University of West Georgia Hiring for Graduate Assistant for ITS Endpoint Security at UWG Recruiting Location Full Time

Job Title: Graduate Assistant for ITS Endpoint Security
Location: UWG Recruiting Location
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Job ID: 264540
About Us

Since 1906, UWG has been home to those who are eager to learn, grow, and advance. Now, nearly 13,000 students from across Georgia, 31 states and 62 countries call UWG home. With 95+ undergraduate programs and concentrations, and 35 master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree programs, our institution builds capacity to help develop talent pipelines for in-demand industries. Today, we’re a regional powerhouse, making an economic impact of more than $633 million in the region and state.

With our main campus in Carrollton (GA) and presences in Douglasville (GA), Newnan (GA), and online, we take pride in working every day to curate a first-choice university by making a difference in the lives of our students, alumni, industry partners, and the communities we serve.
The academic enterprise of the university is organized into our College of Art, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry; College of Education; Richards College of Business; University College; School of Communication, Film, and Media; Tanner Health System School of Nursing; Honors College; Graduate School; UWG Newnan; and our UWG Douglasville Center.

Job Summary

The Graduate Assistant (GRA) position in Endpoint Security assists in the research and development of process improvement, best practices, and emerging trends in cybersecurity with an emphasis on protecting the endpoints (computers, tablets, etc.) The position reports directly to the Manager of Endpoint Security. Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Reviewing and demonstrating an understanding of UWG¿s current CyberSecurity practices.
• Researching best practices and emerging technologies and trends in endpoint-focused CyberSecurity.
• Documenting gaps between current practices and best practices in endpoint-focused CyberSecurity at UWG and working with the Endpoint Security team to make recommendations for improvements.
• Work with other teams/departments as appropriate and needed to address issues related to CyberSecurity incident response.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager of Endpoint Security
• Reviewing Patch Management and Endpoint Monitoring with the Endpoint Monitoring.
• Work closely with EP Security on patch failures and detection of potential threats.
• Requires accurately documentating, tracking and monitoring issues including steps taken to resolve the incident and research done to prevent recurrence.
• Technical accum in troubleshooting, investigation, tracking and monitoring cybersecurity threats and work effectively in team environment.
• Work with a variety of Endpoint Management tools including but not limited to Ivanti and Microsoft Suites.
• Research and Development of Best Practices in the field of CyberSecurity with an Emphasis on Endpoint Protection.
• Make recommendations on initatives that could be undertaken to improve security posture – targeting lower investments with best value.

Required Qualifications

• Must be enrolled and in good standing in the UWG Graduate program.
• Work onsite two to three days per week.
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office and Google Suite, excellent working knowledge of PC, Mac, and related hardware and software with a good understanding of CyberSecurity.
• Good ability to communicate via verbal and written skills.
• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer Science or Management Information Systems background/experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of PC, Mac, Linix/Unix based software and hardware.
• Strong problem solving skills, technical writing, organizational skills, and planning.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to lift 10-20 lbs, and comply with the University’s student working hours of 20 hrs/week.
• Must be have valid driver license.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of West Georgia is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability,
gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and
federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246,
and Rev. Proc. 75-50