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