Cybersecurity Monitoring Analyst

Job Summary:

This position seeks an enthusiastic Cybersecurity Monitoring Analyst with a willingness to learn and ability to take initiative and produce results while delivering quality service and effective solutions. This position will report to the Associate Director of Data Security in the School of Medicine and Public Health.

This position assists in providing data security and regulatory compliance for the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The incumbent will evaluate alerts from multiple data sources, analyze and follow up on alerts, and design and update reports and dashboards to inform priorities. Additionally, this position will help contribute to the information security management program to support the school's mission of teaching and research, consistent with risk tolerance.

A successful candidate will have experience using cybersecurity tools to monitor an environment, as well as project management skills and the ability to document process, procedures, and validation of follow up and remediation. This candidate must also exercise sound judgement in working collaboratively and communicate effectively within an exciting environment in a visible role.

The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of the largest divisions of UW-Madison, employing over 4,000 faculty, staff, and instructors and conducts over $350 million of research annually. The data communication network in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is comprised of approximately 10,000 total nodes located in 16 buildings on-campus, as well as another 20 sites off-campus.

Responsibilities:

Assists with monitoring, providing access, and analyzing threats to cyber security data and systems, to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under close supervision. Assists in providing cybersecurity training.

• 20% Assists with monitoring daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
• 15% Reports application security concerns and escalates security incidents to senior staff
• 10% Generates notification alerts for compromised assets
• 10% Receives, processes, and implements security change requests
• 15% Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis and tests security controls
• 10% Assists in facilitating security awareness programs
• 5% Identifies and addresses weaknesses in systems or process and work with the system owner to remediate
• 5% Tracks and prioritizes alerts, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity related tickets for follow up and remediation
• 5% Designs and regularly updates dashboards and reports to present current cybersecurity posture from a monitoring perspective
• 5% Monitors infrastructure, applications, and network to identify vulnerabilities and prevent cyberattacks

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Education:

Preferred
Associate's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity industry standards (e.g. HIPAA, NIST, ISO, CIS, etc.) and current IT risks
- Experience using cybersecurity tools to monitor the IT environment
- Excellent communication skills with diverse audiences, both oral and written
- Must hold, or be able to obtain within six months, an industry accepted cybersecurity certification (e.g. GIAC, ISACA, ISC2).
- Proven ability to document process, procedures, and validation of remediation

Preferred:
- 2 or more years' experience with information security
- 2 or more years' experience securing cloud environments
- Demonstrated ability with quantitative analysis and automation, including collecting and analyzing logs from various sources
- Experience designing reports and dashboards and following up on results
- Ability to monitor cybersecurity controls and implement best practices for cloud services and platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience using standard industry applications to create or update documents to track detected failures to include validation of mitigation solutions with defined timelines
- Experience executing project management skills and balancing priorities from multiple data sources
- Demonstrated ability to identify and document risks associated with business processes, operations, information security programs and projects

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position will be remote and requires work be performed at an offsite, non-campus work location. An on campus location will be provided should someone prefer to work partially or fully onsite. There is the occasional onsite meeting that occurs on campus and we provide virtual options when possible.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal, 24 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Salary:

Minimum $80,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $80,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0)

Additional Information:

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is currently scheduled to end December 14, 2026 and will require eligibility to work until that time. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Cody Roekle
croekle@wisc.edu
608-263-7676
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Information Security Analyst I(IT019)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/Informatics and IT

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Job Number:

307633-AS

 

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