IT Information Security Analyst
Excelsior Staffing
- Birmingham, AL
- $95,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- Plan, implement and upgrade security measures and controls.
- Establish plans and protocols to protect digital files and information systems against unauthorized access, modification and destruction.
- Maintain data and monitor security access.
- Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses and security assessments.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of the data processing system to ensure the functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- Conduct internal security audits.
- Anticipate security alerts, incidents, and disasters and reduce their likelihood.
- Collaborate technically with the infrastructure team to manage the network, intrusion detection, prevention systems and encryption measures.
- Analyze security breaches to determine the root cause.
- Recommend and install appropriate tools and countermeasures.
- Define, implement, and maintain corporate security policies.
- Collaborate with the appropriate areas to train fellow employees in security awareness and procedures.
- Coordinate security plans with outside vendors.
- Respond to eDiscovery, data collection queries, and digital forensics requests.
- Work an on-call rotating schedule outside the regular schedule on a rotating basis.
- Maintain and protect sensitive and private information by keeping employee records confidential in accordance with HIPAA, local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
- Ensures that PHI/ePHI of employees, plan participants, patients, and other assigned individuals are maintained and transmitted securely and legally.
- Perform all work safely in accordance with established safety policies and procedures. Comply with all safety and health standards and guidelines issued by management.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field required.
- Five (5) years of experience, specifically in a security analyst job required.
- Penetration testing and vulnerability testing & remediation.
- Anti-virus and anti-malware.
- TCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching.
- Firewalls, proxies, IDS, IPS, and security appliances.
- Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Network protocols and packet analysis tools.
- Comprehension of development & scripting languages (C#, VB, Python, C, .NET).
- Cloud computing.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- The following certifications are highly preferred:
- CEH Certified Ethical Hacker.
- ECSA EC-Council Certified Security Analyst.
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