Security Analyst 2

Job Description General Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Assist in the day-to-day duties of SOC monitoring activities, tools and processes 2. Provide hands-on support of OCS security tools 3. Conduct threat hunts (specialized searches) for evidence of compromise 4. Monitor security technologies for alerts 5. Investigating incidents, gathering evidence, and analyzing data 6. Analyze anomalous activity and potential threats to Agency connected resources 7. Collaborate with OCS Staff and other agency staff, leadership, business partners and other parties/stakeholders to support security and compliance risk mitigation efforts 8. Other duties as assigned REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): 1. Must have hands-on experience or educational background in IT System Security or System Administration 2. Experience with incident response procedures and practices 3. Must be willing to learn and take on new tasks 4. Willingness to work independently and as a member of a team 5. Willingness to collaborate and coordinate with multiple teams and vendors 6. Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in order to effectively report on the status of assigned work 7. Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in order to meet deadlines in a results-oriented environment 8. Must have intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency 9. Strong understanding of enterprise operations & secure best practices 10. Ability to absorb, retain and communicate processes 11. Strong written and verbal communication skills. 12. Ability to accept changes and constructive criticism and remain flexible in dealing with leadership and teams of varying technical and business knowledge. PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): 1. Prior Health Information Technology experience 2. Centralized Log Management experience 3. Familiarity with security regulatory requirements and standards (such as NIST 800 series, MARS-E) 4. Experience performing or supporting information security compliance assessments and audits 5. Work and/or consulting experience in federal, state, city or local government. REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: 1. High school diploma with six years of relevant work experience PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: 1. Bachelor degree in information technology, computer science, related technical field- with a minimum of 3 years relevant work exp. 2. Information Security certifications such as: CompTIA, ISC(2), SANS GIAC, CCNA Security, or similar Apply tot his job