Information Security Analyst

Corporate:
Light & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

The Security Analyst is accountable for executing global and regional day to day security operations tasks which include but not limited to incident response, administration of network and/or endpoint security technologies.

The Security Analyst will ensure operating environments are maintained to optimal performance and meet defined SLAs. Key success criteria in this position: in-depth understanding of global security best practices, good understanding of technologies such as host base EDR, next generation firewalls, advance threat protection, intrusion detection/prevention systems, security tools architecture, Windows and Linux administration. This role will implement best practices, operational discipline and integrate appropriate changes as business needs require.

The security operation analyst will be responsible for managing and administering our endpoint and network security tools. Ensure that the tools are in the best working condition as well up-to-date for lifecycle management.

• Assist the Threat Response team to execute incident response process and procedures to remediate threats.
• Review and remediate escalated incidents from our Security operations center team in a timely manner.
• Work closely with internal teams to continuously improve our security posture in the environment.
• Tune and implement configuration changes to security controls as necessary.
• Stay up-to-date on information technology trends and security standards.
• Assist and work with the Engineering team in executing global security projects/initiatives.
• Provide 24/5 security operations support to the business. 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES 

Moderate working experience with MOSTof the following technologies: 

• Application Whitelisting  

• Vulnerability scanners  

• Mobile phone security  

• Anti-exploitation and host hardening  

• Spam and Email Filtering  

• Database protection tools  

• Security Orchestration, Automation and Response tools 

• Knowledge in Python, Powershell, Regular expression is a plus.

Behavioral Standards: 

• Exhibits excellent customer and service-oriented behaviors in everyday work interactions. 

• Demonstrates a courteous and respectful attitude to internal workforce and external customers. 

• Able to work under pressure and time constraints.  Plans work and time effectively to manage conflicting or shifting priorities and achieve goals aligned with business needs.  

Communication:  

• Ability to present highly technical and complex information into “simple English” that is consumable by management and non-technical audiences. 

• Provides accurate and timely written and verbal communication of information in a manner that can be understood by all. 

• Able to listen, understand, problem-solve, and carry-out duties to ensure the optimal outcome. 

• Contributes to effective communication and sharing of information both in and out of the department. Able to effectively present technical information to audiences inside and outside of the department. 

Collaboration/Teamwork:  

• Contributes toward effective, positive working relationships with internal and external colleagues. 

• Demonstrates cooperation, flexibility, reliability, and dependability in all daily work activities and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of the customer and the organization. 

• Must be able to function in a dynamic environment subject to impromptu changes in schedules and priorities. 

• Ability to work effectively individually or in a group setting; encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing. Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or equivalent industry experience. 

• Hands-on experience with python, PowerShell or other scripting languages is a plus.

Qualifications