Info Security Analyst II

Purpose of Job

Job Requirements

R0058511

Info Security Analyst ll

USAA has an Info Security Analyst ll in our San Antonio/ our Colorado Springs location or the opportunity to work from home.

Investigates, analyzes, and responds to security anomalies and events (e.g. suspicious behavior, attacks, and security breaches) within USAA’s environments using a variety of cyber defense tools to detect and respond to threats. Conducts vulnerability, security configuration, and/or penetration testing assessments of systems and networks. Identifies cyber threats, analyzes operational impacts, and communicates to appropriate stakeholders. Stays current with latest information security threats, exploits, trends, and intelligence.

About USAA

USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.

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About USAA IT

Our most important qualification isn't technical, it's human. Here, we don't just sit in front of a screen. We stand behind our 12 million members who rely on us every day.

We are over 5,000 employees strong, a passionately supportive and collaborative team built on agile principles. We've been a top-two Computerworld 100 Best Places to Work in IT five years in a row and were recently named a Top 50 Employer for Minority Engineers & IT by Workforce Diversity Magazine.

See what it's like to work for a company where your passion meets our purpose:

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• Maintains awareness of the latest critical information security vulnerabilities, threats, and exploits.
• Assists in conducting routine vulnerability management, security configuration assessments, and/or penetration testing operations.
• Monitors internal and external networks, systems, and applications for security anomalies and events (e.g. suspicious behavior, attacks, and security breaches). 
• Assists in responding to cyber incidents, performing moderately complex analysis using security tools. Builds a broad range of knowledge, understanding, and experience (e.g. forensics, networking, servers, coding, etc.) to determine a malicious actor's tactics, techniques and procedures.
• Under direct supervision, uses the discoveries from the incident response process to make basic improvements to the existing detection capabilities and security controls.
• Documents findings of completed alerts and assists with incident documentation.
• Serves as a resource to team members on escalated issues of a routine nature.
• Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
• Follows written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities.

Additional Job Description:

• Experience with enterprise logging technologies such as ELK or Splunk 
• Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response agents  
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell 
• Experience with responding to events/incidents in Windows 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree, OR, 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 2 or more years of related experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity and/or Information Technology to include accountability for moderately complex tasks and/or projects.
• 1 or more years of related experience in Incident Response, Information Assurance, Forensics and/or Cyber Intelligence.
• Developing level of business acumen in the areas of business operations, risk management, industry practices and emerging trends.

When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions.  This will take approximately 5 minutes.  Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not be able to change your responses.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with enterprise logging technologies such as ELK or Splunk 
• Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response agents  
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell 
• Experience with responding to events/incidents in Windows

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Compensation:

USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this position is: $72,900- 131,400*(this does not include geographic differential it may be applied based on your work location)

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

*Geographical Differential: Geographic pay differential is additional pay provided to eligible employees working in locations where market pay levels are above the national average. 

Shift premium: will be addressed on an individual basis for applicable roles that are consistently scheduled for non-core hours. 

Benefits:

 At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness.  These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs.  Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their

professional goals.

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Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

For Internal Candidates:

Must complete 12 months in current position (from date of hire or date of placement) or must have manager’s approval prior to posting.

Last day for internal candidates to apply to the opening is 3/24/21 by 11:59 pm CST time.