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Senior Cyber Security Analyst
| Company | Ace Hardware |
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| Location | Western Springs, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $74700 – $93550 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Cyber Security or related Computer Science program
- 2 to 4 years of prior work or comparable experience in IT security administration and solution delivery (research, design, build, deploy, operation and support) practices
- Technical experience in security architecture and technologies typically implemented that protect networks from threats and vulnerabilities
- 1 to 2 years of Microsoft Sentinel experience, including deployment, configuration and component management (Log Analytics workspace, Data Connectors, Analytics rules, Playbooks, etc.)
- Proficiency in Kusto Query Language (KQL) for creating custom queries and detection rules
- Fundamental engineering technical skills with Microsoft Active Directory and authentication technologies
- Familiarization with engineering and administration concepts relating to access management, Network firewall administration, vulnerability management and end point security technologies
- Fundamental understanding of network infrastructure concepts, technologies, protocols, and solutions
- Experience in implementing and supporting engineering projects from inception to implementation
- Ability to identify, develop and document processes and procedures
- Demonstrated personal skills to effectively work and communicate with business partners
- Ability to respond to identified security incidents and risks and execute consistent improvements in processes to identify, detect and prevent threats to the environment
Responsibilities
- Reviewing security events for threats and risks
- Identifying and remediating vulnerability risks within the IT infrastructure
- Performing compliance analysis to maintain a secure architecture
- Providing hands on support, update and implementation activities for infrastructure components as necessary
- Interacting with business partners by providing IT security engineering, operational support, design services and incident/risk mitigation activities
Preferred Qualifications
- Other IT risk and security certifications are a plus
- Experience in administering any of the following platforms would be considered a plus: CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, CyberArk, Check Point, Zscaler and Qualys
