Security Analyst II

*Job Title* : Security Analyst II *Location* : Madison, WI *Contract length* : 8 months *Schedule* : 40 hrs; 7:45a to 4:30p Central *Pay* : $34/hr to $38/hr, DOE *Position Overview:* This position is responsible for growing and operating the agency IT Security Program. The Security Analyst II is expected to be familiar with a wide variety of IT security concepts, practices, and technologies. The position serves as an expert resource and relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This includes providing advanced analysis to manage the security design, implementation, monitoring, and incident response related to networks, servers, storage, applications, databases, and endpoints. The position will lead projects to implement new security controls and technologies. The position will also assist with the creation of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. This position may lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. *Must Haves (4-7 yrs):* * IT Security experience * CrowdStrike administration - expert knowledge * Tenable administration - expert knowledge * Strong attention to detail * Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) *Nice to Haves:* * CISSP or equivalent - 1 year *Job Responsibilities:* * Administer CrowdStrike, Tenable, Zscaler * Perform IT security risk assessments. Develop, recommend, and implement remediation strategies * Research vendor offerings and conduct proof of concepts * Coordinate with other teams to implement new technologies and remediate issues * Monitor asset inventory, installed agents, and status of devices * Review vulnerability dashboards and organizational impact of changing threat landscape * Monitor data inventories, policy violations. Produce reports and metrics * Author policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines related to IT security and compliance * Monitor and process incident response queues * Manage endpoint firewall operation and adjust as necessary * Work independently as well as within a team environment