Technical Security Analyst

firstPRO US; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, firstPRO US, is seeking a Technical Security Analyst in Boston, MA for an 18-24+ month contract with a hybrid schedule. The role focuses on implementing security policies, risk assessments, and operational security support for end-user environments.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of IT implementation and operational experience, including knowledge of application development, audit compliance, database management, infrastructure and network design, and cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or related field, or equivalent security risk experience.
• 5+ years IT implementation and operational experience covering applications, database management, infrastructure and networks, security risk and compliance, and cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Implement security policies, processes and standards for end-user roles, data access, and user provisioning and de-provisioning.
• Partner with the program team, systems integrator, product vendor and state IT to identify security requirements, including through risk and business impact assessments.
• Provide operational security support to users as defined by the SLAs, and facilitate communication between users and vendors through issue management software (JIRA).
• Perform security configuration updates and ensure security and access controls are implemented as planned throughout the user life cycle.

Skills

Security policy implementation

Risk assessment

User provisioning & de-provisioning

Security operations

IT security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or related field

Tools

JIRA

Cloud platforms

Job description

Our client is seeking a Technical Security Analyst in Boston, MA. This is a 18-24+ month contract with a hybrid schedule.

What you'll do

• Implement security policies, processes and standards for end-user roles, data access, and user provisioning and de-provisioning.
• Partner with the program team, systems integrator, product vendor and state IT to identify security requirements, including through risk and business impact assessments.
• Provide operational security support to users as defined by the SLAs, and facilitate communication between users and vendors through issue management software (JIRA).
• Perform security configuration updates and make sure security and access controls are implemented as planned throughout the user life cycle.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related field, or equivalent experience in audit compliance and security risk and compliance management
• 5+ years of IT implementation and operational experience, with knowledge of application development, audit compliance, database management, infrastructure and network design, security risk and compliance management, and cloud solutions