Montgomery College Hiring for Cyber Defense Analyst II at Maryland – Montgomery County Full Time

Montgomery College, Office of Information Technology, has an immediate need for a Cyber Defense Analyst II. We are willing to consider a candidate at the Cyber Defense Analyst I level for this position. The work schedule is Monday – Friday. This is a Non-Bargaining, Exempt, grade 33 position. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, diversity, and inclusiveness. This position is currently eligible for telework 2 day(s) a week. This eligibility is subject to change based on the needs of the unit.

The Cyber Defense Team is responsible for ensuring the protection of the College’s cyber resources. Team members use various operational technologies (e.g. email security, endpoint security, logging, etc.) to achieve this goal. The Cyber Defense Analyst’s role primarily includes security assessments, data analysis, and incident response activities. Team members are expected to collaborate and support each other’s areas and assist in monitoring and responding to security events generated by internal systems or through external alerts.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the College environment and identify where those systems/networks deviate from approved configurations, or College policy.
• Conduct vulnerability scanning activities across the enterprise.
• Analyze data from cyber defense tools (e.g. EDR, SEG, IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) for the purposes of mitigating threats.
• Perform monitoring and analysis of system and user activity to identify malicious activity.
• Stay current with existing and evolving technologies to provide enhanced security service offerings to stakeholder groups.
• Act as a security consultant to help identify business needs and design appropriate security controls.
• Manage security incidents. Act as a trusted point of contact and provide expertise for incidents and executes incident response activities including escalation to upper management.
• Serve on the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team.
• Analyze malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, and effects on systems and information.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with course work in cybersecurity and information technology or a related field, and/or any combination of education, training, and experience providing understanding of the field and the ability to perform the duties of the job.
• At least three years (Cyber Defense Analyst I require at least one year) of working experience in various aspects of information technology as an analyst/engineer or similar professional level, including systems administration, networking and/or application development and/or,
• At least three years (Cyber Defense Analyst I require at least one year) of working experience in cybersecurity as an analyst or engineer.
• Experience in incident handling/response and disaster recovery planning.
• Experience in system, network, and OS hardening.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.

Please Note: We are willing to consider candidates who possess at least one year of experience in information technology. In this situation, a candidate would be hired at a Cyber Defense Analyst I.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one relevant certification, e.g. Security+, GSEC, GCIH, GX-CS, SSCP.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
• Experience working in higher education.

Initial salary placement is based on candidate experience and internal equity.Please include a complete resume including all relevant and related work experience.

Application Process:

• Click Here to apply online.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).
• For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.
• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery Collage and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [email protected]. We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.Closing DateOpen Until Filled