IT Security Analyst

Whitley Penn•University Park, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Whitley Penn, a leading CPA and Consulting firm, is looking for an IT Security Analyst to join our team. The IT Security Analyst is an entry-level position within the IT team, providing firm-wide support for information and data security. This role involves assisting with the monitoring and reporting of systems and endpoint security events, incidents, performance, and settings. The IT Security Analyst will also help with troubleshooting and remediating possible incidents and findings, as well as implementing and maintaining various security software, appliances, tools, and configurations under supervision.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field; or 3+ additional years in information security specific positions and responsibility if no degree.
1+ years of experience in information security or cybersecurity.
1+ years in other information technology related work.
Working knowledge of network, data and security technologies.
Great professional and interpersonal skills; able to interact well with all levels of employees as well as external clients.
Team player with high performance standards and ability to work well with supervision as well as independently.
Initiative to manage job related continuing education, keep abreast of current trends in information security and desire to learn and change.

Nice To Haves

Specialized information security licenses or certifications are big plus.
Experience with following is a plus: Fortinet, Cisco, Dell, ESA appliances.
Experience securing cloud based infrastructure and applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist in monitoring and reporting of anti-virus, anti-exploit, and XDR software on IT equipment, servers, and endpoints.
Assist in accurate monitoring, reporting, and investigations into events and incidents.
Support the review, collection of data, and analysis of existing and new security tools, systems, and operations, then research, recommend, plan, and remediate accordingly.
Assist in the monitoring of SIEM platform to identify and respond to security incidents.
Execute regular data security activities and reporting as directed.
Collaborate with third-party support and service vendors to ensure operational security.
Assist evaluating current security and asset protection procedures relative to passwords, file protection, system audit procedures, user accounts, software installations, etc.
Provide support to the Helpdesk team and server administrators when needed.
Perform other relevant job duties as assigned or required.