Cybersecurity Analyst, Senior

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The Cybersecurity Analyst Senior plays a key role as a member of the Cybersecurity team within the Cook Children’s Health Care System (CCHCS) Information Security Office. Cybersecurity supports the CCHCS mission through the use of information security tools and technologies that detect, prevent and/or mitigate threats to the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of information resources. Disciplines for this job description include: administer, support, and maintain cybersecurity technology systems (IDPS, proxy, DLP, etc.); threat mitigation; malicious code detection, response, and prevention; operating systems security oversight; local and wide area network security; compliance enforcement; researches emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of network incidents; vulnerability and medical device ioT scanning and reporting; provides incident response support including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary; data leak protection review and reporting; user behavior analytics system management; conducts network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis; conducts log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to detect and protect against threats coming from multiple sources; correlates activity across assets (endpoint, network, apps) and environments to identify patterns of anomalous activity; reviews alerts and data from sensors and documents formal, technical incident reports; works with threat intelligence and/or threat-hunting resources; and participates in the production of documentation and management reporting. Other disciplines include ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, project multi-tasking; mentoring junior staff; and leading security team in the performance of their assigned disciplines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or other related field required.

• 8 years of professional experience working within an information security program requiring compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, PCI/DSS or equivalent as well as the following:

• Extensive critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent technical writing skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

• Experience identifying, measuring and mitigating network security risks.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• At least one relevant IT Security certification is required (CISSP, CISA, Security+, CEH, GSEC, etc.).

About Us:

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.