Cybersecurity Analyst

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

1. Plan execute and report on IT and cybersecurity audits to assess the effectiveness of security controls risk management practices and compliance with policies and regulations

2. Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of cybersecurity controls across areas such as identity and access management network security endpoint protection cloud security and data protection

3. Conduct risk assessments and control testing aligned to recognized frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF ISO 27001 CIS Controls COBIT)

4. Assess compliance with applicable regulatory and contractual requirements (e.g. SOX PCI DSS HIPAA GDPR SOC reports internal policies)

5. Review vulnerability management incident response disaster recovery and business continuity processes to ensure preparedness and resilience

6. Collaborate closely with GRC and business stakeholders to understand systems processes and compliance

7. Identify control gaps root causes and risk implications and develop clear actionable audit findings and recommendations

8. Track and validate remediation efforts to ensure timely and effective resolution of audit issues

9. Support third-party risk assessments including reviews of vendor security controls and SOC reports

10. Stay current on evolving regulatory changes and industry best practices to continuously enhance audit approaches

11. Contribute to the continuous improvement of audit methodologies tools and automation techniques

12. Prepare and present audit results to management and when required senior leadership or audit committees.

The above job description and requirements are general in nature and may be subject to change based on the specific needs and requirements of the organization and project.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

8Years-Required-Plan conduct and document IT and cybersecurity audits in accordance with approved audit methodologies and professional standards.

8 Years -Required-Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of information security controls across systems networks applications cloud environments and data platforms.

8 Years -Required-Assess cybersecurity risks and controls in alignment with recognized frameworks and standards

8 Years -Required-Perform testing to assess compliance with applicable laws regulations contractual obligations and internal policies.

8 Years -Required-Review and assess processes related to identity and access management vulnerability management incident response disaster recovery and business continuity.

8 Years -Required-Identify control deficiencies assess risk impact and develop clear well-supported audit findings and recommendations.

8 Years -Required-Prepare formal audit reports that communicate results conclusions and remediation requirements to management.

8 Years -Required-Monitor track and validate management remediation plans to ensure timely and effective resolution of audit issues.

8 Years -Required-Ability to resolve complex security issues in diverse and decentralized environments; to learn communicate and teach new information and security technologies; and to communicate effectively.

8 Years -Required-Conduct forensic investigations on cyberattacks to determine how they occurred and how they can be prevented in the future.

3 Years -Preferred-CISSP PMP certifications

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: 1. Plan execute and report on IT and cybersecurity audits to assess the effectiveness of security controls risk management practices and compliance with policies and regulations 2. Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of cybersecurity c...