Sr Identity and Access Management Analyst

Atmos Energy Corporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy Corporation in Dallas, TX is seeking a senior information security professional to lead security engineering efforts in complex environments. The role emphasizes secure architectures, incident response, and alignment with NIST guidelines.

You will collaborate with IT and security teams to implement controls, monitor threats, and improve enterprise security while mentoring staff and coordinating with project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with five years information security experience.
• Proficient English communication (oral and written).
• Analytical skills: ratios, percentages, basic statistics.
• Experience: vulnerability/log management, VPNs, virtualization, firewalls, IDS/IPS.
• OS/Networking: UNIX/Linux, Windows, TCP/IP, LDAP, TLS, SSL, 802.1x.

Responsibilities

• Monitors all systems to preserve integrity.
• Identifies, reports and resolves security incidents.
• Documents security architecture and design of the organization.
• Develops security solutions for applications with complicated environments.
• Develops security solutions for applications and systems for compliance with NIST 800 series.
• Maintains knowledge of IT threats and countermeasures from public sources.
• Provides direction for planning and standards for enterprise infrastructure maintenance.
• Partners with project teams to ensure applications meet security guidelines.
• Assesses needs and designs programs to improve security posture.
• Organizes sessions with vendors to enhance security and meet requirements.

Skills

English proficiency

Security incident response

Security architecture

Threat intelligence

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Security clearance preferred

Tools

Wireshark

SNMP

LDAP

NIST standards

TCP/IP

Job description

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

• We are looking for someone with proficient experience in SailPoint Development related to: developing workflows, SCIM connectors, API-based integrations, resolving errors via VSCode or Postman, supporting JDBC connectors
• Experience in application onboarding for SailPoint SaaS connectors, JDBC connectors, and SCIM connectors required
• Scripting language experience preferred with powershell and SQL

Primary Duties

• 1.Monitors all systems to assure integrity is preserved.
• 2.Identifies, reports and resolves security incidents.
• 3.Documents security architecture and design of the organization.
• 4.Develops security solutions for applications with complicated environments.
• 5.Develops security solutions for applications and systems for compliance with NIST 800 series.
• 6.Maintains up-to-date knowledge of information technology related trends, external threats, current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures as they are published from organizations such as IC
• 7.Provides direction and guidance for technical information collection, planning, analyses and standards development for the administration and maintenance processes and prioritizations for the enterprise infrastructure.
• 8.Partners with members of project team and business clients to assure the applications are meeting appropriate security guidelines.
• 9.Maintains an awareness of existing and upcoming needs within the assigned scope of responsibility. Performs feasibility studies and works with others in IT to design and develop programs to meet the enterprise security posture.
• 10.Organizes networking and liaison technical sessions with outside organizations, vendors and resources to enhance the IT infrastructure and assure the infrastructure meets appropriate security requirements and meets changing demands.
• 11.Assists, mentors and provides technical direction, leadership, guidance and support for security engineering and internal IT staff or external technical or vendor support teams to provide the highest levels of design, integration, implementation support and problem resolution activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS

• Educational/Experience Level: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field and five years related experience in Information Security, or equivalent. Government experience and/or security clearance preferred.
• Communication Skills: Requires proficiency in English, the ability to communicate (both oral and written), and the skills to inform, persuade and/or influence internal and/or external customers and senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature.
• Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.
• Computer Skills: Required Computer Skills:
  • 1.Experience with vulnerability management, log management, analysis, and monitoring, virtual private networks, virtualization, firewalls, web application security concepts and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
  • 2.Experience with operating systems (UNIX/Linux, Windows), internet applications (electronic mail, web, DNS/DHCP, TCP/IP), desktop software (Microsoft Office, virus detection programs), encryption (SSL, TLS, IPSEC) and networking hardware and software.
  • 3.Understanding of protocols and standards such as TCP/IP, LDAP and 802.1x and network management tools such as SNMP, and NIST.
  • 4.Knowledge of local and federal law enforcement practices, procedures, and evidential chain of custody, as related to IT security incidents.
  • 5.Strong knowledge of network packet analysis tools (ex, WireShark).
• Preferred Computer Skills:
  • 1.Professional security certification (i.e., CISSP, ISSP, SSCP, GIAC, etc.).
  • 2.Utility scripting and programming (Python, Powershell and Bash) and network operations.

Work Conditions

Works in an office environment. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family: Cybersecurity Atmos Energy Corporation, a natural gas-only distributor, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.