Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information technology, or related field.
1 - 3 years' experience in information technology or information security.
Understanding of information security concepts, common threats, and vulnerabilities.
Familiarity with Windows server, desktop environments, Microsoft 365, Linux, and Active Directory.
Knowledge of security monitoring tools, endpoint protection, web filtering, and firewalls, preferably including Barracuda's offerings.
Experience with MDR and EDR.
Strong analytic skills and ability to assess risk and prioritize findings.
Responsibilities
Monitor and analyze security alerts across company systems and networks.
Investigate security events, assessing their severity and business impact.
Prioritize findings and recommend remediation to IT leadership.
Test and evaluate security controls, ensuring effective remediation completion.
Escalate significant risks and decisions to authorized leadership.
Assist employees in using AI tools securely according to company policy.
Support server upgrades, systems testing, and security changes, with possible evening/weekend work.
Maintain security, configuration, and technical documentation.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
Collaborative team environment fostering innovation.
Regular daytime hours with minimal overtime requirements.
Engagement with cutting-edge AI tools in security applications.
Full Job Description
Description
Job Responsibilities:
Monitors and analyzes security alerts, threats, vulnerabilities, access activity, and unusual system behavior across company systems and networks.
Investigates security events and assesses their severity and potential business impact.
Prioritizes findings and recommends remediation to IT leadership.
Tests and evaluates security controls and verifies that remediation has been completed effectively.
Escalates major risk, policy, legal, spending, and risk acceptance decisions to authorized leadership.
Helps employees use company approved AI tools responsibly and securely in accordance with company policy, and assists with AI usage monitoring.
Assists with server upgrades, systems testing, security changes, and infrastructure maintenance, which may require occasional scheduled evening or weekend work.
Maintains security, configuration, asset, and technical documentation.
Provides backup help desk support as needed.
Job Requirements:
Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information technology, or a related field.
1 - 3 years' related information technology or information security experience.
Working knowledge of information security concepts, including common threats, vulnerabilities, phishing, malware, and access control.
Familiarity with Windows server and desktop environments, networking fundamentals, Microsoft 365, Linux, and Active Directory.
Familiarity with security monitoring, endpoint protection, web filtering, and firewall tools. Knowledge of Barracuda's line of security offerings is a plus.
Familiarity with MDR (managed detection and response) and EDR (endpoint detection and response).
Ability to analyze information, assess risk, prioritize findings, and recommend a course of action.
Demonstrated analytic, written, and verbal communication skills.
