Cyber-Security Analyst - IS-Security

<p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Bachelor's degree and one (1)  year of IT or security experience.  An equivalent combination of education and experience relevant to the role may be considered for this position.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">3 years of cybersecurity experience.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Python, Rust, C, C+, Java, and/or PowerShell.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Academic and/or working experience with TCP/IP networking, and networking services such as DNS, SMTP, DHCP, etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Windows, MacOS, Linux-variant operating systems, such as the file system structure, system services, and typical behavior of endpoints and servers</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Cloud-based services such as Microsoft Office 365 and Azure productivity tools.</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Job Summary:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">The Security Analyst on the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team plays a critical role in safeguarding sensitive information resources and data, ensuring organizational compliance with industry regulations. This position supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of security policies, risk management processes, and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, TAC 202, UTS 165, and NIST cybersecurity standards.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Job Duties:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Under direct supervision, the Security Analyst supports the organization’s information resources, security environments, and applications to ensure they remain adequately protected and aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). The role assists in activities across the CSF functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover, including supporting asset classification, implementing security controls, monitoring for anomalous activity, and participating in 24/7 incident response processes.</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Complete CompTIA CySA+ certification training and successfully pass the exam within 90 days of hire.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Work assigned shifts supporting 24x7x365 Tier 1 SOC operations.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Perform alert triage across on-premises and cloud security technologies, including SIEM, IDS, antivirus, cloud services, Windows servers, network infrastructure, DLP, UBA, and user-submitted security reports.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Apply basic security controls to contain malicious activity and prevent unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Escalate alerts to Tier 2 based on severity and priority, supporting follow-on incident response activities.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Contribute to SOC workflow improvements by identifying false positives and recommending process enhancements.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Assist with incident response through resolution and help develop after-action reports.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Participate in ongoing skill development to strengthen investigation and response capabilities.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Adhere to internal controls, reporting structures, and all applicable standards, processes, and procedures.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Perform other related duties as assigned by management.</span><br><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"> </span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Working Environment:</strong></span></p><p class="MsoFooter"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;">Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer or designee. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action University. Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span></span></p><p class="MsoFooter"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;">To the extent this position qualifies as a position that researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, there is a requirement for any applicant, employee, or contractor to have the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. Therefore, if applicable, anyone hired in this position or continued to be employed in this position must be routinely reviewed to determine whether they are able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Salary Range:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;">Actual salary commensurate with experience.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Work Schedule:</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Remote Local position, Rotating Shifts, Including Nights and Weekends.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br><br><p><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity</strong></p><p>UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.</p>

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