Enterprise IT Security Analyst 1

Cybersecurity Jobs; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston's UIT Security team seeks an onsite role focused on practical day-to-day security work, including incident support and risk assessments. This position operates under direct supervision and aligns with university policies.

Responsibilities include handling security incidents, collecting metrics, and maintaining policy and licensing records. A minimum 6 months of related experience and a 4-year degree are typically required.

Qualifications

• Experience in information security or related field preferred.
• Ability to analyze security incidents and support investigations.
• Familiarity with security policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day customer service for information security issues.
• Assist with investigations of campus information security incidents.
• Support security risk assessments to ensure policy compliance.
• Collect data for IT security metrics and state reporting.
• Maintain security department records, including policy documents and software licensing.

Skills

Customer service

Investigations

Security risk assessments

IT security metrics

Data collection

Documentation

Education

4 year degree or equivalent

Job description

The University of Houston’s UIT Security team supports the protection of university information resources through hands-on risk analysis, incident support, and security metrics reporting. This onsite role operates under direct supervision and focuses on practical day-to-day security work, including support for incident investigations and security risk assessments that help align with university policies and procedures.

What you’ll do

• Provide day-to-day customer service for information security issues reported to the department.
• Assist with investigations of campus information security incidents to support resolution.
• Support security risk assessments to help ensure compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Collect data for IT security metrics and assist with state-required information security reporting.
• Maintain security department records, including policy and procedure documents and software licensing records.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Security-sensitive expectations

This position is designated security sensitive and includes research and work involving critical infrastructure. Under the requirements of the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, the role involves access to systems where maintaining the security or integrity of University infrastructure is required.

Personnel in this role will be routinely reviewed to determine whether criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary could prevent the employee from maintaining the security or integrity of the infrastructure. All positions at the University of Houston-System require a criminal history check.

Requirements

• Pursuant to State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, ability to maintain the security or integrity of University infrastructure, including research, work, or access related to critical infrastructure.
• Ability to meet personnel review requirements tied to criminal history and continuous connections for a foreign adversary.
• Thorough understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical, or professional discipline, or basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline.
• Knowledge typically obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program related to the work performed.
• Education may be accepted in lieu of experience.
• Experience may be accepted in lieu of education.
• Minimum 6 months of directly job-related experience.

Location and compensation

Location: Houston, TX (onsite).
Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education.