Assoc. Cybersecurity Analyst

Job description

Position Summary: As an Associate Security Analyst, you’ll be responsible for supporting a diverse range of information security tasks that may include administration of cybersecurity tools, responding to cybersecurity incidents, supporting risk and compliance efforts, and developing information security policies, standards and procedures. About the Work Unit: Vanderbilt University Information Technology is a human-centric organization that advances our university by delivering innovative solutions and frictionless experiences through collaboration. Key Functions and Expected Performance: Monitoring and reporting on compliance with institutional and functional security policies, as well as the enforcement of those policies across university IT departments; Implementing changes to policies, standards and procedures; Maintaining and/or operating security tools and applications; Initial identification of unresolved network security exposures, misuse of resources or non-compliance situations using defined escalation processes; Mitigating identified vulnerabilities with the help of experienced security analysts (e.g., installing security patches or removing unnecessary services, applica...