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About The Position

Requirements

• Permanent in the Cyber Security Analyst Civil Service Title or have a comparable Civil Service Title
• Understanding of networking
• Familiarity with applications and operating systems
• Knowledge of cyber security concepts
• Willingness to manage, fine tune, and optimize security tools, such as SIEM, Endpoint Detection, Fraud mitigation tools, Intrusion Detection, etc. (training provided)
• Detail oriented
• Good written and oral communications
• Comfortable interaction with agency colleagues
• Ability to follow procedures and ask questions
• Baccalaureate degree, from an accredited college including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area
• OR Four-year high school diploma or its equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory experience in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area
• OR Education and/or experience equivalent to the above
• College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience
• In addition, twenty-four (24) credits from an accredited college or graduate school in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area; or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school), may be substituted for one year of experience

Nice To Haves

• Possessing or willing to obtain a security certification (CompTIA Security+, Google Cybersecurity professional, CISSP, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Monitoring alerts
• Investigating potential threats
• Protecting systems, networks, and data
• Access provisioning
• Log analysis for fraud mitigation
• Security accreditations of new products and services
• Vulnerability reviews and follow up remediation
• Reviews of indicators of compromise
• Monitoring and incident response of SIEM and security tools
• Triage alerts and escalate incidents
• Support phishing analysis and malware investigations
• Support phishing simulations and user awareness campaigns
• Assist with security reports and dashboards
• Help update playbooks, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
• Participate in basic risk assessments
• Promote security best practices
• Leading the development, support, and testing of the comprehensive Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
• Conducting regular Business Impact Analyses (BIA) to establish Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
• Maintaining up-to-date recovery documentation
• Providing continuity training across business units
• Designing and facilitating annual tabletop exercises simulating cyberattacks or system outages
• Documenting the results of tabletop exercises
• Tracking remediation actions to close identified gaps
• Identifying, analyzing, and cataloging security risks within the central corporate risk register
• Partnering with various agency divisions and the head of Enterprise Risk Management to develop risk mitigation strategies
• Monitoring key risk indicators (KRIs)
• Preparing detailed risk profile reports and dashboards for senior leadership

Benefits

• Inclusive equal opportunity employer
• Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce
• Work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment