Information Assurance Analyst - Oahu

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaiian Electric Company seeks an Information Assurance professional to perform risk assessments, develop security controls, and support compliance programs across IT and OT environments.

You will contribute to incident response planning, disaster recovery, and defense-in-depth strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams in Honolulu. Bachelor's in CS/cybersecurity is required with relevant certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of risk management processes and cybersecurity principles.
• Experience with vulnerability assessments and incident response.
• Familiarity with network security architectures and policy compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform information security risk assessments and recommend mitigations.
• Assist with security architecture and control development for IT/OT projects.
• Support privacy, e-discovery, security awareness training, and forensics programs.

Skills

Information security risk assessment

Vulnerability scanning

Intrusion detection

Threat modeling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or cybersecurity

Tools

Snort

Nmap

OpenSSH

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Company: hawaiianel

We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Applications will be screened based on the information provided; in order to assist us in determining qualifications, please upload a current resume and take some time to update your employment information, certifications, etc. The information will flow over to your profile.

Posting End Date: This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P EJ INFORMATION ASSURANCE Department of the P INFORMATION ASSURANCE Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 2 Management vacancies available. (Role: Professional)

JOB FUNCTION:

• Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, policies, or guidance. Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
• Assists with risk assessments, and development of security architecture solutions and technologies.
• Supports development of detailed proposals and plans for new information security systems and controls to enhance or enable new capabilities for network or hosted applications.
• Conducts ongoing compliance reviews; assists in developing practices to ensure adequate information security and IT controls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs information security risk assessments and recommends mitigating controls and solutions for IT and Operations Technology (OT) projects and applications, including proposals for externally hosted applications and new utility technology projects.
• Assists with the system assessments for conformance with configuration control, policy, and guidance.
• Assists with program development and management for privacy, e-discovery, security awareness training, digital forensics, vulnerability remediation, and other security and compliance programs.
• Performs miscellaneous administrative roles such as schedule development, information tracking, updating deliverables and other work assigned.
• Supports the Company’s business continuity planning, IT disaster recovery planning, cybersecurity incident response planning and team (CS-IMT), with occasional on-call support.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

• Computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
• Risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
• Cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
• Laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
• Cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Cryptography and cryptographic key management concepts.
• Data backup and recovery concepts.
• Host/network access control mechanisms (e.g., access control list, capabilities list).
• Network access, identity, and access management (e.g., public key infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML).
• Traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
• Programming language structures and logic.
• System and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).
• Network attacks and a network attack’s relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities.
• System administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.
• Different classes of attacks (e.g., passive, active, insider, close-in, distribution attacks).
• Different cyber attackers (e.g., script kiddies, insider threat, non-nation state sponsored, and nation sponsored).
• Different cyber-attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.).
• Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
• Specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
• Security models (e.g., Bell-LaPadula model, Biba integrity model, Clark-Wilson integrity model).
• Ethical hacking principles and techniques.
• Penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques.

Skills Requirements

• Conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems.
• Assessing the robustness of security systems and designs.
• Detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort).
• Mimicking threat behaviors.
• Use of penetration testing tools and techniques.
• Use of social engineering techniques (e.g., phishing, baiting, tailgating, etc.).
• Use of network analysis tools to identify vulnerabilities (e.g., fuzzing, nmap, etc.).
• Reviewing logs to identify evidence of past intrusions.
• Conducting application vulnerability assessments.
• Developing insights about the context of an organization’s threat environment.
• Collaborating with teammates and other employees.
• Communicating effectively in writing and verbally.

Experience Requirements

Entry Level:1

• 1-3 years of experience in Systems administration, basic cyber analysis/operations, cyber threats, risk management, network management, IT system design, cloud deployment or wireless networking.
• Associates Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, information systems, computer engineering.
• Obtain within the first six months of employment one or more of the following Certifications A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP, CCNA Security, CySA+ (CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP (Other certification will be considered).
• 4-7 years of experience in information assurance, incident handling, risk management, vulnerability management and analysis, and assistance programs.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, information systems, computer engineering.
• One or more of the following Certifications A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP, CCNA Security, CySA+ (CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP (Other certification will be considered).

Role: Professional

Number of Vacancies: 2

Location:Honolulu – Oahu

Hiring Range: The hiring range for the Information Assurance Analyst [Req ID 10560] position is $89,100.00 to $113,700.00. The person selected will be placed according to his/her skills and qualifications.

About Hawaiian Electric Companies
Hawaiian Electric Companies provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state's 1.4 million residents. The company is also one of the state's leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs.

The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian Islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Companies for well over a century. And as the next millennium unfolds, the company is committed to providing quality service and seeking clean local energy sources to power generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come. Visit us athttp://hawaiianelectric.com.

EEO StatementHawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at [phone].

Affiliate Disclaimer

The relationship between Hawaiian Electric and unregulated, energy-related affiliate companies is governed by the Affiliate Transaction Requirements (ATRs) established by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The ATRs were established with the PUC's Decision and Order No. 35962 issued on December 19, 2018, and subsequently modified by Order No. 36112, issued on January 24, 2019, in Docket No. 2018-0065. With Decision and Order No. 42409, issued on March 23, 2026, in Docket No. 2025-0391, the PUC indefinitely suspended certain sections of the ATRs.

The ATRs address many issues related to Hawaiian Electric's interactions and transactions with Affiliates and Affiliate-Related Entities. If you'd like more information about these rules/regulations, you can email [e-mail] .