SUMMARY

The Cybersecurity Analysts are a group of professionals who monitor the security systems for D&H and act on alerts that are received. The analysts are the main protectors of D&H Distributing and help ensure that the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of D&H information systems and data. The Cybersecurity Analyst is expected to have a mid-level understanding of security systems and how to respond to most security alerts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stay up to date on the latest security and industry trends including their compliance requirements.

• Maintain familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, CIS, and other security technology by attending workshops and reviewing publications.

• Monitor environment for malicious behavior utilizing a variety of security tools and take appropriate remediation.

• Coordinate across organization to ensure mutual success in protecting D&H.

• Monitor changes to the environment to identify if those changes compromise security.

• Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents with minimal assistance.

• Work with the business units to remediate identified issues with minimal assistance.

• Use the SIEM and analytics tools to monitor logs and understand baseline traffic of the organization.

• Build rules within the SIEM to monitor for new or changed security threats.

• Monitor network traffic for suspicious behavior and, with minimal guidance, determine if traffic is legitimate.

• With minimal assistance, run vulnerability scans across the organization.

• Assist in process improvements to enhance the efficiency of current operational procedures.

• Participate in access control and governance including provisioning/deprovisioning and recertification of accounts.

• Effectively deal with rapid change in a positive manner.

• Participate in all company/location driven communication efforts, including huddles, department meetings, and other related efforts.

• Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, support resources, and the community with a constant commitment to teamwork and exemplary customer service to present a professional image of D&H Distributing.

• Perform all other duties as assigned by management in a professional and efficient manner.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Ability to lead complex initiatives and project teams with supervision.

• Ability to communicate topics and concepts to the team and a diverse audience.

• Ability to handle multiple overlapping projects and competing deadlines.

• Strong time management, attention to detail and communications skills.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

·This position has no supervisory responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and/or ABILITIES

• Focused on success of the team/organization.

• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.

• Demonstrated personal management skills.

• Effectively communicate complex technological issues in business terms at any level within the organization.

• Respond to customer inquiries, effectively communicate critical problems, and discuss resolutions with management.

• Highly self-motivated.

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations with guidance and supervision.

• Handle information and incidents with appropriate confidentiality and discretion.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associates Degree in Cybersecurity or similar area of study required or equivalent years of related work experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity or similar area of study preferred.

• 3 - 5 years of experience in cybersecurity.

• Experience with system maintenance, monitoring, and alert resolution preferred.

• Industry certifications (CEH, Security , SANS, CISSP, OSCP, CCNA Security or similar) preferred.

• Scripting experience in PowerShell, Python or Perl preferred.

WORK SCHEDULE

• Fulltime position (40 hours a week), Overtime, Weekends, Holidays, Trainings as required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

·Ability to read, write, and speak English.

·Ability to read and comprehend instructions and correspondence.

·Ability to write and comprehend correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Post hire certifications may be required to gain knowledge needed to stay current in field.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach with arms, talk and hear.The employee will frequently be required to stoop, kneel and crouch.The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is seated in a cubicle environment and is exposed to fluorescent lighting, background noise, and desktop equipment, including monitors.