What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cyber Security Analyst position at K Systems Solutions LLC?
Job Description
Client Name : City of New York
Start Date : March 1, 2025
End Date : February 28, 2031
Contract Length (in weeks) : 312
Scope of Services :
The Contractor / cybersecurity analyst would perform a variety of services, both in-person at NYC Health Department locations and, if needed, remotely, including but not limited to :
- Identifying and mitigating complex IT technical threats to computer systems, networks, and data.
- Using technical IT tools and IT software to monitor, analyze, and defend against cyber-attacks.
- Monitoring and analyzing network traffic, configuring firewalls, intrusion detection / prevention systems and conducting vulnerability assessments.
- Managing and protecting endpoints such as desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices from malware, ransomware, and other threats.
- Investigating security incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Utilizing SIEM tools to collect, correlate and analyze security event data for threat detection and responses.
- Monitoring and analyzing emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors to proactively defend against cyber threats.
- Performing Penetration testing.
- Keeping abreast of the latest security, privacy, and regulatory concerns and best practices impacting third party risk management.
- Advising the agency on any changes requested by third parties to security and privacy provisions of agreements or contracts.
- Collaborating with IT project management and operational teams to design secure cloud infrastructure plans and services.
- Performing analysis on the security of all cloud services, including but not limited to : AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google, etc.
- Providing subject matter expertise on cloud security, automation, and virtualization.
- Developing, documenting, and validating policies, processes, and procedures relating to a variety of cloud concepts and standards.
- Developing cloud security metrics to analyze risks and identify potential opportunities to reduce vulnerabilities.
- Collaborating with all parties and the city's Cyber Command Center to obtain cloud solution dispositions and update agency inventory lists.
Requirements
Experience and Organizational Capability :
The contractor / cybersecurity analyst would have the following credentials, organizational capability, and / or experience :
