IT Security Specialist/ Analyst I

College of Charleston; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Leave

Retirement

Long Term Disability

Paid Holidays

Free CARTA Bus Service

Employee Tuition Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

College of Charleston seeks an IT Security Specialist/Analyst I to monitor security systems, triage alerts, and assist with incident response. The role balances threat mitigation with research, compliance, and operational needs across servers, endpoints, and networks.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, vulnerability management, patching, and developing security procedures. Requires a bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field, with knowledge of security frameworks and IAM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field; experience may substitute.
• Knowledge of security administration across OSs and software.
• Ability to document security procedures in detail.
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of risk concepts and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor security systems and analyze threats.
• Triages alerts and assists with incident response.
• Support vulnerability management and patch cycles.
• Help develop security procedures and controls.
• Collaborate with IT teams on risk and compliance tasks.

Skills

Security administration

Technical documentation

Analytical problem-solving

Information risk concepts

Identity Access management

Security frameworks

Communication with varied audiences

Project management basics

Incident response awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

SIEM/XDR

DLP

Vulnerability scanners

Patch management

Job description

IT Security Specialist/ Analyst I

Position Type: Classified

Pay Band: TEC04

Department: Security

The Junior Information Security Analyst supports the college’s information security program by monitoring and analyzing threats, triaging alerts, and assisting with incident response. The Analyst balances threat mitigation with the unique needs of academic research, innovation, and compliance requirements. Assists in developing and validating baseline security configurations for server and endpoint operating systems, applications, and networking. Assists with information security risk assessments, vulnerability management, and patch management. Develops technical security procedures and implements security controls.

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and experience in information technology systems or related area. Relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis. Candidates with an equivalent combination of experience and/or education are encouraged to apply.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of security administration for various operating systems and software.
• Ability to write detailed technical documentation on security procedures.
• Basic analytical and problem solving skills.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of information risk concepts and principles as a means of relating business needs and security controls.
• Knowledge of Identity Access management.
• Knowledge of security frameworks.
• Ability to communicate with audiences with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of project management.

Additional Comments Regarding Position:

• Must be willing to work flexible hours based on position needs.
• Ability to travel for professional development.

Security Analysis and Incident Response

• Actively monitor reporting systems and operations for security issues including network logs, endpoints, and servers.
• Monitor system consoles including but not limited to DLP, SIEM/XDR, anti-virus, patch management, OS,, software inventories and network for potential security threats. Participate in the active remediation of identified vulnerabilities and incidents.
• Conduct initial analysis of suspicious activity, isolate compromised endpoints, and escort complex threats to the Senior Information Security Analyst following established incident playbooks.
• Review security consoles for anomalies or security threats and remediate any issues identified. Promptly investigate high priority notifications and report findings to the Senior Information Security Analyst.

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing

• Assist with routine vulnerability scans, track patch status, and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Assist clients with validating their remediation effort by re-scanning and reporting results.
• Work closely with IT Enterprise admins on improving and hardening system security posture using security control frameworks.
• Participate in external Penetration Testing exercises and remediation efforts.

Security Assessment

• Assist College and IT project teams with security assessment of their projects.
• Collaborate with other IT areas on identifying security concerns, risk and system vulnerabilities (i.e. database managers, system admins and system programmers)
• Review Change Management requests for security risk and make recommendations
• Assist in gathering evidence and documentation for regulatory compliance requirements, including FERPA, GLBA, HIPAA.

Documentation

• Create and maintain system scan procedures and documentation of all College data systems for risk analysis purposes.
• Assist in developing incident response playbooks.
• Collaborate with the Senior Security Analyst in Project documentation.
• Assist in managing security awareness campaigns, and educate faculty, staff, and students on security best practices.

Salary: $53,142 - $71,706

Benefits:

• Insurance: Health/Dental/Vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave: Sick/Annual/Parental
• Retirement
• Long Term Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Free CARTA Bus Service
• Employee Tuition Assistance Program (ETAP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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The College of Charleston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of sex, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, and other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information, please visit eop.cofc.edu.

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General Information: 843.953.5512