Information Security Analyst II (Remote, 4+ Years, 1st Shift)


Offer summary

Qualifications:

4-5 years of experience in security, particularly with Endpoint Security, Intrusion Prevention, and Firewall security., Proven experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer., Hands-on experience with security systems including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and anti-virus software., Thorough understanding of security principles, techniques, and protocols..

Key responsibilities:

  • Support day-to-day security operations and incident investigations.
  • Create and enforce security policies to protect customer infrastructure and information assets.
  • Analyze and assess customer IT systems for vulnerabilities and respond to security incidents.
  • Develop reports for management and ensure compliance with security policies and legal standards.

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BCS365 http://bcs365.com
51 - 200 Employees
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Job description

This is a full-time, direct hire position: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET) 

Accepting applicants in the following states: FL, GA, NC, NE, NH, SC, TX, UT, VA 

Remote/WFH employees must have a reliable internet connection and must work in an environment free of noise and distraction. 


The Company: 

Make an Impact & Unleash Your Potential: 

  • We empower businesses to thrive in a connected world by providing innovative, secure, and reliable IT solutions and cyber security services. Immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with highly talented individuals, and elevate your future.

We Live Up to Our Values: 

  • Take initiative, professional growth is what you make of it.
  • Teamwork, collaboration, sharing of knowledge; it's what we do.
  • Be heard, be respected, be supported; leadership is in it for you.
  • We accomplish extraordinary results through determination and commitment.
  • Customer satisfaction is at the center of what we do; we only succeed when our customers succeed.

Benefits for a Balanced You (US Employees): 

  • Insurance Coverage You Can Depend On (Health, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability)
  • Generous Time Off
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Peer-to-Peer Recognition
  • Learning and Development
  • Pet Insurance
  • Fun On and Off-Site Events
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • Employee Assistance Program

 
 

The Opportunity: 

The Information Security Analyst will support day-to-day security operations, event/incident investigation, security control assessment, data analysis and reporting, and other infosec-related activities. The analyst will work with the Project team as well as Helpdesk Support team to communicate risks and vulnerabilities, recommended changes which will remediate issues and/or improve security and create documentation or reports regarding infosec activity and incidents.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create policies to ensure our customers’ infrastructure and information assets are protected with BCS security offerings: including Sophos Anti-virus and Malware Protection, Sophos Intercept-X, and Encryption.
  • Audit, analyze, plan, execute, and manage multi-faceted projects related to the BCS security offerings for our customers including onboarding. 
  • Review customers IT Systems platforms to determine the current role of the system and seek out vulnerabilities
  • Responsible for ensuring BCS Security offering has the necessary monitoring of the computing environment required to alert Helpdesk Support through the ticketing system.
  • Consistently conduct in-depth test of customer’s systems of the current and newly implemented infrastructure for IT Security to ensure policies and settings are applied correctly.
  • Analyze system generated information and trends in the data and develop improvements to increase a system’s performance.
  • Assess the customers IT system for perceived or actual threats and respond to any issues that are presented and/or escalate where necessary. 
  • Enforce security policies and procedures, they monitor data security profiles on all platforms by reviewing security violation reports and investigating security exceptions. 
  • Responsible for reviewing and improving/developing response plans to any potential threat opportunities until the problem is mitigated completely. 
  • Develops and generates reports for management, customers, and other departments around the managed BCS security service/tools offerings. 
  • This role will monitor compliance with security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures while ensuring security compliance with legal and regulatory standards. 
  • Follows up on deficiencies identified in monitoring reviews, self-assessments, automated assessments, and internal and external audits to ensure that appropriate remediation measures have been taken. 
  • Responds to security incidents (Helpdesk Support), conducts forensic investigations and targets reviews of suspect areas as well as develop action plans to address root causes of security-related problems. 
  • Collaborates on projects to ensure that security issues are addressed throughout the project life cycle. 
  • Reports to management concerning residual risk, vulnerabilities and other security exposures, including misuse of information assets and noncompliance. 
  • Provides responsive support for problems found during normal working hours as well as outside normal working hours as needed. 

Competencies, Skills, and Qualifications

  • 4-5 years of security experience working with Endpoint Security, Intrusion Prevention, and Firewall security
  • Proven work experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer
  • Experience in building and maintaining security systems
  • Detailed technical knowledge of database and operating system security
  • Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc
  • Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools
  • Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols
  • Problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure

 Development Expectations

  • Ethical Hacker - Preferred / Development Plan
  • Associate of (ISC)² - Preferred / Development Plan
  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – Preferred / Development Plan
  • CCNP Security – Preferred / Development Plan


BCS365 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

Please Note: BCS365 participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Other Skills

  • Calmness Under Pressure
  • Problem Solving

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