Information Security Asset Analyst - Randstad USA

Job Profile Summary:

The Information Security Asset Analyst is responsible for representing business and security criticality of managed assets in risk quantification assessment scenarios, vulnerability remediation prioritization, and incident response efforts. This position will consistently maintain an inventory comprised of hardware, software, and information assets that store, process and/or transmit non-public Thrivent information.

The Information Security Asset Analyst will support the Information Security and Risk Management needs of Thrivent Financial by continually developing, supporting, and improving the expansion of the asset management program within our Information Technology environment. Provides thought leadership to small-mid-sized projects and solves a range of problems applying standard operating procedures.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

General:

Work independently under the direction of a more senior staff member or manager

Demonstrate deep and thorough expertise with CMDB maintenance through asset definition, criticality, and ownership

Solve a range of problems using existing processes and solutions

Understand and apply standard operating procedures and standards to implement, maintain, and provide mitigation solutions for risk within assigned assets, technologies, or platforms

Successfully deliver current and accurate results on initiatives in a timely and effective manner

Communicate within IT and with assigned business areas to drive successful execution and maintenance of solutions

Specific:

Understand and apply Information Security policies, standards, and processes, to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability to information and information systems

Support assigned security technologies in accordance with security policies, standards, and SOP's

Provide assistance with other deployed security technologies and platforms and support team members

Provide insight and expertise to enhancing the CMDB

Provide input and support for alignment to regulatory standards including NYDFS

Understand and define top critical assets through various breakdowns such as assets with the largest number of sensitive records and assets that need to be recovered quickly

Contribute to risk assessments by ensuring critical assets are being quantified

Ability to contribute and conduct risk assessments on top critical assets

Support regulatory examinations and internal audits as necessary

Experience with and ability to sufficiently utilize ServiceNow IRM, ServiceNow CMDB, and similar platforms

Ability to understand potential cyber threats and respond appropriately across all IT services, technologies, and processes

Required Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, mathematics, risk management, or related field

3 or more years of applicable experience in related field

FAIR certified and knowledgeable in risk quantification

Critical and analytical thinking skills

Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively both verbally or in writing to leadership in a timely manner

Other Critical Factors:

Thought Leadership: Understands the business need and translates into technical plans and processes within an assigned area. Resolve a range of problems using sound judgment and decisions making.

People Leadership: strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements. Building strong relationships; collaborating and influencing others within IT and across the organization.

Results Leadership: Deliver the right results on initiatives in a timely and effective manner. Looks for opportunities to drive improvement.

Personal Leadership: Demonstrates ability to work in ambiguity. Successful in self-management, planning, and organization. Is flexible in meeting business needs. Demonstrates a continuous learning mindset. 
location: APPLETON, Wisconsin
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 60 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
 
responsibilities:

- Work independently under the direction of a more senior staff member or manager

- Demonstrate deep expertise within assigned assets, information domains, technologies, and platforms

- Solves a range of problems using existing process and solutions

- Understand and apply standard operating procedures and standards to implement, maintain, and provide mitigation solutions to assigned assets, technologies, or platforms

- Successfully deliver the right