Cyber Security Analyst

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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Job : 295134

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Leverages skills and tools to identify security concerns affecting campus systems. Creates, monitors, and maintains safeguards to ensure the secure option of all systems on campus.

• Collaborates with stakeholders to resolve computer security incidents and vulnerability compliance
• Receives and analyzes network alerts from various sources within the enterprise
• Determines possible causes of security alerts
• Documents and escalates incidents including event's history, status and potential impact for further action that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment
• Utilizes cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity

• Educational Requirements — High School diploma or equivalent
• Required Experience — Two (2) years related Information Technology experience

• Preferred Educational Qualifications — Degree from an accredited institution of higher education in related field preferred
• Preferred Experience — Previous experience in higher education preferred

• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Ability to conduct vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems
• Ability to interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g. Nslookup, Ping, and Trace route)
• Ability to accurately define incidents, problems, and events in the trouble ticketing system
• Ability to identify systemic security issues based on the analysis of vulnerability and configuration data
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

• Knowledge of computer networking concepts, communications, and protocols
• Knowledge of the common attack vectors on the network layer
• Knowledge of operating system command-line tools and network tools to identify vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of operating systems and Database Concepts;
  Knowledge of cyber attackers, adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Knowledge of cyber-attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks)
• Knowledge of regulations pertaining to storage and handling of confidential data, to include PII, PCI, HIPPA, FERPA, etc.
• Knowledge of Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools, technologies and applications

• Skilled in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
• Skilled in identifying hidden patterns or relationships
• Skilled in reviewing logs to identify evidence of past intrusions
• Skilled in performing root cause analysis
• Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
• Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite and other required applications)
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
• Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at…