Cybersecurity Analyst

Empire State • Albany, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level