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Information Security Analyst I

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 25: $81,569-151,718
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT019
  • Job Summary:
    Assists with monitoring, providing access, and analyzing threats to cyber security data and systems, to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under close supervision. Assists in providing cybersecurity training.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Assists with monitoring daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Reports application security concerns and escalates security incidents to senior staff
    • Generates notification alerts for compromised assets
    • Receives, processes, and implements security change requests
    • Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis and tests security controls
    • Assists in facilitating security awareness programs
  • Education:
    Associate's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    25: $81,569-151,718
  • Job Code:
    IT019: Information Security Analyst I

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Information Security Analyst II

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 26: $89,725-166,890
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT020
  • Job Summary:
    Monitors, provides access, and analyzes threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under moderate supervision. Facilitates cybersecurity training.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Monitors daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Reports application security concerns and escalates security incidents to senior staff
    • Receives, processes, and implements security change requests including privilege access
    • Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis, tests security controls, documents the results of risk assessments, and suggests procedures to prevent future incidents
    • Develops and modifies cybersecurity tools
    • Facilitates security awareness training
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    26: $89,725-166,890
  • Job Code:
    IT020: Information Security Analyst II

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Information Security Analyst III

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): Scaled (expand for details)
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT021
  • Job Summary:
    Monitors, provides privileged access to, responds to, and analyzes escalated threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under general supervision. Develops cybersecurity training, security standards, procedures, and infrastructure for major systems.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Monitors daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Responds to escalated security incidents by conducting forensic analysis and reporting for major and high-risk security breaches
    • Receives, processes, and implements security change requests, including privilege access
    • Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis, tests security controls, documents the results of risk assessments, and designs procedures to prevent future incidents
    • Develops and facilitates security awareness training
    • Assists in the design, development, and implementation of security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
    • Configures, develops, and tests applications and security controls
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    Yes
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    • 27: $98,699-183,579
    • 26: $89,725-166,890 (B)
    • 25: $81,569-151,718 (C)
  • Job Code:
    • IT021: Information Security Analyst III
    • IT138: Information Security Analyst III (B)
    • IT139: Information Security Analyst III (C)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Cybersecurity Engineer I

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 27: $98,699-183,579
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT114
  • Job Summary:
    Implements and upgrades security systems for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks, and instructs on monitoring procedures for these systems. Troubleshoots and resolves issues with cybersecurity services and infrastructure.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Assists with investigations of major and high-risk security breaches
    • Applies best practices to the development of cybersecurity services and infrastructure
    • Develops procedures and training for daily security systems' administrative tasks for cybersecurity services and infrastructure
    • Configures, consults, and tests cybersecurity network security services and tools
    • Develops, tests, and implements processes and services for network security
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    27: $98,699-183,579
  • Job Code:
    IT114: Cybersecurity Engineer I

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Cybersecurity Engineer II

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): Scaled (expand for details)
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT115
  • Job Summary:
    Leads the planning, development, implementing, managing, and upgrading security systems for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks, and instructs on monitoring procedures for these systems. Directs the troubleshooting and resolution of cybersecurity services and infrastructure.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Leads the design, development, and implementation of cybersecurity services and infrastructure and ensures that best practices and standards are applied
    • Determines necessary technical changes to improve security
    • Leads the development of procedures and training for daily administrative tasks for cybersecurity services and infrastructure
    • Ensures that change management processes are followed for cybersecurity services and infrastructure
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    Yes
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    • 28: $113,503-211,116
    • 27: $98,699-183,579 (B)
    • 26: $89,725-166,890 (C)
  • Job Code:
    • IT115: Cybersecurity Engineer II
    • IT136: Cybersecurity Engineer II (B)
    • IT137: Cybersecurity Engineer II (C)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Cybersecurity Engineer II (Inst)

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 28: $113,503-211,116
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT165
  • Job Summary:
    Leads the planning, development, implementing, managing, and upgrading security systems for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks, and instructs on monitoring procedures for these systems. Directs the troubleshooting and resolution of cybersecurity services and infrastructure.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Leads the design, development, and implementation of cybersecurity services and infrastructure and ensures that best practices and standards are applied
    • Determines necessary technical changes to improve security
    • Leads the development of procedures and training for daily administrative tasks for cybersecurity services and infrastructure
    • Ensures that change management processes are followed for cybersecurity services and infrastructure
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    28: $113,503-211,116
  • Job Code:
    IT165: Cybersecurity Engineer II (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Information Security Analyst III (Inst)

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 27: $98,699-183,579
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT168
  • Job Summary:
    Monitors, provides privileged access to, responds to, and analyzes escalated threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under general supervision. Develops cybersecurity training, security standards, procedures, and infrastructure for major systems.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Monitors daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Responds to escalated security incidents by conducting forensic analysis and reporting for major and high-risk security breaches
    • Receives, processes, and implements security change requests, including privilege access
    • Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis, tests security controls, documents the results of risk assessments, and designs procedures to prevent future incidents
    • Develops and facilitates security awareness training
    • Assists in the design, development, and implementation of security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
    • Configures, develops, and tests applications and security controls
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    27: $98,699-183,579
  • Job Code:
    IT168: Information Security Analyst III (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Information Security Analyst IV (Inst)(MSN)

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): 28: $113,503-211,116
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT201
  • Job Summary:
    Leads monitoring, the development of policy regulating access, and the analysis of escalated threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under limited supervision. Directs the development of cybersecurity training, designs security methodology and infrastructure for major systems, and leads project teams.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Leads monitoring of daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Leads forensic analysis and reporting for major and high-risk security breaches
    • Determines necessary technical changes to improve security
    • Contributes to the development of policy and protocol related to security change requests and privilege access
    • Directs the development security awareness programming
    • Designs, develops, and implements developing security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
    • Leads project teams in the configuration, development, and testing of applications and security controls
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    28: $113,503-211,116
  • Job Code:
    IT201: Information Security Analyst IV (Inst)(MSN)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Information Security Analyst IV (MSN)

Job Group: Information Technology
Job Subgroup: Cybersecurity
Salary Range (Annual): Scaled (expand for details)
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: IT202
  • Job Summary:
    Leads monitoring, the development of policy regulating access, and the analysis of escalated threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under limited supervision. Directs the development of cybersecurity training, designs security methodology and infrastructure for major systems, and leads project teams.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Leads monitoring of daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
    • Leads forensic analysis and reporting for major and high-risk security breaches
    • Determines necessary technical changes to improve security
    • Contributes to the development of policy and protocol related to security change requests and privilege access
    • Directs the development security awareness programming
    • Designs, develops, and implements developing security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
    • Leads project teams in the configuration, development, and testing of applications and security controls
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    Yes
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    • 27: $98,699-183,579 (B)
    • 26: $89,725-166,890 (C)
    • 28: $113,503-211,116
  • Job Code:
    • IT140: Information Security Analyst IV (B)
    • IT141: Information Security Analyst IV (C)
    • IT202: Information Security Analyst IV (MSN)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

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