IT Security Analyst

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, with a landfill located in Ohio, where we also own and operate a state-of-the-art rail-served landfill. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer and environmental safety. 

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture. 

Essential Job Summary:

This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual with the ability to anticipate security needs and address promptly. The IT Security Analyst will monitor, analyze, and mitigate potential security risks, respond to security incidents, and implement best practices and security protocols to safeguard company data. This position will report to the IT Security Supervisor.

Essential Job Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned. 

• Play a role in the security incident response process.
• Identify and help mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities.
• Implement new and update existing security measures.
• Contribute to creation of runbooks.
• Develop appropriate policy, standards, guidelines, process, and procedures for remediation.
• Utilize log ingestion platform for security analytics and identification of tactics, techniques and patterns of attackers.
• Manage phishing campaigns, educating staff and users on best practices and implement regular training to ensure awareness.
• Manage email security software.
• Continuously monitor and assess the organization's IT systems and network infrastructure for potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Work on authentication issues.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations and assist in audits.
• Enforce security policies, protocols, and procedures to safeguard data and systems.
• Respond to out of hours Information security escalations and handle incidents as necessary to meet the business needs.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or Associates Degree with 1-3 years of experience in a medium or large-sized organization in a Security role.
• Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards
• Be in tune with current technologies and trends in cyber security methodologies.
• Thorough understanding of computer-related security systems including firewalls, encryption, and password protection and authentication.
• Experience working with incident response.
• Technical knowledge of security, network security and operating security.
• Have a fundamental understanding of cyber security protocols and best practices in network and data security.
• Experience with security industry standards and best practices
• Problem solving skills with attention to detail and ability to analyze complex systems.
• Thrive in a tight-nit and cross-functional environment - being a team player.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to create clear reports and effectively communicate security protocols.
• Strong analytical skills to review data to develop actionable strategies

Additional Information

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice.

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary Range Minimum

Salary Range Maximum

Salary : $65,000 - $75,000