Senior IT Security Analyst

Western Governors University•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior IT Security Analyst uses their knowledge of current security methods and standards to gather operational information and assess and analyst tools, systems, and processes in defense of applications, systems, and networks and collaborate with Infrastructure and business teams. The Senior IT Security Analyst is a lead support role for the IT Security team. They will provide mentorship, administrative service and support for monitoring systems, security breaches, providing investigative analysis and supporting incident response plans, security awareness, risk assessments, document review, vendor risk, vulnerability management and threat hunting. They will also engage in the support of other security focused tools and services and other duties as assigned. In addition, they may be asked to assist with risk assessments, forensics analysis, data collection, user training and other security related tasks. Western Governors University is committed to expanding access to high‑quality education, and security plays a critical role in protecting our students, systems, and mission. As a Senior Information Security Analyst, you will apply advanced security expertise to strengthen our defenses, guide teams across the University, and help safeguard the digital environment that supports our learners and colleagues.

Requirements

CISSP certification or equivalent knowledge and experience.
5 or more years of Information Security experience.
Experience across multiple security domains.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships across the organization.
Experience aligning and managing customer and stakeholder expectations.
Ability to work effectively in conceptual design and hands‑on implementation environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating and automating security tools.
Familiarity with cloud security practices and modern DevSecOps methodologies.
Experience supporting secure CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

Analyze projects, systems, and processes to identify current and emerging security threats and recommend solutions.
Consult with business units on security best practices from ideation through retirement of systems and applications.
Lead and coordinate remediation efforts across multiple security domains.
Integrate security lifecycle practices with development and project teams.
Mentor security, technology, and development staff to elevate security awareness and implementation.
Design, build, and maintain security standards, tools, and processes.
Evaluate, test, and implement security‑focused products and services.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
health savings account and flexible spending account
basic and voluntary life insurance
disability coverage
accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
legal and identity theft coverage
retirement savings plan
wellbeing program
discounted WGU tuition
flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave