Cyber Security Analyst II: Incident Response & Risk

Nyc-Employees-Retirement-Sys; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

55a Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

City of New York is seeking an Information Security Analyst to monitor alerts, investigate threats, and support security operations across the agency. The role includes access provisioning, log analysis, vulnerability reviews, and enhancing security controls within our SIEM and related tools.

The position also focuses on Business Continuity planning, risk assessment, and incident response coordination. NY residency is required, with a pathway to city benefits and loan forgiveness programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with cyber security credits; or related combination of education/experience as described in the minimum qualifications.
• Three years of experience in cyber security or related areas may substitute educational requirements.
• Security certifications encouraged (e.g., CISSP, CompTIA Security+).

Responsibilities

• Monitor alerts and perform log analysis to detect suspicious activity; triage incidents.
• Support development and testing of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans; conduct tabletop exercises.
• Assist Enterprise Risk Management by identifying and reporting security risks and monitoring KRIs.

Skills

Cybersecurity Threat Management

Security Frameworks & Controls

Incident Response

Cloud Security Architecture

Security Tooling Proficiency

Business Continuity & Resilience

BC/DR Plan Development

Testing & Simulation

Resilience Standards

Enterprise Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Third-Party Risk Management

Data Analytics & Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 24 cyber security credits

Tools

SIEM

EDR

DLP

Firewall

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

City of New York is seeking an Information Security Analyst to monitor alerts, investigate threats, and support security operations across the agency. The role includes access provisioning, log analysis, vulnerability reviews, and enhancing security controls within our SIEM and related tools.

The position also focuses on Business Continuity planning, risk assessment, and incident response coordination. NY residency is required, with a pathway to city benefits and loan forgiveness programs.