Security Analyst, Associate

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

Bachelors degree and one year of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Preference may be given to applicants who in addition to meeting the Minimum Qualifications possess the following:

Ability to Provide Level 1 intrusion detection and information security incident analysis and support Level 2 staff.

Ability to Mitigate Level 1 alerts and events; provide remediation and/or assistance where needed.

Ability to analyze and detect sophisticated and nuanced attacks and discern false positives; provide results to information security incident handling staff

Ability to perform correlation of NIDS and HIDS logs with other records such as firewall/proxy logs anti-virus server audit trails and risk/vulnerability information obtained from other information security staff

Strong TCP/IP networking skills

Degree of packet analysis experience

Administrator level 1 knowledge of UNIX and/or Windows systems

Hands-on experience conducting in depth analysis using defined and undefined exploit and attack signatures to determine impact of an anomalous event and if it constitutes a false positive

Hands-on experience utilizing intrusion detection/prevention heuristic analysis tools

Intrusion detection analysis training and work experience

Security Analyst Associate

Georgia State University

Instructional Innovation and Technology

Cyber Security Practice

Why Work at Georgia State University (GSU)

Are you ready to help transform lives through academic excellence innovative technology research and strong community partnerships Georgia State University is ranked among the Top 5 Most Innovative Universities by U.S. News & World Report (2025). As a dynamic research institution GSU offers a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment for staff faculty and students alike.

Join us in driving digital transformation in higher education and making a meaningful impact on our community. GSUs vibrant culture career growth opportunities comprehensive benefits and core valuesrespect integrity collaboration and accountabilitymake it an employer of choice within the University System of Georgia.

What Makes GSU a Great Place to Work

Generous benefits including health dental vision tuition assistance and retirement plans.

A flexible work environment that supports work-life balance.

A knowledge-sharing organization that collaborates with various partners.

Why join our team in the Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) Division

The IIT division is the hub for innovation supporting learning student success research and economic development. Heres what makes IIT a great place to work:

Opportunities for professional development and career advancement

Access to cutting-edge technologies

A collaborative and creative team culture

A strong sense of purpose and impact in our work

Position Overview:

Georgia State Universitys Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) division is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Analyst Associate. Under the general supervision of the Information Security Manager the Security Analyst Associate supports proactive risk management planning and activities essential to reducing business and IT risks. Examples include - performing continuous vulnerability management conducting risk assessments and developing remediation roadmaps and developing and maturing cyber security awareness to fundamentally change the behavior of our users and ultimately change the culture of security at GSU.

NOTE: This role requires onsite work. Remote or hybrid work options are not available for this position.

Key Responsibilities

The scope of responsibilities for this position will include but is not limited to the following essential duties:

Research and Policy Development

Perform targeted research to identify security solutions policies and practices that support the goals and objectives defined in the Information Security Annual plans and Information Security Management System objectives/goals.

Security Services Deployment

Deploy information security services accessible to departmental information security staff and the general university population to increase the overall security of their systems and the campus network.

Create and maintain necessary documentation and procedures to support new and current information technology security tools and solutions.

Intrusion Detection and Analysis

Assist with conducting advanced intrusion detection and analysis utilizing information security monitoring systems.

Work in tandem with other IIT personnel to diagnose and mitigate security incidents and threats to university IT resources and data.

Configure and maintain information security solutions ensuring optimum levels of effectiveness and usage.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work with GSU stakeholders and teams across the universitys college and business units as well as third-party vendors for services such as Critical Infrastructure Systems Networks Applications and cloud systems.

Assist with supporting IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) PaaS (Platform as a Service) MaaS (Monitoring as a Service) MDM (Mobile Device Management) CAMP (Cloud Application Management for Platforms) DaaS (Desktop as a Service) HPC (High Performance Computing) MSS (Managed Security Services) and XaaS (Anything as a Service).

Increase responsibility in the successful implementation of standards such as NIST 800-171 and SANS Critical Controls.

Cyber Security Program Support

Under supervision support the Georgia State University Cyber Security program in determining tools and procedures required to preserve collect and analyze electronically stored information (ESI) in a forensically sound manner.

Perform expert collection of ESI in accordance with best practice Forensics laboratories and standards.

Perform required reporting and documentation and maintain the chain of custody of computer forensics evidence.

Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by March 18 2026 (subject to change without notice).

To be fully considered for this position all candidates at the time of submission must submit the following documents that clearly provide proof of education and relevant experience.

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Three professional references. One must be a current or former supervisor.