Security Analyst

Midland County•Midland, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves installing, maintaining, upgrading, and supporting the County’s cybersecurity information and network systems. The Security Analyst is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring security measures to protect computer data from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure. This position will also provide direction on technical operations and policies to standardize the organization’s cybersecurity framework and participate in the analysis, design, and planning of infrastructure for new applications and technologies. A critical part of the application process includes submitting a DPS criminal background check permission form and a resume.

Requirements

High school graduation or its equivalent, plus at least two years of experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Working knowledge of Windows, VMware, layer 2/3 networking, and the cybersecurity tools suite.
Knowledge of MS Visio and/or other technology documentation software.
Knowledge and effective project management guidelines and principles.
Knowledge of data communications processes and network design.
Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations.
Knowledge of state and federal cyber security and data privacy laws and regulations.
Organize and prioritize tasks to be completed.
Operate computers, systems, software, and related equipment.
Skill to manage efficient and process-driven computer and network operations.
Skill of perimeter security devices and tools, endpoint antivirus and advanced endpoint protection technologies.
Skill of good oral/written communications processes and network design.
Skill to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other departments, vendors, and the public.
Skill to analyze situations and adopt a quick, effective, and reasonable course of action.
Ability to understand and interpret needs of county departments and translate those needs into security requirements.
Ability to advise staff regarding appropriate cybersecurity aspects.
Ability to communicate technical information to county personnel.
Must attach DPS criminal background check permission form.
Must attach a copy of your Resume.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, upgrade, and support the County’s cybersecurity information and network systems, including servers, PCs, server applications, mass storage devices, network equipment, backup hardware and software, operating systems, and other software.
Plan, implement, and monitor security measures for information and network systems to regulate access to computer data files and prevent unauthorized modifications, destruction, or disclosure of information.
Provide direction on technical operations and policies to standardize the organization’s cybersecurity policies.
Participate in the analysis, design, and planning of infrastructure to support new applications and technologies.
Advise Operational Network Manager on recurring hardware and software problems.
Respond to user requests for services via the IT work order system.
Plan or organize assigned tasks.
Refer users to IT help desk when requests are out of provided job scope or unsupported.
Utilize IT work order system in responding to, updating, and closing user work order requests in a documented and organized manner.
Identify security considerations associated with planned releases of operating systems and make recommendations for systems security during all phases of the release process.
Perform security risk analysis, track incident handling and reporting.
Recommend, install, and maintain intrusion and detection monitoring systems.
Enforce security policies and procedures by administering and monitoring security profiles, reviewing security violation reports, investigating possible security exceptions, and updating/maintaining/documenting security controls.
Oversee the day-to-day maintenance and operation of cybersecurity systems pertaining to hardware/software, end user equipment, virtual and physical server enterprise, perimeter, cloud, backend processing, and storage.
Develop and update IT policies and SOPs for cybersecurity and support.
Identify opportunities for hardening the county’s technology enterprise through cybersecurity advancements.
Participate in vulnerability management activities, providing responses and mitigation strategies to discovered vulnerabilities with the ability to communicate these responses both verbally and in writing.
Assist in the development and annual revision of the county’s cybersecurity response plan.
Monitor information security and privacy related websites, newsgroups, organizations, and publications.
Recommend best practices and improvements to agency information security standards and procedures.
Prepare reports and presentations on security-related matters.
Monitor agency systems, reporting anomalous activity and malicious traffic.
Make recommendations on improving network, server, and application security.
Administer security tools, equipment, and servers.
Provide training and promote security awareness throughout the agency and implement the annual cybersecurity training program.
Maintain relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions and stay up-to-date on changes in the field.
Assist in negotiating and administering contracts with vendors for system acquisition, maintenance, and technical support.
Report to Operational Network Manager regarding system projects, cybersecurity plans, usage, limitations, performance, policy violations, security, and related issues.
Provide technical and cybersecurity leadership, clarity, and direction for on-site resources and vendor teams.
Act as support for cybersecurity issues.
Periodically audit user’s rights, roles, and permissions in County applications and systems to ensure least privilege access is given.
Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyze and resolve quality and customer service problems; identify trends; recommend system improvements.
Maintain County-issued vehicle and equipment in a clean and good working condition.