IT Security Analyst 3 - Vulnerability Management

IDEALFORCE has a CONTRACT position available immediately for a IT Security Analyst 3 - Vulnerability Management to join our customer in Dimondale, MI. This is an Hybrid position. Please find below additional details about this job. Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity.

State of Michigan - Cyber Security
IT Security Analyst 3 - Vulnerability Management

Overview:

• Supports vulnerability management scanning and reporting tools (requires strong Linux, Windows and/or UNIX administrative knowledge for troubleshooting).
• Automates processes with scripting such as bash, PowerShell, and Python.
• Parses logs in an automated fashion using Grep, AWK, Sed, etc.
• Creates integration of vulnerability management data with other State of Michigan enterprise services.
• Conducts data analysis of vulnerability management data, often integrated with other data sources, to measure effectiveness of vulnerability remediation.  Data analysis tasks include large datasets, which include structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Interfaces with other agencies to make recommendations on how to improve the security posture and reduce the number of security related vulnerabilities.
• Conducts trend analysis, creates dashboards using data scripting to provide metrics on the performance of security responsibilities, controls, and creates new reports based on those collected metrics across multiple agencies.
• Plans, schedules, implements, and maintains scalable vulnerability scans using modern vulnerability management scanning tools for high complexity devices.
• While ensuring safe and timely scanning that has minimal/no impact on scan targets and provides troubleshooting of technical issues with scans.
• Conducts internal vulnerability audits of servers, network devices, applications, and other devices.
• Reviews and validates security procedures to ensure adequate security procedures have been developed to identify and classify cyber events.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years' experience in IT Security
• Extensive experience with vulnerability management scanning and reporting tools.
• Experience with Linux, Windows, and Unix.
• Experience with PowerShell and Python.
• Experience with log parsing using - Grep, Sed and/or AWK.
• Preferred experience with SQL ETL.

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:
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Disclaimer : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.