What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Security Analyst position at Southwest Power Pool?
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:
Compensation Information
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.
Senior Security Analyst| Pay Range : $97,580.00 - $126,795.00
Join our Security Information and Access Management Team as a Senior Security Analyst!
We’re hiring a Senior Security Analyst to help defend critical infrastructure—systems that cannot fail. In this role, you’ll work on real, high-impact security threats across both IT and cloud environments, supporting the protection of the U.S. power grid. This is hands-on work with real ownership, real consequences, and a mission that matters.
You’ll be part of a collaborative Cyber Security team responsible for security event and incident management, cloud security, and enterprise log monitoring. Day to day, you’ll investigate security events, support and enhance logging solutions, onboard systems and applications, and help deploy and maintain cloud security tools such as CASB. This role also participates in an on-call rotation and works closely with internal teams across the organization.
The ideal candidate is team-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. You should be able to manage multiple priorities, communicate effectively at all levels, and take ownership of protecting critical systems. This is a strong opportunity to collaborate with industry peers and contribute directly to the security of national infrastructure.
What You'll Do
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
Position Type, Location, and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time, hybrid on-site role based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The standard schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional extended hours as needed. This position participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
Travel Requirement
This position requires minimal travel (approximately 10%).
SPP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at HR@spp.org and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
At SPP we believe in a culture of belonging. Learn more here: Culture of Belonging - Southwest Power Pool.
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:
- Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
- Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Relocation bonus (if applicable)
- Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
- Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP
Compensation Information
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.
Senior Security Analyst| Pay Range : $97,580.00 - $126,795.00
Join our Security Information and Access Management Team as a Senior Security Analyst!
We’re hiring a Senior Security Analyst to help defend critical infrastructure—systems that cannot fail. In this role, you’ll work on real, high-impact security threats across both IT and cloud environments, supporting the protection of the U.S. power grid. This is hands-on work with real ownership, real consequences, and a mission that matters.
You’ll be part of a collaborative Cyber Security team responsible for security event and incident management, cloud security, and enterprise log monitoring. Day to day, you’ll investigate security events, support and enhance logging solutions, onboard systems and applications, and help deploy and maintain cloud security tools such as CASB. This role also participates in an on-call rotation and works closely with internal teams across the organization.
The ideal candidate is team-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. You should be able to manage multiple priorities, communicate effectively at all levels, and take ownership of protecting critical systems. This is a strong opportunity to collaborate with industry peers and contribute directly to the security of national infrastructure.
What You'll Do
- Lead security event and incident response efforts across the enterprise
- Act as an escalation point for complex or high-impact security threats
- Own and optimize enterprise logging and cloud security solutions
- Drive improvements in cloud security tooling and processes, including CASB
- Partner with internal teams to assess and address security concerns, including investigations, assessments, and reporting findings to leadership
- Support and enforce internal security controls and external compliance requirements
- Review and assess security processes and controls, recommending improvements where needed
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on CIP and other control-based security requirements
- Mentor junior analysts and support ongoing team development
- Collaborate closely with IT, architecture, and business leaders on security initiatives
- Participate as an active member of the Cyber Incident Response Team
- Represent the Cyber Security team in industry forums, as needed
- Assist with reporting KPIs and KRIs to leadership
- Support the development and delivery of security awareness training
- Administer core security services (SIEM, EDR, firewall access, VPN, IDS/IPS, MFA)
- Participate in the cyber on-call rotation
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent work experience
- Six (6) years of relevant IT experience
- Two (2) years of security-related experience
- Fluency in English and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of technical staff and management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Flexibility and the ability to function with constantly changing and multiple priorities
- Excellent organizational skills
- General understanding of industry compliance requirements
- Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures
- In-Depth knowledge of the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards
- Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Prisma, Splunk, and CrowdStrike
- Certifications such as SSCP, CAP and Security preferred
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
Position Type, Location, and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time, hybrid on-site role based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The standard schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional extended hours as needed. This position participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
Travel Requirement
This position requires minimal travel (approximately 10%).
SPP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at HR@spp.org and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
At SPP we believe in a culture of belonging. Learn more here: Culture of Belonging - Southwest Power Pool.
Salary : $97,580 - $126,795