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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · 17 hours ago

Comptroller - Enterprise Security Analyst II

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

4+ years exp

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is seeking a technical professional to join their Security and Planning team. The role focuses on vulnerability management and application security, contributing to incident response functions, and strengthening the agency's cybersecurity posture.

AccountingGovernmentNon Profit

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Monitors and analyzes cybersecurity alerts from cybersecurity tools, network devices, and information systems

Monitors and maintains cybersecurity infrastructure and/or policies and procedures to protect information systems from unauthorized use

Performs cybersecurity incident or vulnerability detection, analysis, and prevention

Evaluates network and system security configurations for best practices and risk-based access controls

Develop processes, procedures, monitoring practices and metrics to measure the effectiveness of security operations activities and leads towards process maturity

Creates and maintains accurate documentation of current enterprise security environment

Performs vulnerability scans or assessments of systems or applications to assess effectiveness and identify weaknesses

Researches and analyzes cybersecurity threat indicators and behaviors and recommends threat mitigation strategies

Implements continuous automated security compliance capabilities

Modifies and monitors computer configuration and data files to incorporate new software and virus protection systems, correct errors, or change individual access status

Monitors and analyzes cybersecurity alerts and vulnerabilities from regulators, advisories, vendors, cybersecurity tools, or other sources

Assists in identifying and evaluating new cybersecurity technologies

Assists in advising management and users regarding security procedures

Assists Technical Lead on projects as necessary

Implements and maintains enterprise security systems including software composition analysis (SCA), application security orchestration and correlation (ASOC), cloud workload protection platform (CWPP), application security requirements and threat management (ASRTM), vulnerability scanners and ensures integration capabilities with security tools

Deploys and tests security tools applied to information systems intended to protect against cyber threats

Provides system support to prevent security incidents, including coordination of immediate corrective action to systems known to have any security weaknesses or vulnerabilities, including network isolation, re-configuration and installing appropriate patches or upgrades

Troubleshoots systems problems related to network, security, infrastructure, and application information systems

Supports the implementation of computer system security plans with agency personnel and outside vendors

Provide ongoing monitoring of sources of potential threats and vulnerabilities, including hacker web sites, anti-virus vendors, other government agencies and trade publications

Performs other related work as assigned

Qualification

Cybersecurity analysisNetwork securityDevSecOpsApplication security testingVulnerability scanning toolsEndpoint securityCustomer friendlyProblem solvingDetail-oriented

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree

Four (4) years of work experience supporting network security infrastructures, including but not limited to: network security configurations, network isolation, etc

Experience in cybersecurity analysis, information security analysis, or digital forensics

Preferred

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in information technology security, computer information systems, computer science, management information systems, or a related field

Four (4) years of work experience supporting network infrastructures

Experience in DevOps or DevSecOps with a focus on security

Experience in code analysis, API integration or application security testing

Experience in supporting endpoint security or vulnerability scanning tools

Experience in analyzing security events or network infrastructures

Security+, SSCP, MTA, CEH, CCSP, CISSP, GCIA, GCFW, CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or related security certificate

Benefits

Insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible work schedule

Company

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts manages funds for the world’s 8th largest economy, processes millions of paper and electronic tax returns each year and continually searches for innovative solutions to streamline operations at one of Texas’ largest state agencies.

Founded in 1835

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees