Systems Security Analyst (71101)

Systems Security Analyst (71101)


Location: Brooklyn, NY

Description:
The Cyber Security department at Pratt Institute is currently seeking a Systems Security Analyst who will assist in maintaining policies and implementing safeguards to protect infrastructure, assets, and information. This role ensures that the Institute satisfies all federal and state requirements in terms of data and cyber security, including but not limited to Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), HIPAA, FERPA, and PCI. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting regular risk assessments to identify potential risks to Institute infrastructure and assets. In addition, the Systems Security Analyst is responsible for the testing and maintenance of the IT business continuity and disaster recovery plans. The Systems Security Analyst needs to stay abreast of evolving campus needs, technology capabilities, and threat intelligence to optimize data protection measures.

If you have three years of experience working in the security/IT field, have knowledge in security industry trends, an understanding of risk detection and response, and can demonstrate your ability to apply critical thinking with an analytical mindset in order to collect, organize, and translate data, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

On a typical day you will be required to:

• Provide tier one support for administrative rights requests as well as information security tickets and incidents as they are opened with the Pratt Technology Desk or via the Cybersecurity Incident Form for the IT Division.
• In coordination and under the supervision of the Director of Cyber Security, identify threats, vulnerabilities and incidents that have the potential or currently impact the Institute's information technology infrastructure and work with the responsible team in the Information Technology Division to resolve these issues
• Provide information security incident handling and response, in cooperation with strategic campus partners, to assist with identifying, investigating, documenting, mitigating and remediating incidents that involve network and computer resources.

Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (with significant and extensive relevant work experience) is required. Professional Certifications in field of information security, i.e., Security+ & CSA+/CySA+, CEH & ECSA, GCIH, CISA etc.

Experience: Excellent understanding and knowledge of the field of information technology security. Three years of experience working in an IT position with significant information security responsibilities. Familiarity with security industry trends and best practices. Knowledge of systems risk and risk assessment concepts. Knowledge of information technology security monitoring and identity systems Prior experience providing support in a higher education environment. Familiarity with FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA as well as state and federal guidelines on privacy, transactions and security.

Skills: Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills as well as demonstrated ability to use independent judgment and discretion Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy Ability to follow instructions and read/interpret technical documentation Ability to work to standards and conventions Proven Ability to learn new software Ability to work well with

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Pratt Institute gives the creative leaders of tomorrow the knowledge and experience to make a better world. A top-ranked college with opportunities in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Institute’s impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, an additional historic building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, PrattMWP College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. Since its founding in 1887, Pratt has prioritized diversity and inclusion, welcoming students from all walks of life while developing and sustaining pathways to more equitable workplaces and careers. Today, Pratt and its exceptional faculty pride themselves on being academically excellent as well as adaptable to both in-person and online learning. Pratt students are part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary, research- and inquiry-based education that prepares them for professional and personal success in creative fields and with the goal of contributing to a more just and sustainable world. With a long-held commitment to the communities of New York, Pratt offers a variety of programs for local pre-college and continuing education students in the Pratt Center for Community Development, the Center for Art, Design and Community Engagement, the Pratt Center K-12, and the School for Continuing and Professional Studies. The value of a Pratt education is evident in its graduates' diverse and thriving careers, where their designs, art, work, and environments have reimagined our world. In over 75 countries across the globe, Pratt’s 61,000 alumni are advancing the creative economy and making a positive impact through their remarkable work and research.


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