Junior Security Analyst

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Posting Details

Working Title Junior Security Analyst

Position Number HR2371

Department INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERV-ACAD

Location Norfolk, VA

Type of Position Hourly

Type of Job Hourly/Wage

EEO Category E Paraprofessionals

Job Description

To ensure the security and integrity of the University’s computing environment by monitoring, responding to, and managing security alerts and incidents. This position supports the University’s cybersecurity initiatives by providing foundational technical and analytical support, managing security tickets, and assisting in the identification and mitigation of security threats. This role contributes to the department’s objective by maintaining effective security operations, ensuring timely incident response, and supporting the continued confidentiality, integrity, and availability of services offered by ITS and across the University.

Type of Recruitment

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Working knowledge of systems administration tasks in operating systems such as Windows and Linux environments.
• Basic knowledge of client/server services and working within Linux and Microsoft environments.
• Some knowledge of security methods to assist in identifying, isolating, and escalating potential security issues with guidance from senior team members.
• Some knowledge of security products and application management, with opportunities to assist in deployment and configuration at the enterprise level.
• Some understanding of threats and vulnerabilities, with the ability to assist in basic threat identification.
• Some exposure to code/script writing, with the ability to assist in creating simple scripts or automations.
• Some understanding of directory systems, such as LDAP and Active Directory, with the ability to assist in access management tasks.
• Some exposure to security tools, such as SIEM , vulnerability management, malware sandboxes, and endpoint detection, with supervision from senior team members.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey security findings and assist in drafting reports under supervision.
• Effective organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, respond to incidents, and maintain composure under pressure, with close supervision from senior staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned tasks while maintaining time management and meeting deadlines under supervision.
• Ability to interact with university stakeholders across multiple disciplines to assist in security operations and support security monitoring activities.
  
  

Special licenses, registration or certification

None

Education or training

None

Level and type of experience

• Some experience with systems administration.
• Some experience with security tools, such as SIEM , vulnerability management, malware sandboxes, and endpoint detection
  
  

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)

• Basic knowledge of security frameworks and standards, such as ISO 27001, NIST , and CIS , with the ability to assist in aligning security practices to these standards under supervision.
• Some exposure to cloud computing technologies, including software, infrastructure, and platform-as-a-service, as well as public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Some familiarity with DevOps principles and tools, with the ability to assist in basic tasks related to security integration within DevOps processes.
• Some understanding of state privacy laws, with the ability to assist in ensuring compliance with guidance from more senior team members.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

Hourly (wage) employees are restricted to working 29 hours per week on average or 1500 hours in total in the May 1 – April 30 period. This position does not have health insurance, retirement or leave.

The equipment provided to staff with approved telework agreements enables them to deliver vital services to University faculty, staff, and students from remote locations. Many of our operations can and should continue as usual, even when the main physical campus is closed. Therefore, all DTT employees with an approved telework agreement are generally expected to work during official University closures

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate Salary commensurate with education and experience

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number S02990

Job Open To General Public

Open Date 06/30/2025

Close Date 07/07/2025

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions Summary

Please include a completed application, a resume, and a cover letter.

Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

College Home Page

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Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS ), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI ). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter.

To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  
  

Optional Documents

• Yellow Layoff Form
• Blue Layoff Card
• AHP Letter
  
  

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