Data Security Analyst Sr

The University of Utah•Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

The Data Security Analyst Senior position in the Information Security Office ( ISO ) is responsible for leading and supporting security initiatives which mitigate risk and ensure data integrity at the University of Utah and University Health Care. This includes providing security guidance and technical risk assessments of new or ongoing projects, responding to, and analyzing security incidents, and implementing new security technologies or processes. This is a highly collaborative position which requires strong analytical and communication skills. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in area of specialty, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Responsibilities

Communicate security risks, incidents, and mitigation strategies to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
Collaborate with IT teams, system administrators, and network security analysts to ensure cohesive security strategy and technical implementations.
Collaborate in the development of action plans to improve security posture.
Assist the University in meeting compliance obligations regarding information security.
Contribute to incident response procedures and play a key role in incident response activities and help develop strategies to prevent future occurrences.
Analyze digital evidence from endpoints, servers, and cloud environments to identify the root cause of breaches, malware infections, or other security issues.
Provide security evaluation and guidance regarding new technologies or processes.
Assist in legal discovery and evidence acquisition and preservation.
Support and configure security safeguards in major cloud platforms.
Participate in security assessments of departments and colleges.
Evaluate, select, implement, and maintain endpoint security solutions such as endpoint detection and response ( EDR ). This will include working with portions of the Microsoft Extended Detection and Response suite.
Support the Security Operations Center ( SOC ) leverage technology and data to accomplish their responsibilities.
Stay up-to-date and informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security solutions through research and industry publications.