IT Security Associate

Miami, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Current Employees:

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The University of Miami Health System UHealth IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time IT Security Associate to work on site in Miami.

The IT Security Associate serves as part of the Universitys 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC). This role is designed for individuals at the beginning of their cybersecurity career who are eager to learn and grow under the guidance of experienced analysts. The Associate assists in monitoring investigating and responding to security incidents while gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Core Responsibilities:

Monitors security alerts and events from SIEM and other security tools.
Assistswithinitialtriage and analysis of security incidents.
Escalates confirmed or high-risk threats to senior analysts or incident response teams.
Documentsincidents investigations and response actions in ticketing systems.
Assistsin tuning detection rules and improving alert fidelity.
Supports vulnerability management and threat intelligence initiatives.
Participates in shift rotations including nights weekends and holidays as needed.
Maintains awareness of current threat landscape and attack techniques.
Follows established playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Contributes to continuous improvement of SOC processes and documentation.
Assistswithaccessverification and identity management tasks including password resets.
Operatesin a 24/7 environment; shift work isrequired.
Participates in on-call rotations or emergencyresponseas needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures andsafeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions:

Responsible for monitoring and reporting security incidents.
Operate in a 24/7 environment; shift work is required.
May require participation in on-call rotations or emergency response.
Responsible for security identity verifications.
Responsible for updating ticketing system.
Ability to triage investigate and report on security alerts.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates degree in relevant field
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures technologies and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software technology and relevant computer applications.
Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Any appropriate combination of relevant education experience and/or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Required Experience:

Current Employees:If you are a current Staff Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position please review this tip sheet.The University of Miami Health Syst...