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California Academy of Sciences · 1 month ago

Senior IT Security Analyst

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$122K/yr - $122K/yr

5+ years exp

The California Academy of Sciences is a globally renowned scientific and cultural institution located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The Senior Security Analyst is responsible for configuring, maintaining, and monitoring internal security controls to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats, while also contributing to the improvement of security architecture across the Academy.

Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage, coordinate, and implement the latest security best practices on network devices, firewalls, servers, and workstations to ensure continuous alignment with security standards and requirements

Partner with the IT Infrastructure Manager to establish and maintain a system for ensuring that security policies are met and all staff are trained and informed fully on their role in security

Evaluate the effectiveness of awareness and security training programs and make recommendations for improvement

Analyze, research, and resolve security breaches and vulnerability issues for all implemented software and hardware platforms

Evaluate, Prioritize, and coordinate patching

Provide security expertise and consulting to the IT Team and CAS internal technology partners

Partner with external security advisors to evaluate security posture and review/remediate issues

Participate in team exercises to identify potential security risks and tabletop scenarios

Maintain awareness/knowledge of industry-standard security trends/benchmarks/frameworks (e.g., NIST/CISA/ISO 27001)

Perform off-hour/weekend work as required

Qualification

Enterprise IT securitySecurity software administrationInformation Security CertificationsNetwork securityVulnerability assessmentSIEM ExperienceAutomation ExperienceProblem-solving skillsTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

5+ years of experience in the Information Technology field

3+ years of enterprise IT security experience

Experience with the administration/use of security software (e.g., Trellix/FireEye, Tenable, Nessus, Sophos, Splunk)

Experience assessing IT infrastructure and software to identify vulnerabilities

BS/BA or equivalent training and experience

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Ability to interact with users of varying levels of technical knowledge

Ability to work as part of a team or collaborate well with team members and external collaborators to accomplish mutual goals

Ability to work efficiently and communicate with staff, cross-functional teams, and external customers from different identities and experiences

Advanced knowledge of the processes, tools, and techniques of information security management, ability to deploy and monitor information security systems, as well as detect, resolve, and prevent violations of IT security, to protect organizational data

Preferred

Information Security Certifications - CISSP, CISM, GIAC - strongly preferred

Hands-on experience with firewalls, network security, and VPNs - preferred

SIEM Experience - preferred

Automation Experience - Preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits based on the hours per week worked

Company

California Academy of Sciences

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The California Academy of Sciences is the only place on the planet with an aquariu

Founded in 1853

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.calacademy.org

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