IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Security Analyst. This position is responsible for providing advanced security analysis to manage the design, implementation, and monitoring of security for the client s computer platforms and systems. The computer platforms include network, server/storage/backup, application platform (mainframe, client/server, web) and application architectures. This position specializes in information and network security.

Tasks:

• It analyzes security risks and plans controls, develops policies and procedures to implement security practices, and coordinates implementation of security controls. This position may lead projects to implement new security controls.
• Daily, weekly, and monthly duties operating security control systems in place. It will monitor compliance with security policies and procedures.
• Research vendor offerings and conduct POCs.
• 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.
• Monitor and process incident response queues.
• Monitor SIEM logs and investigate incidents.
• Monitor content filter dashboards and investigate anomalies as appropriate.
• Manage endpoint firewall operation and adjust as necessary.
• Work independently as well as within a team environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

NOTE: All candidates must be CURRENT WI residents. No relocation is allowed. This position will be mostly remote, however, the selected hire will need to be onsite once a quarter or as operational needs dictate.

Location: Remote (Within the State of Wisconsin)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

5+ years IT Security experience

8+ years IT Professional experience

4+ years - Project leadership experience

4+ years - Experience evaluating and implementing vendor security offerings

Bachelor s Degree

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• CISSP certification or equivalent

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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