Student Worker - Junior Security Analyst

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting a student worker for the Office of Information Technology Security Operations Center. This in-person role serves on the OIT Security Operations team as a junior security analyst. Junior Analysts support the OIT Security Operations Center by triaging phishing reports, analyzing security logs, and communicating effectively with the campus community. Successful candidates will demonstrate critical problem-solving ability and a willingness to learn and adapt.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno
• Basic Understanding of modern enterprise business technology (operating systems, networking, active directory, group policy, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Advanced understanding of modern enterprise business technology (operating systems, networking, active directory, group policy, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Triage phishing email reports in abuse inbox
• Escalation of events to incidents
• Monitoring of security dashboards
• Basic vulnerability scanning with Tenable
• Assist Compliance Officers with IT security training
• Create reports
• Analyze security logs for anomalous activity
• Perform basic threat hunting
• Managing security tickets in ITSM platform
• Other tasks as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees