and Field of Study

Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in computer science, computer information systems or similar area.

Note: An Associates Degree with six (6) years of progressively responsible related experience providing information security in an enterprise environment may be considered in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree.

Required Year(s) and Type of Work Experience 

Four (4) years progressively responsible full time work experience providing information security in an enterprise environment.

Preferred Year(s) and Type of Work Experience

- Prior experience configuring and administrating firewalls preferred
- Prior experience in Linux administration preferred
- Prior experience with open source security tools such as Wireshark preferred
- Prior experience with Windows Server and MacOS operating systems preferred

Certificates/ Licenses Preferred

CISSP or other industry security certification preferred

Salary Range Commensurate with Experience
Job Open Date 10/26/2018
Job Close Date 11/26/2018
Is this position Grant Funded? No
Special Instructions to Applicants  
Additional Information

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Job Category Administrative
Job Type Full Time
Skills Testing