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Security Analyst

MIT Lincoln Laboratory · Lexington, Massachusetts, US

Position Description The Security Analyst III is responsible for performing operational support for network defenses, risk analysis on cyberthreats, security...

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Position Description The Security Analyst III is responsible for performing operational support for network defenses, risk analysis on cyberthreats, security alerts, systems of interest, and other suspicious system or network activity. The Security Analyst III is part of the ISD Cyber Security Operations team. The Cyber Security Operations team is actively involved with health and configuration management of security tools and works closely with the other teams within ISD Cyber Security from the start to closure of an incident. Through knowledge of network defenses data analysis, the Security Analyst identifies methods to mitigate future risk to networked systems. Also as part of the Cyber Security Team, the Security Analyst assists in the evaluation and testing of security tools and devices. Primary Duties: Cyber Security Operations: - Build and Administer Cyber protection tools to include creating and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) - Expand expertise in Cyber protection tools to become subject matter expert - Ensure the Cyber protection tools are used to their fullest extent to protect the laboratory Cyber Threat Analysis & Assessment: Rapid assessment and deter...