Cyber Security Analyst

Job Title : Cyber Security Analyst

Schedule : FULLY REMOTE Monday-Friday

Duration : Full-time Opportunity

Purpose and Job Summary

Seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to join our growing cyber security team. You will analyze, assess, plan, and enact security measures to help protect the company from security breaches and attacks on its data, computer networks and systems.

You will reduce our attack surface by employing the appropriate technologies and processes to prevent, detect and manage cyber threats.

The Cyber Security Analyst will identify, monitor, assess, and counter the threat posed by cyber actors against our information systems.

You will provide strategic assessment, tactical analysis and recommendations for risk reduction operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure a world-class cyber defense program by working closely with other technical, incident management, legal, compliance, and cyber personnel to develop a deeper understanding of the intent, objectives, and activity of cyber threat actors
• Implement cyber security processes and procedures to ensure cyber security threats are mitigated
• Participate as a core member of the incident response team
• Appropriately inform and advise management on incidents and incident prevention
• Develop policies and / or advocates for changes in policy that support organizational cyberspace initiatives or required changes / enhancements
• Document processes related to cyber security
• Perform risk assessments to identify risk, recommend and implement risk reduction measures
• Provide leadership, training, and mentoring to junior team members
• Work collaboratively with cyber, technical teams, and business functions
• Lead implementation efforts for various security technology improvements and initiatives
• Static and dynamic threat analysis
• Applies knowledge of data, information, processes, organizational interactions, skills, and analytical expertise, as well as systems, networks, and information exchange capabilities to manage acquisition programs
• Lead and maintain data governance, data protection, and data lifecycle
• Executes duties governing hardware, software, and information system acquisition programs and other program management policies
• Some travel required

Education, Skills, & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Cyber-Security, or Information Security is preferred. Five (5) years of cyber work experience may be substituted in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ Years of Information Security / Cyber Security experience within enterprise-level organizations.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Customer service and quality focused with proven process improvement skills
• Strong understanding of cyber threat landscape, vulnerability management, and NIST CSF
• Innovative problem solving, research, and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively
• Strong understanding of data security, data classification, and data loss prevention
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Strong sense of ownership and driven to manage tasks to completion
• Related certifications : Security+, Network+, CEH, CISM, or CISSP a plus
23 days ago