Sr. Security Analyst at Ceridian in Durham, NC

About the Position:

This position performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of computer assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. The position also responds to and resolves all operational cyber security related questions, inquiries and issues using established cyber security tools and procedures. This position is a senior technical role requiring advanced knowledge of the field and provides day-to-day cyber security operations support in incident response, implementation and administration of cyber security controls.

Responsibilities:

• Executes cyber security controls to prevent hackers from infiltrating company information or jeopardizing programs
• Researches attempted efforts to compromise security protocol and recommends solutions
• Creates cyber security documentation related to work area and completes requests in accordance with company requirements
• Identifies opportunities and executes plans to improve workflow and understands and quantifies business impacts of those improvements for communication to management
• Provides status reports on security matters to develop security risk analysis scenarios and response procedures
• Develops large and/or highly complex solutions that require analysis and research.
• Works on multiple projects as a project leader or technical leader/consultant
• Coaches and mentors more junior technical staff
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology plus 5 years or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience is required. CISSP, GSEC, or other security certification required
• Knowledge of networks technologies (protocols, design concepts, access control)
• Knowledge of cyber security technologies (encryption, data protection, design, privilege access, etc.)
• Direct experience and proficiency with 3 or more specific cyber technologies and tools to include application control, intrusion prevention systems, web application firewalls, proxy/web filtering, anti-virus, data leakage protection and full disk encryption
• Proficiency in time management, communications, decision making, presentation and organizational skills
• Proficiency in planning, reporting, establishing goals and objectives, standards, priorities and schedules
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with business and infrastructure contacts across the organization globally
• Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in Cyber Security Operations, Forensics or Cyber Incident Response