Data Security Analyst

Allied Consultants, Inc.
TX, United States
Full-time

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas.

We are currently seeking an experienced Data Security Analyst to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law.

Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Location of job : Hybrid

Responsibilities

Job Duties : The Data Security Analyst Risk Analyst will be responsible for reviewing, researching, and analyzing transactions with a focus on detecting and mitigating fraud.

This includes identifying and reporting suspicious activities to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Performs queries and generate reports about fraud trends leveraging security and fraud analysis tools.
  • Maintains code library to ensure continued performance and effectiveness of fraud queries and tools.
  • Creates, tracks, and analyzes data and develops detailed analytic metrics packages for senior-level management.
  • Collects, processes, preserves, and analyzes digital-related evidence to support fraud investigations.
  • Responds to crises or urgent situations to mitigate immediate and potential threats. Uses mitigation, preparedness, and response and recovery approaches.

Investigates and analyzes all relevant response activities.

  • Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
  • Perform fraud risk analysis (e.g., threat, vulnerability, and probability of occurrence) whenever an application or system undergoes a major change and provide recommendations for mitigation strategies / solutions.
  • Read, interpret, and execute simple scripts on Windows and UNIX systems (e.g., those that perform tasks such as : parsing large data files, automating manual tasks, and fetching / processing remote data).
  • Assesses and monitors fraud events related to system implementation and testing practices.
  • Performs event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed fraud event.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required) :

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • 2 years of full-time cybersecurity, information security, fraud analysis, systems analysis, programming, computer operations, IT business analysis, or other IT-related experience
  • 1 year required experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or another related technical field.

Preferred (Optional) :

  • Experience with risk management frameworks as it pertains to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Experience with various security monitoring tools, network and web assessment tools, and scripting languages.
  • Systems Security Certified Professional (SSCP), Security+, or other security-related certifications
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or other fraud-related certifications
  • 3 hours ago
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