Associate Information Security Analyst

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Summary of This Role

Evaluates, tests, recommends, develops, coordinates, monitors, and maintains information security policies, procedures and systems, including hardware, firmware and software . Ensures that IS security architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with IS standards and overall IS security . Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents. Investigates and resolves security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security. Develops techniques and procedures for conducting IS security risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.

What Part Will You Play?

• Gains and maintains knowledge of how to monitor complex systems and response to known and emerging threats against the Global Payments network via intrusion detection software
• Assists in detailed, comprehensive investigation of security issues by reviewing security log data, interpreting data in support of security event management process from various data feeds and triages on a wide variety of security events.
• Under close supervision performs incident handling process by gaining knowledge in implementation of containment, protection and remediation activities.
• Gains and maintains knowledge of new and emerging threats that can affect the organization's information assets by assisting in analysis of third party software/solutions, IT configuration changes (including access control requests), and network/system architecture from risk perspective
• Under close supervision designs and configures security systems, including proxy, remote access, mail gateway, intrusion prevention, wireless networking, data leak prevention, security information and event management and web application firewalls.
• Assists in assessing and disseminating threats related to the enterprise in regard to current vulnerability by managing and developing an emerging threat model.
• Develops an understanding of how to assess risks based on changes to implementation of ISO(International Organization for Standardization)/BSO(Business Services Online); gains knowledge of PCI(Payment Card Industry)/Logical Security guidelines and models, HIPPA(health insurance portability and accountability act), PII(Personally Identifiable Information), and Card personalization.
• Gains knowledge of how to create cost effective solutions for system/application development regarding Information Security processes and concepts in applicable systems and software.
• Works under close supervision to perform day-to-day Information Security functions pertaining to numerous security software products and processes.

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Info Security, or related field. Or relevant work experience in a related field.
• Typically No Relevant Experience Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically Minimum 2 Years Relevant Exp
• Including network operations or engineering or system administration on Unix, Linux, MAC(Message Authentication Code), or Windows; common security operations, intrusion detection systems, Security Incident Even Management systems, and anti-virus collection logs; including knowledge of industry standard security compliance programs PCI(Payment Card Industry), SOX(Sarbanes-Oxley) , GLBA(Gramm Leach Bliley Act), etc.))

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - Learns to use professional concepts. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• Job Complexity - Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Builds stable working relationships internally.
• Supervision - Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.
• Risk Assessment - Ability to identify, communicate, and mitigate risk within technical solution designs
• Industry Knowledge - Continued self-education of new and emerging threats and relevant processes, controls, or technologies to mitigate them.
• Incident Response - Knowledge and skills to contribute to all phases of Incident Response.

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