TITLE: IT Security Analyst
LOCATION: Houston Texas
TYPE: Direct Hire
SALARY: $80,000 - $86,000
SUMMARY:
The IT Security Analyst will play a vital role in identifying and assessing security risks, analyzing security data and developing and implementing security strategies designed to protect the organizations digital assets against malicious intent. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for IT security, staying up to date with the latest industry trends and actively participating in security-focused communities, conferences, and user groups
DUTIES:
- Lead the installation, configuration, and maintenance of software applications, both on-premises and in the cloud, while ensuring adherence to industry best practices.
- Performs regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing necessary to identify potential security risks including remote, on-prem and cloud networks, systems, software and applications.
- Maintains and proactively audits all privileged accounts and access permissions using a zero-trust viewpoint.
- Proactively reviews, configures, and assesses security tools to ensure selections are fit for purpose and tuned to keep the company's digital footprint safe.
- Maintains network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and access control policies.
- Monitors and analyzes network traffic for potential security threats and vulnerabilities as well as implements appropriate mitigation strategies to minimize risk.
- Documents current technical procedures and creates knowledge base articles for the support team when needed.
- Assists in maintaining network topology and diagrams, network device alerting structure and network management tools in general to ensure all devices location and status are known 24x7 and detected issues actioned.
- Trains users to successfully operate new security systems and equipment as needed.
- Co-monitors network device patching cadence to ensure security patches are up to date and patchable vulnerabilities are mitigated.
- Up to 25% travel to field locations across the U.S.
- Participates in 24/7 On-Call Rotation and acts as primary contact point for security related issues.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5 years of experience as a Security Analyst in medium sized organization
- Strong knowledge of security detection and prevention technologies, server platforms, etc.
- Strong knowledge and preparedness to action security events through remediation processes.
- Strong knowledge of on prem and cloud routing and switching (FortiNet, Cisco, Meraki, etc.)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong knowledge of On-Prem Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, etc.
- Microsoft and Cisco related Admin certifications (Fundamentals, Identity, Azure,)
- Proven experience protecting and monitoring corporate systems.
- Experience troubleshooting network and connectivity issues.
- Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools, SIEM tools, endpoint protection tools,
Microsoft Server (On-Prem) and Microsoft Azure
- Knowledge of Routing/Switching strategies
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.