IT Security Analyst

mosaic; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The IT Security Analyst at Mosaic in Tampa will manage security platforms and applications to safeguard digital assets. This hands-on role involves engineering, deploying, and supporting cybersecurity tools, while collaborating with SOC, IAM, and infrastructure teams to ensure full coverage across protected assets.

A candidate with 3–5 years in cybersecurity engineering, knowledge of Active Directory, and familiarity with cloud services will excel.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity controls and processes.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory users and groups.
• Familiarity with cloud and service-based technology offerings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn complex technical solutions and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, design, implement, and support the full lifecycle of security platforms and applications.
• Investigate and resolve cybersecurity issues, escalations and incidents promptly.
• Integrate platforms with monitoring tools to achieve 100% coverage of protected assets.
• Automate cybersecurity processes to improve performance and reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with SOC, IAM, and infrastructure teams on security projects.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Communication

Analytical thinking

Learning agility

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in IT/CS

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Job description

The IT Security Analyst will play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of Mosaic's digital assets by managing a variety of cybersecurity applications and platforms effectively. This role's responsibilities will encompass technical, logical, and practical analysis techniques to a variety of situations within the cybersecurity platform landscape. This is a hands‑on role where issues arise and are mitigated by the team on a daily basis. There are wide opportunities for exposure to a variety of technology families available in the cybersecurity landscape. This means a highly motivated candidate will be able to broaden their own technical knowledge using modern systems at a Fortune 500 company while getting valuable experience with the engineering and management various cybersecurity tools.

The right candidate will find a wealth of opportunity to make a difference in ensuring Mosaic's user base has as smooth an experience as possible, interfacing with users or other cybersecurity and IT colleagues on a daily basis, all while augmenting their own personal toolkit in the cybersecurity space.

What will you do?

• Engineer, design, implement, and support the full lifecycle of security platforms and applications
• Investigate and resolve cybersecurity platform and application issues, escalations and incidents in a timely manner
• Integrate platforms with monitoring tools and ensure platform coverage is at 100% of all protected assets
• Automation and process optimization of cybersecurity processes to increase performance and reduce manual intervention
• Collaborate with SOC, IAM, and infrastructure teams to support coverage and implementation of cybersecurity applicationsprojects as assigned.

What do you need for this role?

• Associate's degree in Information Technology / Computer and Information Science / Related field . Bachelor's is preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in Cybersecurity Engineering
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory users and groups
• Working understanding of cybersecurity controls and processes
• Working understanding of cloud and service-based technology offerings
• Basic understanding of (or a strong desire to learn) common security technologies (IDS, Firewall, SIEM, etc.)
• Strong verbal, written, listening and communication skills
• Ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding
• Ability to learn complex technical solutions
• Natural curiosity to understand how things work
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated problem solving techniques and strong analytical skills
• Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team across the organization
• Ability to adapt to a continually changing business and work environment and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated critical thinking and decision making skills; strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Microsoft 365
• (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Certifications preferred (CISSP, CC, etc.)