Junior Information Security Analyst - Protect & Monitor

Sonora Quest Laboratories / Laboratory Sciences of Arizona; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonora Quest Laboratories / Laboratory Sciences of Arizona is seeking an information security professional to implement policies and maintain secure systems across the organization. The role performs access audits, monitors security controls, and supports SOC operations and incident response.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, policy development, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate will work across facilities with strong communication and project

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Information Security or related field.
• 1 year of IT/InfoSec/Compliance/Risk Management experience.
• Within 1 year, certification such as CISSP, SSCP, HCISSP, PCI-ISA, Security+ or similar.
• General knowledge of IT and healthcare.
• Experience in small-scale project planning and reporting.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage across facilities and levels; variable shifts may apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct security reviews, risk assessments and implement recommendations.
• Monitor SOC communications and audit IT controls.
• Develop and maintain security policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance to ensure compliance with laws and guidelines.
• Audit user access, endpoint controls and logs; investigate incidents.
• Lead or contribute to security projects including scope, budgeting and planning.
• Support incident response, threat hunting and cross-facility coordination.

Skills

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Change control

Network security

SIEM

Documentation

Communication skills

Project management

Healthcare knowledge

Vulnerability management

HIPAA/compliance

Education

Associate degree in Information Security

Security/IT certification within 1 year

Tools

Palo Alto

NIPS

SIEM

Firewalls

Patch management

Windows

Linux

Job description

Sonora Quest Laboratories / Laboratory Sciences of Arizona is seeking an information security professional to implement policies and maintain secure systems across the organization. The role performs access audits, monitors security controls, and supports SOC operations and incident response.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, policy development, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate will work across facilities with strong communication and project