Cybersecurity Analyst II AS6346

Oklahoma State University•Stillwater, OK

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Analyst II provides professional and technical expertise to support enterprise technology services, ensuring alignment with OSU/A&M System goals, compliance requirements, and departmental priorities. This position is responsible for performing specialized operational, technical, or analytical tasks within the assigned domain. This position operates within OSU Information Technology and Information Security Services (ISS) and contributes to the Security Operations Center (SOC) and/or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) functions across the OSU A&M System. Responsibilities span academic, research, healthcare, and administrative environments and require coordination across multiple campuses, business units, and stakeholders. The role contributes to the protection of institutional information assets, performs moderately complex operational and analytical work, may lead defined projects or workstreams, and collaborates with stakeholders to support the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of institutional systems and data while escalating complex or enterprise-wide issues through appropriate channels. Institutional Scope: Provides enterprise cybersecurity support for the OSU A&M System. Operates with a system-wide perspective rather than a single-campus focus. Supports enterprise incident response, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity service maturity obligations. Collaborates with ISS staff, central IT, distributed IT units, campus stakeholders, business units, institutional partners, and service teams to support system-wide cybersecurity objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date).
Two (2) years of experience in an information technology-related field, such as customer support, technical support, systems administration, networking, or similar technical roles.
Demonstrated ability to support enterprise-scale IT or security environments.
Demonstrated ability to perform assigned responsibilities independently within established processes.
Demonstrated ability to independently perform cybersecurity analysis and operational tasks within defined service areas.
Ability to analyze and resolve routine to moderately complex issues.
Ability to support or lead defined operational activities or workstreams.
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form.
Ability to explain technical security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive or confidential information.
Working knowledge of foundational security concepts, vulnerabilities, controls, and mitigation practices.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a closely related field.
Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, incident response support, risk assessment activities, compliance support, service documentation, or coordination across multiple IT teams, campuses, or business units in a higher education, research, healthcare, or similarly complex environment.
CompTIA Security+, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), GIAC or other SANS-affiliated cybersecurity certifications, or equivalent industry-recognized security certifications.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage routine to moderately complex security issues independently.
Ability to prioritize and execute work in dynamic or high-pressure environments.
Ability to communicate risk, findings, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong collaboration skills.
Experience providing guidance or knowledge sharing to less experienced analysts or student employees.
Working knowledge of security vulnerabilities, threat mitigation techniques, enterprise security controls, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Responsibilities

Provides professional and technical expertise to support enterprise technology services.
Ensures alignment with OSU/A&M System goals, compliance requirements, and departmental priorities.
Performs specialized operational, technical, or analytical tasks within the assigned domain.
Contributes to the Security Operations Center (SOC) and/or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) functions.
Supports the protection of institutional information assets.
Performs moderately complex operational and analytical work.
May lead defined projects or workstreams.
Collaborates with stakeholders to support the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of institutional systems and data.
Escalates complex or enterprise-wide issues through appropriate channels.
Provides enterprise cybersecurity support for the OSU A&M System.
Supports enterprise incident response, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity service maturity obligations.
Collaborates with ISS staff, central IT, distributed IT units, campus stakeholders, business units, institutional partners, and service teams to support system-wide cybersecurity objectives.