IT Security Analyst Senior
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
IT Security Analyst Senior
Must Have
AKAMAI experience is an absolute must have as this will be the primary tool the contractor uses.
Cloudflare is a secondary tool and will be a must have experience as well.
Absolutely must have 3-6 years of experience will not be considered an entry level position.
Prior Banking/Payments platform is not necessary.
JOB SUMMARY:
Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Responds to information security-related questions and inquiries using established information security tools and procedures. Resolves and/or performs follow through to resolve all information security issues and questions. Implements and administers information security controls using software and vendor security systems.
GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executes security controls to prevent hackers from infiltrating company information or jeopardizing programs.
Researches attempted efforts to compromise security protocol and recommends solutions.
Maintains security systems and administers security policies to control access to systems.
Maintains the companys firewall and utilizes applicable encryption methods.
Creates information security documentation related to work area and completes requests in accordance with company requirements.
Identifies opportunities and executes plans to improve workflow and understands and quantifies business impacts of those improvements for communication to management.
Interfaces with user community to understand security needs and implements procedures to accommodate them. Ensures that user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security.
Provides status reports on security matters to develop security risk analysis scenarios and response procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree in computer science preferred or the equivalent combination of education training or work experience.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Knowledge of networks technologies (protocols design concepts access control)
Knowledge of security technologies (encryption data protection design privilege access etc.)
Knowledge of network design and engineering
Proficiency in time management communications decision making presentation and organizational skills
Proficiency in planning reporting establishing goals and objectives standards priorities and schedules
Basic to intermediate decision-making and problem solving skills
Basic to intermediate verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization
Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees and/or clients
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Design and develop Python-based tooling scripts and services to automate operational tasks integrate with third-party APIs and orchestrate change workflows.
Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules and environments enabling predictable idempotent provisioning and lifecycle management across targets.
Create and operate Ansible roles and playbooks for configuration patching compliance baselines application deployment and drift remediation.
Integrate automation into CI/CD using GitHub (branching pull requests reviews checks) adding validation linting and plan/apply gates.
Implement observability for automation (structured logs metrics alerts) and maintain SOPs/runbooks including rollback and recovery steps.
Embed security-by-default: secrets management least-privilege identities for automation and audit trails aligned to PCI requirements.
Partner with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into safe versioned and tested automation; contribute to internal documentation and knowledge bases.
WHAT YOU NEED (REQUIRED)
3-5 years of experience in an enterprise environment.
Minimum 2 years of hands-on automation experience delivering production outcomes.
Strong proficiency with Python Terraform and Ansible.
Practical GitHub experience (branching strategies pull requests code reviews reusable workflows).
Experience integrating automation with change/ITSM processes using ServiceNow.
Comfortable working with Linux fundamentals YAML/JSON templating APIs (REST/JSON) and idempotent design patterns.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and a systematic documented troubleshooting approach.
NICE TO HAVE (PREFERRED)
Experience with transition or transformation to Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
AWS Lambda for event-driven automation; familiarity with serverless patterns and orchestration.
Container and image automation fundamentals (Docker Kubernetes Packer).
Secrets management (e.g. HashiCorp Vault KMS Secrets Manager).
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Percentage of infrastructure and configuration managed via Terraform and Ansible.
Change success rate for automated changes and rollback frequency.
Lead time from request to automated delivery and deployment frequency.
MTTR for automation incidents and scope of auto-remediation coverage.
Reduction in manual steps and operator toil hours per workflow.
WORK PRACTICES AND GOVERNANCE
Follow standard change control with peer review test/stage validation approvals and defined rollback plans.
Maintain high-quality documentation for modules roles pipelines and runbooks.
Enforce least-privilege access and auditable evidence to support PCI compliance.
Key Skills
- Security Management
- Sensitive Information Management
- Pressure Management
- Risk Analysis
- Access Control
- Safety Procedures
- Security Measures
- Security Training
- Risk Assessment
- Access Point
- Security Checks
- Detect Signs
- Safe Environment
- Security System
- Security Reports
