IT Security Analyst 3

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

• 6 Years experience with IT security and auditing.
• EXPERT knowledge around NIST Controls and ability to perform risk assessments.
• Ability to coach/train other team members to help improve the process.
• Must have EXCELLENT communication skills. Will work as a liaison to bridge the gap between technical and business audiences. This role will be customer facing.

Interview Process: Virtual Interview via MS Teams video. Please use laptop and be prepared so share screen if asked. Use of headphones is strongly discouraged.

A 2nd round onsite interview may also be requested at the managers discretion.

Duration: 1 year with possible extension.

Candidates MUST be local to greater Lansing MI area. Manager is not interested in candidates who need to relocate at this time. Will need to be onsite starting day 1 for hybrid work schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION.

Monitor and advise on information security issues related to the systems and workflow at an agency to ensure the internal IT security controls for an agency are appropriate and operating as intended.

Six (6) or more years experience with IT security and audit experience with extensive knowledge of national/international security standards including NIST PCI CJIS CMS ISO SOX HIPAA HITECH and other regulatory requirements.

Knowledge of security standards and progressive experience performing security assessments and reviews.

Top Requirements:

• Expert knowledge around NIST Controls and ability to perform risk assessments.
• Ability to coach/train other team members to help improve the process.
• Must have excellent communication skills. Will work as a liaison to bridge the gap between technical and business audiences. This role will be customer facing.

Daily tasks include:

1. Assist the Cyber Security Risk and Compliance Division Director with the enterprise risk management process.
2. Assess the effectiveness of enterprise data security policies processes procedures and controls against established standards guidelines and requirements and identify improvement actions required to maintain the appropriate level of data protection and suggest changes where appropriate.
3. Assist specific agencies with risk assessment process and identify gaps in security control environment and compliance requirements.
4. Perform gap analysis of security requirements implemented within the agency application(s) according to security statute regulation standards and policies.
5. Provide guidance to Agency and Agency Services staff with standard interpretation of NIST controls and other security statutory and regulatory requirements.
6. Subject matter expert leading and mentoring others within the Risk and Compliance Division.
7. Assist enter information in the Keylight complete risk assessment process.
8. Assist with Risk Assessment volume of work for agencies.
9. Assist with establishing Cyber Security Framework
10. Work with Keylight team in improving process.