Cybersecurity Analyst

Dew Softech - Evanston, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Evanston, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cybersecurity Analyst position is a high-priority role focused on enhancing the organization's cybersecurity maturity through the implementation of security initiatives. The role involves working closely with the IT Department to execute planned security projects, identify security gaps, and maintain secure environments. This is a long-term contract position with a hybrid work model, requiring a Bachelor's degree and experience in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Responsibilities

• Improve organization's cybersecurity maturity continuously with respect to the risks associated and the organization's budget and resources
• Implement a series of planned security projects as defined by the IT Department such as Cisco Umbrella implementation
• Implement planned security projects as defined by the IT Department, such as MFA and encrypting data backup
• Assist the IT Department in identifying security gaps and concerns and provide a long-term security roadmap for future initiatives
• Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes
• Conduct routine Vulnerability Tests on organization's infrastructure and systems
• Conduct routine Tabletop exercises
• Conduct routine data backup validation on application systems
• Renew all organization's application security certificates
• Assist the IT Department in completing cybersecurity related questionnaires, surveys and insurance forms
• Assist the IT Department in resolving business user security help desk issues
• Monitor the performance and health of computer systems and networks
• Maintain all environments, networks, and software applications in a secure and functioning state
• Monitor the performance of computer systems and networks
• Perform various other duties as assigned by the IT Department
• Implement planned disaster recovery and business continuity (DR/BC) projects as defined by the IT Department

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science is required; an advanced degree is a plus
• Proven work experience in implementing successful security-related projects
• Strong proficiency in security protocols and frameworks with the confidence and experience to implement new security projects
• 4-6 years of relevant work experience in a Security and/or Network and Systems Administrator role
• Good communication skills and the ability to produce and present clear, concise presentations and documents for leadership
• Proven ability to interact and create a positive and collaborative working environment with corporate, business, vendor, and technical resources
• Experience providing security and technical guidance and expert advice to management and other groups
• Ability to work independently and with groups, with limited supervision
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and a strong understanding of how MFA relates to security authentication with applications (e.g., Office 365)
• Knowledge of network security and use of the Internet, including authentication, access control, firewall rules/configuration, disaster prevention, data recovery, intrusion detection, and data encryption
• Knowledge of Cisco security devices such as firewalls, VPN, Duo, and their security features and settings
• Ability to support and manage Active Directory Domains, Federated Services, and Wireless Access Points from a security standpoint
• Knowledge of DNS and SSL certificates and how to apply them to servers and applications
• Experience with configuring virtualized environments (VMware)
• Working knowledge of Incident Management, Change and Release Management, and Problem Management procedures

Nice-to-haves

• Any certificate or training completed associated with Cybersecurity
• A strong background in Network and Systems Administration

Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Long-term contract
• 35-hour work week