IT Security Analyst

Join the Weisiger Group Team

As a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we’ve supported the strength of our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce, and by funding programs that advance social and economic vitality. Being around for nearly 100 years means we change and pivot to capture opportunities and avoid challenges. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last. 

We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. 

Join a leading solutions provider and be a part of a group of highly skilled technicians, sales and support team members who exist to serve as a trusted partner to our customers, communities, and fellow employees.

Summary

Weisiger Group is seeking an IT Security Analyst to join the Infrastructure & Security team to perform security operations, security education, and vulnerability management. The ideal candidate should have experience with managing a ticket queue, managing phishing alerts, vulnerability management, email filtering, and endpoint protection. This role will partner with the other Infrastructure team members to determine root cause and drive solutions.

The Security Analyst is responsible for support for all Cyber Security platforms including firewalls, IDS/IPS, AV and Malware Protection, URL Filtering, and Disaster Recovery technologies. The ideal candidate will assist the Security Engineer and Infrastructure Manager in planning and carrying out security measures to monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from Cyber Attacks. This is a technical role helping assess, plan, and deploy Cyber Security protection platforms. This role will be part of the IT Infrastructure Team, interacting with other IT team members as well as various internal customers and external vendors. 

Essential Functions

• Responsible for support of Cyber Security platforms used to protect computer systems and networks
• Develop information security plans and policies
• Monitor and Investigate Security Breaches
• Perform Infrastructure Security system maintenances, upgrades and migrations
• Maintain the Vulnerability Management platform and workstation patching
• Partner with other Security & Infrastructure team members to properly architect configurations and solutions
• Evaluate documented resolutions and analyze trends for ways to prevent future problems.
• Develop and maintain information security plans and policies
• Assist with Incident Response Management
• Perform Infrastructure Security system maintenances, upgrades and migrations
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• CISSP or CCNA Security certification is preferred
• Associates degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems preferred
• 2 years Infrastructure Engineering (Network and/or Systems) experience required
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Patching is preferred
• Strong understanding of Security Principles is preferred
• Strong understanding of Social Engineering protections and training is preferred
• Direct experience with anti-virus software, intrusion detection, firewalls, and content filtering
• Knowledge of risk assessment tools, technologies, and methods

Skill and Abilities

• Strong troubleshooting ability
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and written
• Team oriented and able to work across other internal departments
• Strong attention to detail and strong documentation

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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