"Sr. Information Security Analyst"

Founded in 1917, Providence College (PC) is a premier Catholic liberal arts institution steadfastly committed to academic excellence through a dynamic core curriculum, a distinctive Development of Western Civilization Program, and abundant experiential learning opportunities. The only U.S. higher education institution administered by the Dominican Friars, PC is committed to providing a variety of opportunities for intellectual, social, moral, and spiritual growth in a supportive environment. Providence College believes that cultural and intellectual pluralism is essential to the excellence of its academic programs, and strives to foster an academic culture and campus community reflecting the global environment in which we live and work.

The approximately 105-acre campus is situated in Rhode Island’s capital city and is close to the many cultural and educational offerings of Rhode Island’s “renaissance city.” Additionally, Providence is located an hour from Boston and just a few hours from New York City.

For years, Providence College has been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report “Regional Universities – North Category” and has been commended by several other ranking publications.

Conducted under the auspices of the Dominican Friars, Providence College is a Catholic, Dominican, liberal arts institution of higher education and a community committed to academic excellence in pursuit of the truth, growth in virtue, and service of God and neighbor. We seek candidates who can affirm and contribute to our mission.

Providence College is also an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a Beloved Community — an environment that reflects the rich diversity of the human family and is marked by justice, charity and the promotion of the common good and flourishing of all. We invite applications from qualified individuals who possess the experience, knowledge and commitment to develop the diverse learning environment envisioned as part of the Beloved Community. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The College’s Non-Discrimination policy can be found here.

Overview

Oversee the daily operational aspects of managing and monitoring the safeguarding of campus information assets. This includes, but is not limited to, managing all security platforms used by the information security office, vulnerability assessment and remediation auditing, development and maintenance of all information security documentation, administration of security awareness training, and ongoing maintenance of the information security web portal.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Manage the configuration and maintenance for all security platforms used by the information security office including local appliances/servers and/or secure cloud-based solutions. Perform updates to on-premises systems while managing best practice configurations to ensure full capabilities of security platforms are implemented. Develop and maintain documentation for all security platforms. (30%)
2. Manage vulnerability assessments and remediation auditing. Scan systems and network with available tools to discover and document vulnerabilities. Work with stakeholders to remediate identified vulnerabilities. Provide an ongoing assessment and archive of all identified vulnerabilities with documented remediation steps that were implemented. (20%)
3. Develop and maintain all Information Security documentation such as policies and standards in accordance with industry standard best practices. Research in-scope compliance mandates to ensure appropriate language is included to conform with compliance requirements. (20%)
4. Manage the administration and configuration of the Information Security Education and Awareness Training program. Provide reporting as needed to ensure compliance with annual policy requirements. (15%)
5. Develop and maintain the Information Security Office web portal to provide security related content that is organized and up to date. (10%)
6. Collaborate with Emergency Management on business continuity planning (BCP) for all identified departments. Assist with the technical administration of the BCP platform to ensure Emergency Management has appropriate access and ability to perform BCP functions. Work with department staff to assist with any BCP platform questions. (5%)

MARGINAL DUTIES:

1. All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required
• Three to five years of experience in enterprise application management, system administration or data analysis, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft (365, Defender, Graph, Azure, etc).
• Advanced proficiency with Enterprise Application Management.
• Advanced proficiency with Powershell/Scripting.
• Intermediate proficiency with Privileged Access/Endpoint Management, Log Data Analysis, and iPaaS/REST API’s.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of IP layers and protocols
• Knowledge of Windows, Apple and Unix operating systems
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information
• Industry certification required

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard
• Communication skills using the spoken word
• Ability to see within normal parameters
• Ability to hear within normal range
• Ability to move about

DISCLAIMER: This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.