IT Security Analyst

Key Responsibilities will include

• Work on incidents and troubleshooting to find workarounds to get business back up and running quickly while ensuring the safeguarding of organizational assets
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure IT operational and security support for critical incidents after business hours
• Assist in the day-to-day operations of the IT department focusing on security technologies, processes and procedures based on the ITIL framework and best practices
• Identify vulnerabilities and mitigate these with the tools and reports provided by the company
• Follow change management processes and procedures to increase quality and efficiency
• Follow and provide recommendations to improve patch management procedures
• Maintain Security Technology’s business continuity plans and work with the team to ensure continuous DR readiness for all identified Security Technology services
• Improve operations by identifying gaps, suggesting improvements and promoting automation opportunities within Security Technologies
• Coordinate with IT Supervisor and the managed services provider to ensure adequate monitoring and alerting are in place for all security technology services
• Support fiscal planning for Security Technology by providing the necessary research, information and recommendations
• Monitor events generated by various systems, such as antimalware, firewall, network systems and equipment
• Record and follow defined procedures for suspicious events and incidents
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly security audits of various systems – including antimalware, firewall and anti-spam policies
• Document and report deviations from established baselines to the IT team
• Educate cybersecurity awareness and best practices within the organization
• Retain timely awareness of current cybersecurity news, trends and best practices
• Research security enhancements and make recommendations to the Information Security Team
• Perform other duties as required.