Security Analyst

hrs.byu.edu

Base: $102,000-$132,500 approximate starting range...
Security fundamentals and professional judgement
Log analysis and investigation
Security incident response
As a Security Analyst at the CES SOC, your work directly protects four higher-education institutions, tens of thousands of students and employees, and critical academic and research systems

Job Summary

  • As a Security Analyst at the CES SOC, your work directly protects four higher-education institutions, tens of thousands of students and employees, and critical academic and research systems.
  • The role involves rotating focus areas every six months to build both depth and breadth across security operations including event monitoring, incident response, penetration testing, vulnerability management, identity, and threat hunting.
  • This position offers competitive pay, excellent benefits including 401k contributions, paid holidays, tuition benefits, and a strong culture of faith and professional growth at Brigham Young University.

Matching Summary

As a Security Analyst at the CES SOC, your work directly protects four higher-education institutions, tens of thousands of students and employees, and critical academic and research systems.

Salary

Base: $102,000-$132,500 approximate starting range; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: 401k with employer contributions, paid holidays, tuition benefits, medical/dental, disability, parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Security fundamentals and professional judgement
  • Log analysis and investigation
  • Security incident response
  • Security event monitoring
  • Vulnerability management
  • Identity security analysis
  • Penetration testing

Nice-to-have

  • Threat hunting and threat intelligence
  • Cloud security (IaaS/PaaS)
  • Scripting and automation
  • Strong communication skills
  • Mentoring and leadership
  • Collaboration with campus partners
  • Service-oriented impact

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 2+ years IT experience
  • Cybersecurity experience preferred
  • Supervisory and mentoring experience
  • Faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Ability to hold a current temple recommend

Work Rights

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend

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