Cyber Exposure & Risk Analyst

Mississippi Power Co; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking an Exposure Management Analyst to join our Cybersecurity organization. This technical role analyzes exposures, assesses risks, and guides mitigation strategies to improve defensive posture and support investigations.

Responsibilities include data review, trend analysis, remediation tracking, and collaboration across business partners to prioritize fixes while aligning with security policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, technology, engineering or security-related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years IT or security experience.
• Experience supporting vulnerability and patch management programs and threat analysis.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning, attack surface management, and cloud security posture management.
• Understanding of OWASP vulnerabilities and testing methods.
• Understanding security threats across Windows and Linux/UNIX systems.
• Familiarity with IT security hardening best practices.
• Experience building interactive PowerBI dashboards for security metrics and exposure data.
• Proficiency with SIEM for search, log analysis and dashboards.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• This role may require Insider Threat Program background checks.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of the exposure management program, including data review, report processing, and trend analysis.
• Track remediation of identified risks and mitigation strategies; escalate findings to stakeholders.
• Analyze potential security risks and determine applicability to the environment.
• Execute emergency vulnerability workflows and procedures.
• Stay informed about publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and potential risks.
• Map vulnerability results to asset inventory and stakeholders; calculate risk-based prioritization.
• Identify compensating controls to manage remediation risk and reduce impact.
• Develop vulnerability metrics and remediation dashboards/reports.
• Advise on enterprise policies and standards for vulnerability management and secure configurations.
• Coordinate with business partners to prioritize remediation activities.
• Collaborate with teams across Technology and business units to address threats.
• Define solutions meeting security mandates and business needs.

Skills

Exposure management

Risk analysis

Vulnerability mitigation

Dashboard visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Critical thinking

Threat monitoring

Communication skills

Independent work

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering/security

Tools

PowerBI

SIEM

Excel

Job description

Southern Company is seeking an Exposure Management Analyst to join our Cybersecurity organization. This technical role analyzes exposures, assesses risks, and guides mitigation strategies to improve defensive posture and support investigations.

Responsibilities include data review, trend analysis, remediation tracking, and collaboration across business partners to prioritize fixes while aligning with security policies and standards.