Cybersecurity Analyst - WA

Company: System One
Location: Bellingham
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Basic Job Functions:

As a cybersecurity analyst your primary responsibility is to protect network and systems from cyber-attacks. This could involve researching upcoming IT trends, creating contingency plans, reporting security breaches, reviewing suspicious activity, and educating the company on security measures.


Experience:

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• 2 years of Experience in the Cybersecurity field
  
• A combination of post-high school education, job-related certification, and related experience equivalent to 5 years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.
  
  Education:
  
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  • Bachelors in, information systems, computer science, or physical sciences.
    
    Essential Functions & Responsibilities
    
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    • Being highly knowledgeable about the cybersecurity threats (and keeping up to date with the security industry)
      
    • Knowledge of NIST standards such as 800-171 and 800-53
      
    • Knowledge of ISO standards
      
    • Use your powers of investigation to investigate any breaches and other security incidents that occur
      
    • Help to design secure networks and determine best practice methods
      
    • Document incidents and generate reports for team members and key staff
      
    • Work with the security team to help develop security policies and implement them
      
    • Make decisions about the best tools for any given security issue (this may include evaluation of products)
      
    • Work with other security team members to augment their role and advise on issues
      
    • Involvement in the monitoring and audit of systems and processes such as identity and access management.
      
    • Help to deliver cybersecurity awareness training
      
    • Liaise with colleagues and management around cybersecurity issues and strategy. This will require good report writing skills and general communication skills.
      
      Required Skills:
      
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      • Have a deep interest in computing and cybersecurity
        
      • Problem-solving capabilities
        
      • Highly knowledgeable about computers, including networks, operating systems, applications, and web apps
        
      • Practical knowledge of pen testing
        
      • Practical understanding of the application of a variety of security tools
        
      • Understanding of the application of human-centered security such as security awareness training
        
      • Great communication skills, both written and verbal
        
      • Finally, exceptional analytical skills and a mind that likes to delve into problems
        
      • CompTIA CYSA+ certification
        
        Working Conditions
        
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        • Frequently operates a computer and other office machinery, such as copy machine, and computer printer.
          
        • Constantly communicates with customers, coworkers, and management in person and on the phone.
          
        • Ability to travel to the three other sites.
          
          
          Compensation: Pay requirements will be based on experience. The compensation range will be between $30.00 and $35.00/hourly.
          

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