Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Analyst

We are seeking a security-minded individual to join our Cybersecurity Architecture and Strategy team. Do you have a passion for securing our company and protecting our cyber assets? If yes, this role of supporting the Cybersecurity Architecture and Strategy team may be the one for you!

As part of this team, the Cybersecurity Analyst assists in risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation activities throughout the organization. This team is responsible for supporting and securing Information Technology (IT) and Operation Technology (OT) environments that support Utilities’ Electric, Gas, Water, and Wastewater Operations.

***Please note that this position requires the successful candidate to participate in the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team, which may require activation outside of normal working hours.

There are two key areas of emphasis for this role:

• Participating in Cybersecurity Architecture & Strategy team initiatives:
  • Ensuring that security requirements are adequately addressed in all aspects of public procurement, project planning, technology requests, and reference architectures.
• Cyber Security Vendor Risk Management:
  • Reviewing Contracts, Statements of Work (SOW), sole-source requests, insurance reviews, and negotiating cybersecurity risk transference. Identification of contractual gaps.

Core Responsibilities:

• Project engagement: ensuring cybersecurity requirements are integrated into all phases of project management
• Evaluating requests for new technologies for cybersecurity requirements and potential risks to the organization
• Identify cybersecurity risks within the procurement process and work with the appropriate business units to transfer and mitigate risk to the organization
• May include some or all of the following activities associated with the procurement process:
  • Manage the cyber contract language, processes, and exhibits
  • Negotiate contract language, exhibits, agreements, and processes
  • Measure and report on vendor risk transference and organizational risk acceptance
  • Evaluate vendor agreements and identify the need for cyber language via amendment or renewal
  • Provide consultation and collaboration related to system compliance, internal controls, and security procedures
  • Primary support for cybersecurity grant requests and maintaining grant requirements to receive funds

Key Demonstrated Qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, or a closely related field. Relevant experience may be evaluated as a substitution
• Previous experience in systems administration, networking, or other IT areas
• Familiarity with reviewing contracts with an emphasis on Cyber Security
• Ability to acquire and maintain entry-level cybersecurity certifications such as: Security+, CCP, GSEC.  (The ideal candidate would work towards higher-level cybersecurity certifications)
• General IT experience
• Understanding of networking basics
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Extremely well-organized
• Great communication skills
• Ability to negotiate
• Persistence
• Creative Thinker
• Motivated / Self-driven

The military job codes/duty codes most closely related to this role are: 25D, 25A, 25G, 26A, 26B, 25U,25B    1B032, 1B052, 1B072, 1B092, 3D032, 3D052, 3D072, 3D090, 3D0X2    6420, 6423, 6425, 6427, IT    9634, 9934, 9975, 9985
 

Our Commitment to Our Employees…  
Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities.  They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving.  We do not just say people are important – we prove it!  That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
  • Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
  • Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
  • Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
  • Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
  • Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire 
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical plans, starting at $0 per month.  Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Wellness Program – Voluntary wellness program that allows you and your spouse to each earn up to $500 to use towards healthcare expenses, $100 in Visa gift cards, and up to $400 in gym membership reimbursements
• Dental – Select from two dental plans, with in-network PPO preventive care covered at 100% and access to orthodontia coverage (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vision care services and discounts on LASIK eye surgery (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Retirement Saving Programs – Supplement your pension plan with voluntary retirement programs such as the PERAPlus 401(k) and MissionSquare’s Roth IRA and 457 plans
• Disability Coverage – Short-Term (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance available for purchase (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Makes the going a little easier by aiding with mental health, stress management, work-life balance, financial and legal matters, and much more
• Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) – Whether it's due to an accident or a serious illness, LTC insurance is available for purchase to help you and your loved ones (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Life Insurance – Company-paid life insurance and supplemental coverage available (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Tuition Reimbursement – Employees are eligible to receive up to $5,250 annually for Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Public Service Employer – Payments made towards student loans may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program