Principal Security Operations Analyst

Ascensus•Lake Mary, FL

About The Position

The Principal Security Ops Analyst will be responsible for operational security responsibilities across Ascensus. Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Requirements

Experience managing security tools noted above
Experience with monitoring, detecting, and responding activities
Knowledge of information security risks, at least technical aspects including working knowledge around remediation.
Ability to lead, inspire and motivate associates on the team
Ability to objectively review the team’s work, implement enhancements and monitor quality
Strong written and oral communication skills. The ability to communicate effectively (clear, concise and professionally) with all levels within Ascensus.
Highly organized and able to process and manage inventories of controls and findings.
Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills.
Self-starter and able to work independently.
Persistence and strength to champion initiatives.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Information Security or Security Operations
Knowledge of networking preferred.
Expert level proficiency in MS Office software applications, specifically Word, Excel and Power Point
Bachelor’s degree plus equivalent work experience required.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of basic network services, vulnerabilities and attacks
CISSP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Accountability for team’s effectiveness and success
Establish cross-training within team for availability of SecOps functions
Monitor security events from all tool sources
Analyze events filtering for false positives
Incident response process and escalation of events
Work with the security team to enhance and build new processes & procedures
Contribute to and maintain documented processes around monitoring & response
Work closely with information security, IT, risk & governance, and facilities teams.
Report on security operations metrics quarterly
Process phishing email escalations from Associates
Correlate events with other known social engineering attempts
Build, manage and maintain tools including, but not limited to: IAM, IPS, SEIM, Web Application Firewall, Anti-Virus, Malware and Endpoint Protection, CASB, UBA, DLP, Web Proxy/Web content filtering, Vulnerability management, File integrity monitoring, Network Access Control (NAC)
Maintain documentation around tools
Champion the information security tool’s usage to maximize features
Review access requests around content filtering, removable media and exceptions
Work collaboratively with the various technology teams to accomplish security objectives
Assessing and selecting security vendors or solutions
Identify emerging vulnerabilities and evaluate associated risks
Assisting in corporate incident response events
Security testing (vulnerability scans, aspects of ethical hacking/penetration testing)
Detailed configuration reviews
Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned