Job Details

Cybersecurity Analyst

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
• Life insurance
• A 401(K) plan with company match
• Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

This position requires at least one day a week in the client CISO office. Perform advanced (senior level) cybersecurity analysis work essential for client Information Technology (IT) to fulfill its mission of service to people who live in Texas. Work involves protecting cybersecurity cloud assets and delivering cybersecurity threat assessment, cyber intelligence, software security, and vulnerability assessment services. Collaborate with mixed-matrixed or multi-discipline teams across the agency in cybersecurity-related decision-making, providing guidance and oversight in the implementation of improvements. Develop/integrate cybersecurity designs for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements or requirements for the processing of multiple classification levels of data. Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity cloud architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle. Ensure that acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with organization's cybersecurity cloud architecture guidelines. Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders by performing security reviews, identifying gaps in security architecture, and developing security risk management plans and system security plans. Evaluate cloud security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements contained in acquisition documents. Monitor IT security related websites, newsgroups, organizations and publications. Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the information system(s) and network(s) and document them appropriately. Work under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Work may involve occasional travel to other locations/work sites to perform client services. After hours support may be required to respond to security incidents. Perform other duties as assigned to maintain operations.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will not be considered for this opportunity.

Skills/Experience:

• 8+ Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in cybersecurity, information technology security, computer engineering, computer information systems, computer science, management information systems or a related field. Full-time qualifying work experience may be substituted for each year of the required education (one year = 30 semester hours).
• 8+ Experience in cybersecurity analysis, or information security analysis.
• 8+ Experience in security and/or enterprise architecture development, implementation, and management.
• 8+ Experience in conducting security risk assessments and/or audits of policies, standards, procedures, and technical environments within state and federal statues, regulations, and standards relating to information security and computer crime.
• 8+ Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate technical issues to all levels.
• 8+ Strong consultative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• 8+ Skills in translating operational requirements into protection needs (i.e., security controls) and to apply cyber security and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation.)
• 8+ Skill in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes.
• 8+ Skills in applying network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth); to identify critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ Being self-motivated, proactive, work independently, and effectively manage your time.