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Job Title:Security Analyst
Direct Hire
Remote
Job Summary:The Vulnerability Management Security Analyst will assist in identifying, prioritizing, acquiring, installing, and verifying the installation of patches, updates, and upgrades throughout the company. This role performs assessments and identifies weaknesses in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source. This includes enhancing the information security management framework, supporting the user lifecycle management process, and monitoring for internal and external threats.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the management of device, user, and application certificates (SSH, SSL Keys)
- Ensure scan results are presented in appropriate dashboards, and reports, and forwarded to external data systems
- Utilize manual testing techniques and methods, at management direction, to gain a better understanding of the environment and identify false negatives
- Maintain knowledge of system, OS, and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code)
- Recommend the selection of cost-effective security controls to mitigate risk
- Create and maintain documentation for processes and procedures for vulnerability findings and their mitigations and remediation.
- Assess and mitigate system security vulnerabilities and risks
Qualifications:
- Minimum three years of hands-on working experience with vulnerability scanning systems.
- Minimum three years of hands-on working experience with patch management systems for Windows and Linux systems
- Must be capable of delivering a very high level of customer service
- Experience with Microsoft Intune, SCCM, or other device management systems preferred but not required
- Experience working with Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID
- Experience and/or thorough understanding of one or more of the following technologies/languages: Excel, SQL, PowerShell, Bash, and JSON
- Possess industry-standard certifications (e.g., GIAC, CISSP, CISM) preferred but not required
- Experience in IT controls monitoring for regulatory and compliance requirements like CIS, NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001 & ISO 27002 preferred but not required
- Ability to effectively communicate, and professionally interact with personnel at all levels
- Must be capable of delivering a very high level of customer service
- Understanding of a variety of technical concepts with a focus on hybrid computing architecture, automation, networking, systems administration, application security, and information security best practices
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.