Cybersecurity Analyst

Empire State•City of Albany, NY

2d•$85,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy. Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require an accommodation. BASIC FUNCTION: Liaise with ESD’s Security and Network teams to monitor critical information security infrastructure in support of ESD’s business requirements. Applicants must possess a proficient knowledge of current Information and Cybersecurity Standards as well as network infrastructure technologies and be able to work both independently and in a team environment.

Requirements

Proficient knowledge of current Information and Cybersecurity Standards
Proficient knowledge of network infrastructure technologies
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Bachelor's degree in an IT related discipline with minimum of 3 years' experience in related field; Or a 2-year degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience; Or any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Security certifications (currently held or in progress.)

Responsibilities

Assist with monitoring, deployment, administration, and troubleshooting network security solutions
Assist with performing vulnerability and penetration tests on endpoints and information systems and mitigate identified risk
Monitor network traffic and security solutions for suspicious behavior and troubleshoot / escalate issues as needed
Assist ESD’s Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) to Perform Forensic analysis on suspicious network behavior and potentially compromised systems
Assist with monitoring ESD’s SIEM solutions
Assist with managing ESD’s Data Encryption Services solution
Manage ESD’s patch management solution and apply application, endpoint, server and security appliance critical updates and patches
Work with ESD’s Security team to support and administrate ESD’s Next Gen anti-virus solutions
Assist with managing ESD’s Secure File Transfer Solution and Treasury secure bank file transmissions
Assist with managing ESD’s MFA and SSO solutions
Assist with all critical system security requests to include granting or restricting access to ESD’s critical business systems
Create and maintain documentation, flowcharts, diagrams and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for ESD’s Security Infrastructure
Assist with daily monitoring of critical security infrastructure
Active member of ESD’s Cybersecurity Incident Response Team
Collaborate on Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures
Assist ESD’s Help Desk with incident management as directed
Assist with IT Disaster Recovery efforts, testing and documentation
Perform other related duties and / or projects as directed by IT Management