Cybersecurity Analyst II

Jobtailor; Kansas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a cybersecurity professional to protect the organization’s IT infrastructure by monitoring security threats and performing root cause analysis. You will implement remediation strategies and manage cybersecurity tools while conducting risk assessments.

The role requires maintaining compliance with standards such as NIST, FIPS, and PCI-DSS, ensuring systems are patched, and educating employees on cybersecurity best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/cybersecurity with emphasis in information security or network security.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Protecting the organization’s IT infrastructure by monitoring and responding to security threats.
• Performing root cause analysis.
• Implementing remediation strategies.
• Managing cybersecurity tools.
• Conducting risk assessments.
• Maintaining compliance with standards like NIST, FIPS, and PCI-DSS.
• Ensuring systems are up-to-date with patches.
• Educating employees on cybersecurity best practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity awareness

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information technology / cybersecurity

Job description

Responsibilities

• Protecting the organization’s IT infrastructure by monitoring and responding to security threats
• Performing root cause analysis
• Implementing remediation strategies
• Managing cybersecurity tools
• Conducting risk assessments
• Maintaining compliance with standards like NIST, FIPS, and PCI-DSS
• Ensuring systems are up-to-date with patches
• Educating employees on cybersecurity best practices

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a similar field with an emphasis in information security, network security, or cybersecurity principles
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail