Information Security Analyst

New Jersey Manufacturers • Trenton, NJ

13h • $104,686 - $131,986

About The Position

We are seeking a Security Analyst who thrives in the "Grey Space" between deep-dive technical engineering and strategic management. You will be the technical SME for NJM’s Security, but you also possess the analytical mindset to build the dashboards and metrics that define our success. This includes working with the application development and infrastructure teams to drive secure software development practices and support vulnerability management across the enterprise.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience relevant to the role
• Bachelors in Information Security, Information Technology or related discipline
• Applicable certifications such as Secuirty+, CISCO, CISSP, etc
• Detailed technical knowledge of techniques, standards and state-of-the art capabilities for authentication and authorization, applied cryptography, security vulnerabilities and remediation
• Strong development and architecture background
• Understanding of how "on-prem" servers talk to the "Cloud" (Azure/AWS) and the security gaps that happen in between.
• Advanced query writing (e.g., SQL, PowerBI, SIEM Query Language (KQL/SPL)) to pull specific data points
• Ability to work autonomously or as part of a team, within targets and deadlines.
• ability to build visual reporting in tools like Crowdstrike, Varonis, or Microsoft Sentinel
• Ability to influence and educate technology and development teams
• Ability to use Jira, or ServiceNow to track multiple security initiatives at once.
• Ability to explain a complex buffer overflow to a non-technical manager and a complex business requirement to a technical engineer.
• Interest in all aspects of security research and development

Responsibilities

• Perform day to day monitoring of cybersecurity events, including reviewing, analyzing and interpreting reports from various systems to identify anomalies, trends, or threats.
• Utilize security tools to monitor systems network, infrastructure, cloud, etc for unusual and suspicious activity across a wide range of products.
• Collaborate with Information Technology teams on a daily basis for the purpose of reviewing and providing security risk-based recommendations related to incident reporting.
• Participate in security incident responses relevant to business to closure
• Partner with system owners to ensure databases, applications and cloud storage meets security best practices
• Build governance for technologies used in the firm.
• Maintain company policy as well as the documentation of revisions policy and procedure.
• Analyzing real-time security alerts and logs from firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint security to detect, identify, and investigate potential breaches.
• Threat hunting to proactively identify sophisticated threats.
• Refining SIEM rules, dashboards, and reports to reduce false positives and improve visibility.
• Working with IT teams to ensure security policies are implemented correctly.
• Providing regular reports on security incidents and metrics to management.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time employees receive a competitive Total Rewards package, including but not limited to a 401(k) with employer match up to 8% and additional service-based contributions, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, Life and Disability coverage, generous PTO, Paid Sick Leave, and paid parental leave in addition to state-mandated leave.
• Employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

What This Job Offers

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