Cyber Security Configuration Compliance Monitoring Analyst

Bank of America; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Configuration Compliance Monitoring Analyst to ensure compliance across high-risk technologies. This role requires expertise in configuring various operating systems and databases, along with a strong understanding of compliance monitoring tools. The successful candidate will conduct compliance assessments, provide technical guidance, and maintain relationships with policy teams. Join a dynamic team focused on driving responsible growth and making a positive impact in the community. If you are passionate about security and compliance, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Industry-leading Resources

Support for Community Impact

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Information Security with server configuration expertise.
• Experience in compliance monitoring and troubleshooting server/OS.

Responsibilities

• Monitor technical configurations across high-risk technologies.
• Interpret GIS baseline requirements into policy test cases.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical guidance to business lines.

Skills

Information Security

Server Configuration

Compliance Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Tools

Qualys Policy Compliance

Bladelogic

Tanium

Job description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Responsibilities:

The Configuration Compliance Monitoring Analyst will be a Subject Matter Expert responsible for monitoring of technical configurations across high-risk technologies such as Operating Systems, Databases, Middleware Components, and Network Devices to ensure compliance with GIS requirements. Key responsibilities include technical understanding of Operating System configurations, ability to interpret GIS baseline requirements into functional policy test cases, and providing support/remediation guidance. Job expectations include ensuring full monitoring coverage across all Operating Systems, providing expert technical guidance to support partners, and editing existing policy checks to ensure technical configuration monitoring is in place across all in-scope GIS Baselines.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct compliance monitoring leveraging prior technical knowledge and expertise in configuring various Operating Systems and/or Databases.
• Interpret baseline requirements into policy check test cases.
• Validate the accuracy of compliance scanning on a weekly basis.
• Ensure current baseline requirements have full and complete monitoring coverage.
• Address any monitoring coverage gaps promptly.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical guidance to lines of business seeking to address non-compliance.
• Maintain relationships with the GIS Policy team and technology partners.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Security or SME level skills configuring servers across various operating systems (Unix, Linux, Windows, Cloud, Containers, etc.).
• At least 2 years of experience involving applying configurations to satisfy compliance requirements and/or developing configuration compliance monitoring capabilities.
• Experience troubleshooting servers/OS to ensure compliance with security requirements.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical thinking skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with compliance monitoring tools such as Qualys Policy Compliance, Bladelogic, Tanium, or others.
• Security Certifications (CISSP, MCSE, RHCE, etc.).
• Experience in designing and deploying technical configuration monitoring.
• Windows & UNIX/Linux platform administration experience.
• Prior database administration experience (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, etc.).
• Experience in data mining, data analytics, and reporting.

This job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the posting date.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

Locations include Denver, Washington, Chicago, and Jersey City with specific addresses provided.

Pay and Benefits:

Annual salary range: $95,000 - $143,700, with offers determined based on experience, education, and skills. The role is eligible for an annual discretionary award based on performance and contributions. Benefits include industry-leading resources, paid time off, and support for employees to contribute to sustainable growth and community impact.