Security Operations & Incident Response Specialist

SIMON; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons First National Corporation is seeking a Security Specialist I to participate in enterprise security programs, from patching and antivirus deployment to policy development and incident response. The role emphasizes maintaining secure configurations, monitoring tools, and producing management-ready metrics.

The successful candidate will assist in governance activities, training, and awareness initiatives, while supporting audits and compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• AS/AA degree or equivalent required, with 1-2 years in security or operations.
• Experience deploying patches and antivirus updates.
• Familiarity with risk assessment, disaster recovery, and security policy development.

Responsibilities

• Participates in ongoing deployment of patches and antivirus to the enterprise environment.
• Participates in configuration and monitoring of security tools and related output to mitigate cyber threats and produce alerts/reports.
• Contributes to risk assessment, disaster recovery, and maintenance of relevant lists and policies.
• Assists in security policy development and awareness activities enterprise-wide.
• Develops and maintains security control matrices and responds to audit requests.
• Leverages analytic tools to produce reports from security data.

Skills

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Policy development

Analytics & reporting

Communication skills

Education

AS/AA Degree (2 year) from an accredited university/college

Tools

Log management tools

Anti-virus management software

Security monitoring appliances

MS Office suite

Job description

Simmons First National Corporation is seeking a Security Specialist I to participate in enterprise security programs, from patching and antivirus deployment to policy development and incident response. The role emphasizes maintaining secure configurations, monitoring tools, and producing management-ready metrics.

The successful candidate will assist in governance activities, training, and awareness initiatives, while supporting audits and compliance across the organization.