Job Summary:

The Systems Analyst II - Security role is essential in protecting and ensuring the security of corporate and patient information. As a key contributor to the organization’s cybersecurity team, this position focuses on monitoring and responding to security incidents to safeguard critical information systems. This position works closely with other IT employees and vendors maintaining, troubleshooting, and administering the organization’s security processes and hardware, including firewalls, IPS, DLP, and other advanced security tools.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support the vision, mission, and goals of Aspire Rural Health System; contribute to the continuous improvement of hospital and health service operations.
• Utilize tools, sensors, and other systems to actively monitor, analyze, and respond to security alerts and events. Assist in the investigation and resolution of security incidents as they arise, working with senior analysts to ensure timely and effective mitigation. Participate in the on-call rotation to provide timely support during security outages, ensuring rapid response and minimal disruption.
• Respond to end-user help requests through the ticketing system, troubleshooting complex errors and providing guidance to resolve issues effectively.
• Assist IT leadership in the creation, updating, and organization of security documentation and records, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and easy accessibility for audits and internal reviews.
• Demonstrated ability in the administration of software patch management and other security technologies.
• Assess basic security configurations, identify potential vulnerabilities, and report findings to senior analysts and subject matter experts for further action.
• Assist in the development and rollout of security policies and procedures to strengthen the organization’s defenses and promote compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Help perform regular audits to ensure adherence to established security standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Participate in the delivery of security awareness training programs, helping educate employees on best practices and emerging threats.
• Collaborate with the Information Security team to ensure alignment of goals and effective communication during security initiatives, incidents, and ongoing projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Plan, design, maintain, and troubleshoot all things IT in a 24x7 setting.
• Prioritize, organize, schedule, and coordinate a variety of IT tasks.
• Ability to adapt to changes in technology and work independently as well as with a team to accomplish department objectives.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in system analysis, business analysis, or a related IT field.
• Knowledge of security operations best practices and procedures, email security tools, and awareness of current security trends, events, and emerging threats. Familiarity with information security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Critical Controls).
Proficient in Windows operating systems, with a strong understanding of network design principles, including IP addressing, ports, and protocols.