Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Department: ThinkGard - Security

Location: USA - Remote

Description

VC3, an innovative and growing IT services solution provider, headquartered in Columbia, SC is seeking to fill a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst role. They will be responsible for helping organizations to protect their infrastructure, data, people and customers and will work with the existing management and technical teams to be successful.

Our People:

Our team members are collaborative, positive, and dedicated to mutual success. Transparency isn't just a buzzword here; it's a commitment to open communication, ensuring every voice is heard and valued. Guided by our core values — Passionately Curious, Own It, Go Beyond, and Serve as One — we're here to create something extraordinary together.

Our Core Focus:

Our team members play a pivotal role in our focus: Serving those who serve with technologies for today and tomorrow that make life safe and simple. With nearly 30 years of specialized expertise, our team goes beyond conventional boundaries, delivering tailored managed services and cybersecurity solutions to our clients.

Your Growth:

We are a growth minded organization that prioritizes development, offering numerous opportunities for career advancement. Rooted in our core value of being Passionately Curious, VC3 offers a dynamic learning environment, emphasizing hands-on experiences and formal development programs that celebrate continuous learning to propel your career forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and follow "The VC3 Way". This is our set of standards and processes that produce a predictable result for the client. You must be aware of and maintain our standards
• Configure, manage, and upgrade Firewalls, including management centers and policies
• Configure, manage and support clients Network analytics and network access controls
• Analyze and respond to security events from Firewalls, IPS, AV and other security data sources
• Responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of network technology services to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's information assets
• Responsible for the deployment and administration of network access control lists, firewall rule sets, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Access Control (NAC), etc
• Perform assessment and analysis on anomalous network and system activity
• Assist in conducting security incident investigations
• Assisting in the design, documentation, and execution of security related products
• Identifying current and emerging technology issues including security trends, vulnerabilities and threats
• Conducting proactive research to analyze security weaknesses and recommend appropriate strategies
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and real time timesheets, record complete and accurate notes of troubleshooting and communication with clients
• Receive mentoring and feedback from peers and others
• Where appropriate, escalate complicated issues to a more senior resource or other appropriate teams
• Review Tickets with Manager
• Actively Participate in Team Huddles, L10 Meetings, One on One Meetings, and any other Team Meetings
• Create and update documentation when changes or occur, or when discoveries are made
• Attend monthly training & team meetings as required
• Additional duties as required
  
  

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Good problem solving and decision-making skills; ability to understand and analyze complex issues
• Self-motivated, detail orientated, highly organized and able to handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities in an efficient manner with a high level of quality
• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field preferred
• Three to five years experience in risk management, information security, or programming
• An understanding of current and emerging threats and countermeasures and the organizational challenges to addressing these threats
• An understanding of Application Security threats and countermeasures
• An awareness of information security management frameworks
• Practical knowledge of security technologies and wider business solutions including Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Identity and access management, SIEM, remote working and cloud technologies skills
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
• Ability to present complex or highly technical issues in simple and easy-to-understand formats
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions with internal and external stakeholders
• One or more of the following qualifications are highly desirable: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Risk & Information Security Controls (CRISC)
  
  

Additional information you will want to know:

• Applicant selected will be subject to a criminal and department of motor vehicles background checks and must meet Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) requirements post-employment
• Minimal travel required
• VC3 offers a comprehensive benefit package and 401K/RRSP company matching
  
  

Thank you for your interest in VC3. We appreciate all applications; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.