IT Security Analyst

Step into a role where what you do truly matters. As an IT Security Analyst, you'll be on the front lines of protecting critical systems, tackling real time threats, and working with teams across the organization to stay ahead of evolving cyber risks. This role is eligible for for our full offering of benefits such as health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance, PTO, company contributions to a 401K and HSA, gym reimbursement, and more while working at an award winning workplace culture. Come see why our teams love working here! This is a hybrid role based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Summary:

This position is responsible for supporting and maintaining the organization’s IT security operations, with a strong focus on networking, endpoint protection, and monitoring activities. The ideal candidate will assist in enforcing established security policies and controls while helping identify, analyze, and communicate risks and security issues.

This role has primary responsibility for monitoring and maintaining security technologies including IPS, EDR, and SIEM platforms, as well as supporting network security operations and incident response activities. The analyst will also assist with cloud security initiatives and work closely with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure security controls are properly implemented and functioning as expected. This position requires the ability to learn quickly and operate independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment. This role operates on a hybrid work model, and reports to the Executive Director of Information Security and Infrastructure plays a critical role in strengthening the organization’s overall security posture.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Monitor and maintain security technologies including SIEM, EDR, IPS, firewalls, and network security tools, ensuring they are properly configured, operational, and effectively detecting potential security issues, alerts, and anomalous activity
• Support incident response activities including triage, investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents
• Document security events and incidents and perform investigations and root cause analysis
• Perform vulnerability scanning, track remediation efforts, and support risk mitigation activities
• Assist with breach response activities and support incident coordination efforts
• Assist in maintaining and supporting existing security policies, procedures, and controls in alignment with ISO 27001 and other regulatory requirements
• Support audit activities, including evidence collection and coordination with internal teams and auditors
• Maintain security documentation, system configurations, and operational procedures related to security tooling and monitoring
• Assist Legal, Procurement, and other departments with security questionnaires, vendor reviews, and due diligence requests
• Respond to security-related tickets, alerts, and operational requests in a timely manner
• Collaborate with IT, Engineering, and Cloud teams to ensure security controls are implemented and functioning effectively across infrastructure and cloud environments
• Support cloud security efforts across Azure and other platforms, including monitoring and configuration reviews
• Other duties as assigned within Information Technology and Information Security functions

Qualification/Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

• 4 years experience in a technology field
• Bachelors degree in computer science, technology field, or demonstrated equivalent of experience
• Current CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC certification preferred
• Experience with regulatory compliance such as CMMC, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
• Strong understanding of current security principles including the 10 security domains
• Experience with network and firewall security, software auditing systems, and IPS
• Experience with performing vulnerability assessments, SSL, and web security
• Strong understanding of data protection and privacy regulations
• Strong professional, interpersonal, communication, multi-tasking skills, and the ability to work well within a team environment

Physical Requirements/Essential Job Functions:

• Monitoring and maintaining technologies to defend any security threat and supporting the Security team in any incident response
• Documents, reviews, and analyzes any security incidents or vulnerabilities
• Assists and maintains ISO compliance within the organization
• Collaborates with internal teams to ensure best practices for work and infrastructure security
• This is a typical office job which requires the ability to sit for long periods of time at a desk with occasionally moving, standing, and walking. Requires rapid use of arms, hands, or fingers, in handling or manipulating objects, or operating equipment, tools and/or instruments requiring fine eye-hand coordination.
• Occasionally requires repeated bending, crouching, stretching, or crawling, along with regularly lifting 10 – 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• May occasionally involve climbing ladders.
• Work environment is composed of moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
• Occasional travel of less than 25% may be required.

Our Company:

As one of Utah's Top Places to work, Priority Dispatch Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a small, fast-growing provider of consulting, training, and software products for the public safety market. Priority Dispatch is based in the U.S. in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and matching 401(k) programs, etc.

Priority Dispatch Corp. (PDC) provides comprehensive, integrated solutions for Police, Fire, and Medical emergency dispatching. We incorporate the Emergency Priority Dispatch System® approved by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch in all our products. PDC offers multi-agency emergency dispatching ProQA® software, as well as a card-set version, AQUA® quality improvement software, training, consulting, and Academy accreditation support. www.prioritydispatch.net

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