Information Security Analyst

About Us:

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students –5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students-- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.  

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Conner, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, the Andalusia Institute, now owned by the College.  Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.  

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.  

Georgia College seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.  

We invite you to review the current employment opportunities that are available at Georgia College. http://www.gcsu.edu

In keeping with the University's mission, we especially encourage applicants who will further our goal of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity.

Our University is a part of the University System of Georgia this position offers a robust benefits package. View our benefits here

Job Summary
Working under the Information Security Officer, the Information Security Analyst will support the information security needs of the university. Activities include: monitoring computer networks for security issues, investigating and responding to security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents, documenting security breaches and assessing the damage they caused, implementing security measures and software to protect systems and information infrastructure, performing tests to uncover network and system vulnerabilities, fixing detected vulnerabilities, participating in the development and training of university-wide best practices for IT security, and other information security-related items.

Responsibilities
Monitoring and Network Support - 30%
Provide proactive monitoring and network support, including incident response, for all critical systems and desktops

Operational Information Security Activities - 30%
Assist the Information Technology team with Systems Security Analysis, Patch Management, Antivirus Protection, Firewall Management, Spam Prevention, Asset Hardening, Vulnerability Detection, and Incident Response

Assess Solutions - 15%
Assist team with security assessments for current and prospective IT solutions

Documentation - 10%
Maintain and update existing documentation

Information Security Training - 10%
Develop and provide information security training to end-users

Other - 5%
Other duties as assigned; expected to be on-call and available nights/weekends in emergency situations

Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, information security, or related field

Other Required Qualifications
Understanding of networking schemas and patch management; Security+ certification or other information security-related certification

Required Experience
Demonstrated experience in information security or related field

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Bachelor's of Science in Cybersecurity or Information Assurance

Preferred Experience
Understanding of firewalls, proxies, SIEM, antivirus, IDPS concepts, network penetration testing; 3 years technical experience administering either MS or Linux servers

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume
• Cover/Application Letter
• List of References

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES
Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation); ability to apply techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusion using intrusion detection technologies

KNOWLEDGE
Best practices in customer service, organization, prioritization, and teamwork.

SKILLS
Customer service focused; ability to problem solve; excellent oral and communication skills, including the ability to give effective presentations

Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia College is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical 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, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position requires security clearance.

Background Check

• Position of Trust
• Education
• Drug Screen
• This position will be subject to pre-employment drug screening and follow-up random drug screenings may occur during the employment period.

GC&SU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action institution, with a commitment to cultural, racial, and ethnic communities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. It is expected that successful candidates share in this commitment. For more information, please visit our web page at www.gcsu.edu.