Description
Resource 1 is in need of a Security Analyst for a contract position in Oak Brook, IL.
The initial term of the contract is 6 months, with anticipated extensions. Individual will be primarily responsible for supporting the IT organization on a broad range of tasks related to cyber security, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, internal controls, and audit compliance. Security Analyst will be facilitating the identification and mitigation of risk to the company. This position requires a mix of IT security domain knowledge and IT infrastructure experience
Responsibilities:
- Execute daily monitoring of IT environment, identify new threats and vulnerabilities, drive actions to mitigate
- Partner with corporate security and IT staff to implement new IT security management tools
- Develop a security management operating model for the operating company
- Implement metrics for security and risk, report performance to leadership team and corporate
- Collaborate with corporate security and IT teams to stay abreast of security trends and new risks to the environment
- Develop communication materials to educate colleagues on security threats and responses
- Respond to internal and external audit findings, document action plans, and track to closure
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in IT Security
- Understanding of Cybersecurity technologies
- Knowledge of IT networking and server technologies
- Experience in a project-based environment, ideally some direct project management experience
Desired Tools:
- ESET Endpoint protection
- Z Scaler
- Qualice
- Open DMS
- Crowdstrike (will eventually replace ESET)
- Viewfinity
KEY WORDS: security analyst, cyber security, vulnerability management, security standards, internal controls, and audit compliance