Secaucus, NJ
IT Security Analyst
Job Description
Job Duties-
Required Skills-
- Participate in developing and installing IT security systems and tools.
- Administrate and maintain security systems and tools.
- Assist in defining security policies and implementing same in security systems and tools.
- Analyze security system event data, logs, and alerts, recommend response actions, and coordinate response activity.
- Track critical vulnerability notices from various threat intelligence sources such as CERT, VTRAC, SANS, etc..
- Check for vendor recommended patches/updates for devices, operating systems, and applications.
- Respond to requests for IT security-related support or information.
- Participate in IT security audits.
- Prepare various security information reports, including quarterly security posture reports for company.
- Respond to incident investigation requests from Group global security operation center (GSOC). Update GSOC cases with findings or requested information in GSOC information portal.
- Execute incident response actions as directed by GSOC, NBSA management, or NGA ISIRT teams.
- Research emerging threat mechanisms and provide management with updates.
- Evaluate and recommend IT security solutions.
- Participate in security vendor evaluations.
- Coordinate Change Management activities related to security vendor activity or NBSA security system changes.
- Maintain a complete inventory of security systems and tools, including licenses, subscriptions, appliances, or other related assets.
- Create and maintain documentation for security systems, including procedures for operations, startup/shutdown steps where needed, maintenance including appropriate backup processes, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Create/Maintain IT security system/tool context diagrams.
- Participate in budget planning for security related systems and tools
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills-
- TCP/IP networking
- Firewall rule administration (2 yrs)
- Anti-virus or EDR system administration and policy configuration(2 yrs)
- Content filtering system policy configuration(1 yr)
- Procedural documentation maintenance
- Document creation with Visio or other diagramming tools
Recommended Skills
- Administration
- Antivirus Softwares
- Auditing
- Change Management
- Computer Security
- Diagramming
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