Cybersecurity Analyst: Risk, Compliance & Incident Response

Binghamton University, State University of New York; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Binghamton University, located in Vestal, NY, seeks an Information Security Analyst to help build and maintain robust security controls across ITS and the university network. You will work with cross-functional teams to respond to incidents, monitor systems, and ensure policy enforcement while supporting governance and risk initiatives.

The role requires coordinating with the CISO and ITS leadership, triaging requests, auditing findings, and applying best practices to protect sensitive data in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field by May 2026 or Associate's degree plus 2 years of professional information security experience
• Proven ability to apply core Information Security concepts (e.g., CIA triad, risk assessment, or encryption) through coursework, certifications, or professional projects
• Experience producing technical documentation for a technical or non-technical audience
• Documented experience contributing to a shared goal within a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks or projects with competing deadlines

Responsibilities

• Triage, process, and close out technical client requests
• Track and ensure adequate and timely resolution to all audit and risk assessment findings or issues relating to information security
• Recommend remediation strategies and technologies for mitigating risks
• Evaluate current and future requirements and develop or recommend technical and operational solutions accordingly
• Support and manage risk mitigation tools as needed
• Develop specifications and standards for equipment, software, and procedures in support of University policies
• Investigate internal and external reports of information security issues
• Assist in analyzing results from intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, network mapping software, log analysis, and other tools to detect, respond to, and mitigate information security related vulnerabilities and incidents
• Maintain audit and oversight of processes, procedures, and tools used to ensure security controls
• Maintain metrics and prepare reports
• Perform trend and root cause analysis
• Liaison with various University constituencies on behalf of the CISO as needed
• Serves as a resource person in assessing systems, processes, and projects against compliance requirements, control objectives, and security best practices; interacts with internal and external technical staff and consults with project teams at various stages of project cycles
• Must be able to maintain data confidentiality and compliance with regulatory requirements (GLBA, CMMC, HIPAA, FERPA, PCI, etc.)

Skills

CIA triad

Risk assessment

Encryption

Incident management/response

EDR tools

Log analysis

SIEM

Python/PowerShell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Associate's degree + 2 years information security experience

Tools

SPLUNK

Microsoft Sentinel

Google Security Center

Microsoft 365 Security Center

nmap

Snort

Group Policy Management

Job description

Binghamton University, located in Vestal, NY, seeks an Information Security Analyst to help build and maintain robust security controls across ITS and the university network. You will work with cross-functional teams to respond to incidents, monitor systems, and ensure policy enforcement while supporting governance and risk initiatives.

The role requires coordinating with the CISO and ITS leadership, triaging requests, auditing findings, and applying best practices to protect sensitive data in a