Information Security Analyst: Incident Response & Forensics

Nevada System of Higher Education; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (dental & vision)

No state income tax

Tuition benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

University of Nevada, Reno Office of Information Technology seeks a strategic Information Security Analyst focused on monitoring network traffic, logs, and alerts to detect trends and breaches. The role coordinates incident response and oversees logging/analytic platforms.

The incumbent will mentor student employees and IT staff in security best practices, conduct malware analysis, and drive security metrics reporting to strengthen campus defenses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with two years related work experience.
• Master's degree from an accredited institution with one year related work experience.
• Experience in cyber security incident management, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, computer and network forensics.
• Software design or development experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network traffic, activity logs and systems alerts for trends, anomalies, intrusion attempts and potential breaches
• Identify, collect, analyze, interpret, and assist in the development of security metrics and reports
• Conduct ongoing vulnerability assessments
• Serve as the primary coordinator for incident response
• Perform network and system forensic investigation
• Conduct malware analysis
• Complete documentation and final reporting
• Oversee the management of systems that manage logging, analysis, and incident response including the SIEM, syslog servers, net flow aggregation systems, vulnerability assessment and analytic platforms
• Mentor student employees or other IT employees in proper security procedures and practices

Skills

Incident management

Malware analysis

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing

Digital forensics

Software development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

SIEM

Forensics tools

Malware analysis tools

Vulnerability assessment tools

Penetration testing tools

Network monitoring tools

Job description

University of Nevada, Reno Office of Information Technology seeks a strategic Information Security Analyst focused on monitoring network traffic, logs, and alerts to detect trends and breaches. The role coordinates incident response and oversees logging/analytic platforms.

The incumbent will mentor student employees and IT staff in security best practices, conduct malware analysis, and drive security metrics reporting to strengthen campus defenses.