Security Analyst

The Planet Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group in Madison, WI is seeking a Security Analyst II to lead advanced IT security initiatives across networks, servers, storage, applications, databases, and endpoints. You will design, implement, monitor, and respond to security incidents while guiding policy and standards development.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years of IT security experience, expert CrowdStrike and Tenable administration, strong attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Must have 4–7 years IT security experience.
• Expert knowledge of CrowdStrike administration.
• Expert knowledge of Tenable administration.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Administer CrowdStrike, Tenable, Zscaler
• Perform IT security risk assessments and develop remediation strategies
• Research vendor offerings and conduct proofs of concept
• Coordinate with other teams to implement new technologies and remediate issues
• Monitor asset inventory, installed agents, and device status
• Review vulnerability dashboards and assess organizational impact of threats
• Monitor data inventories and policy violations; produce reports
• Author IT security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
• Monitor and process incident response queues
• Manage endpoint firewall operation and adjustments as needed
• Work independently and in a team environment

Skills

IT Security experience

CrowdStrike administration

Tenable administration

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Schedule: 40 hrs; 7:45a to 4:30p Central

Position Overview:

The Security Analyst II is expected to be familiar with a wide variety of IT security concepts, practices, and technologies. The position serves as an expert resource and relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This includes providing advanced analysis to manage the security design, implementation, monitoring, and incident response related to networks, servers, storage, applications, databases, and endpoints. The position will lead projects to implement new security controls and technologies. The position will also assist with the creation of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. This position may lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Must Haves (4-7 yrs):

• IT Security experience
• CrowdStrike administration – expert knowledge
• Tenable administration – expert knowledge
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Nice to Haves:

• CISSP or equivalent – 1 year

Job Responsibilities:

• Administer CrowdStrike, Tenable, Zscaler
• Perform IT security risk assessments. Develop, recommend, and implement remediation strategies
• Research vendor offerings and conduct proof of concepts
• Coordinate with other teams to implement new technologies and remediate issues
• Monitor asset inventory, installed agents, and status of devices
• Review vulnerability dashboards and organizational impact of changing threat landscape
• Monitor data inventories, policy violations. Produce reports and metrics
• Author policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines related to IT security and compliance
• Monitor and process incident response queues
• Manage endpoint firewall operation and adjust as necessary
• Work independently as well as within a team environment