Cyber Sec Analyst Sr Adv (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI, Inc.

• $120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 11+ years of experience in cyber security
  • Strong understanding of cyber security principles and practices
  • Experience with various security technologies
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
  • Able to provide guidance to less-experienced personnel

Responsibilities

  • Analyze data from cyber defense tools to mitigate threats
  • Interpret and report events and anomalies in network activity
  • Evaluate and maintain cybersecurity policies and systems
  • Ensure alignment of cybersecurity plans with standards
  • Identify risks and recommend procedures to enhance security
  • Develop procedures for risk assessments and compliance audits
  • Lead and mentor less-experienced cybersecurity staff

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with diverse security technologies
  • Engagement in complex security evaluations and assessments
  • Leadership role with mentoring opportunities
  • Contribution to shaping cybersecurity policies and practices
  • Dynamic work environment focused on threat mitigation
Full Job Description
Description

GCI is looking for a highly motivated and experienced expert Cyber Security Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cyber security principles and practices, as well as experience with a variety of security technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall security of our organization's information systems and networks.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.
  • Interprets, analyzes, and reports all events and anomalies in accordance with computer network directives, including initiating, responding, and reporting discovered events.
  • Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including access management for hardware, firmware and software
  • Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards
  • Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.
  • Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks.
  • Provides advanced guidance and leadership to less- experienced cybersecurity personnel.
  • May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)


Education Requirement

  • BA/BS (or equivalent experience)


Experience Requirement

    • 11+ years of experience

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