A Senior IT Security Analyst is responsible for leading and executing the organization's information security program, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems from unauthorized access and cyber threats. This role involves conducting risk assessments, implementing security controls, investigating security incidents, and developing and maintaining security policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
• Leads incident response efforts, investigating security breaches, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
• Develops and delivers security awareness training to educate employees on security best practices.
• Leads and manages security-related projects and initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Collaborates with IT teams, business units, and external vendors to ensure secure system configurations and security best practices.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date security documentation, including policies, procedures, and incident response plans.
• Prepares regular security reports for management, highlighting key metrics, security incidents, and risk assessments.
Perform tasks using security products such as patch management or antivirus management suites, helping to execute corporate standard operating procedures.
• Troubleshoot the operation of security tools such as patch management or antivirus agents, helping to identify root causes and remediation options as needed.
• Collect metrics and operational data pertaining to security operations, projects, and events.
• Assist end-users with security-related changes and activity, and to resolve concerns and explain how to minimize security risks
• Support the administration and implementation of security projects and activities.
• Help research threats and vulnerabilities and, where appropriate, act to mitigate threats and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Assist in the management and auditing of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, switches, and routers.
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Associate’s degree in information technology or computer science, or any related courses.
• Solid understanding of IT Security best practices with extensive knowledge of patching and hardening principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of IT Infrastructure standards and architecture
• Experience with Cloud based environment (Microsoft Azure, Intune and Entra)
• Exposure on administration of Microsoft Technologies including Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory.
• Exposure with Content filtering, Firewall configuration, and other related network security protocols.
• Identify, analyze, and drive problems to resolution, handling complex issues simultaneously while effectively communicating across teams
• Experience in managing and overseeing tasks and projects
• Ability to lead team members and monitor deliverables and targets
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Self-starter - Ability to take on multiple tasks and roles
• Ability to independently manage and perform cross-team security processes
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Self-motivator in learning about new technologies and applications
• Amenable to work on graveyard or any shifting schedule