Remote Network Security Analyst II Incident Defense

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Network Security Analyst II to monitor and manage security events, maintain firewalls, and assist with risk assessment and incident response across the Rio Grande Valley campuses.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and at least 3 years of networking security experience, with ITIL Foundation preferred. Employment is full-time in a hybrid work setup with on-site duties at multiple campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 3 years of full-time data networking analysis/security experience.
• Preferred: ITIL Foundation Certification.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor security systems across multiple campuses to identify incidents and provide real-time intelligence.
• Assist in response and recovery for policy violations, privacy issues and related incidents.
• Maintain firewall configurations and security controls for university departments and colleges.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Firewall management

SIEM

Linux administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk

Elasticsearch

Firewall administration

Spam filtering tools

Job description

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Network Security Analyst II to monitor and manage security events, maintain firewalls, and assist with risk assessment and incident response across the Rio Grande Valley campuses.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and at least 3 years of networking security experience, with ITIL Foundation preferred. Employment is full-time in a hybrid work setup with on-site duties at multiple campuses.