Sr. Security Operations Analyst Job in Taylor 76574, Texas US
Sr. Security Operations Analyst
Summary of Responsibilities
Ensures that ERCOT’s internal and external security posture is monitored for the latest threats and risks. Provides recommended actions and implements them as needed. Provides enterprise expertise and broad knowledge for management and administration of Information Security technologies at ERCOT. Works with the ISSD Manager to ensure that the Security Operations team provides effective and efficient services in support of ERCOT’s information security objectives.
Essential Job Duties
- Investigates and analyzes computing resources for evidence of compromise and report security incidents.
- Enforces security policies and procedures by administering and monitoring security profiles, reviews security violation reports and investigates possible security exceptions, updates, and maintains and documents security controls.
- Functions as a senior member in the security group’s Incident Response Team.
- Analyzes complex compromised computing resources to improve security design and policy compliance, and to anticipate and prevent new threat profiles.
- Develops and implements mitigation strategies for threat reduction based on monitoring of IT systems.
- Researches, evaluates, tests and implements new or vendor supplied security software solutions.
- Provides up to date documentation and procedures on security software product administration.
- Provides guidance for enterprise patching to ensure efficacy of patching procedures and processes
- Develops and defends new technical security standards to support policies, including creating, coordinating and monitoring standards and incident investigation procedures
- Performs periodic and complex operating system and application security assessments to determine the likelihood of vulnerability or compromise, and prepares possible resolutions for implementation.
- Takes a leadership position on the Incident Response Team and analyzes of security breaches.
- Expands expert knowledge of security issues
- Reports issues to the department personnel responsible for the resource
- Serves as a mentor for junior security teammates.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field or six years applicable experience is required.
Certifications Licenses
· CISSP and/or other security certifications preferred.
Work Experience
· Minimum of 8 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience in IT security.