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IT Cybersecurity Analyst

VI
VI Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

Overview

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Vi is recognized as a Great Place to Work and one of Glassdoor's 100 Best Companies to work for. Learn from the best and accelerate your career with Vi.

What We Offer :

  • Competitive pay
  • Exceptional benefits
  • Generous Paid Time Off - start accruing on day one
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid maternity and paternity benefits
  • Award-winning training and development
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Luxury work environment
  • Meaningful and rewarding work

Our Corporate Office is located at 233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 8400 Chicago, IL 60606. This position is a hybrid role requiring 3 days in the office and two days remote.

Responsibilities

The IT Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for securing our organization’s IT infrastructure, maintaining, documenting, and optimizing security solutions, and collaborating with our third-party Security Operations Center (SOC) to ensure comprehensive threat detection and response.

Principal Accountabilities / Essential Job Functions :

  • Works closely with our third-party SOC to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities within all business systems and associated environments.
  • In conjunction with SOC and IT Leadership, optimizes the deployment, configuration, and management of the Microsoft Defender product stack, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Servers, and Microsoft Defender for Identity as well as the Microsoft Sentinel SIEM.
  • Conducts proactive threat hunting activities and responds to and documents security incidents identified by the SOC or internal monitoring systems.
  • Provides technical expertise regarding security-related concepts to operational teams within the IT department and the business.
  • Performs regular security assessments, audits, and penetration testing to identify and mitigate risks.
  • Develops and maintains incident response plans, working with the SOC to conduct regular simulations and ensure readiness.
  • In conjunction with IT leadership, optimizes the use of KnowBe4 to conduct regular employee training and simulated phishing attacks, emphasizing best practices and associated security tools.
  • In collaboration with IT leadership, develops, implements, and maintains security policies and procedures to safeguard and ensure access to sensitive data while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Analyzes and reports on security metrics, providing insights to senior management and recommending improvements based on findings.
  • Provides assistance with the creation, maintenance, and management of Virtual Machines (VM) within the Microsoft Azure environment.
  • Qualifications

    This role requires a proactive and independent professional who demonstrates initiative in identifying and completing tasks with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate is proficient in utilizing Microsoft’s cybersecurity stack, including Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender, to conduct advanced threat hunting and execute complex queries to identify potential security breaches and vulnerabilities. They are skilled in performing detailed cybersecurity investigations, collaborating with SOC teams, analyzing security incidents, and preparing comprehensive incident reports that include attack vector analysis, impact assessments, and recommended remediation strategies.

    Strong collaboration skills are essential for working effectively with third-party SOCs to enhance threat detection, response, and mitigation efforts. The candidate must have a proactive approach to identifying and addressing security threats before they materialize, coupled with the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. A rigorous attention to detail is required for managing security protocols and identifying potential vulnerabilities.

    Additional qualifications include proficiency in creating and managing virtual machines in Microsoft Azure, the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, and composure under pressure. A commitment to staying informed about the latest trends and developments in cybersecurity is a key attribute of the successful candidate.

    Education and Experience :

    Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a focus on IT security is required.

    Work Experience : Minimum of three (3) years relevant experience required in IT with direct experience in a security role with a focus on Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Defender product stack, security policy and procedure creation and maintenance, managing and documenting security incidents, collaborating with a third-party SOC to perform security analysis on computer, network, and system security.

    Licensure / Certification : One or more of the following is required (or able to achieve within first year of employment) : Security , CISSP, CCNA (Security), SSCP, CSX, Microsoft Technology Associate Security Fundamentals, SSCP, or CCSP.

    Pay Range

    USD $80,558.00 - USD $100,710.00 / Yr.

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    Salary : $80,558 - $100,710

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