IT Security Analyst - American Technology Consulting

Lansing, MIOnsiteOverview:· Supports vulnerability management scanning and reporting tools(requires strong Linux, Windows and/or UNIX administrative knowledge fortroubleshooting).Automates processes with scripting such as bash, PowerShell,and Python.Parses logs in an automated fashion using Grep, AWK, Sed, etc.·Creates integration of vulnerability management data with other State ofMichigan enterprise services.· Conducts data analysis of vulnerabilitymanagement data, often integrated with other data sources, to measureeffectiveness of vulnerability remediation. Data analysis tasks include largedatasets, which include structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.·Interfaces with other agencies to make recommendations on how to improve thesecurity posture and reduce the number of security related vulnerabilities.·Conducts trend analysis, creates dashboards using data scripting to providemetrics on the performance of security responsibilities, controls, and createsnew reports based on those collected metrics across multiple agencies.· Plans,schedules, implements, and maintains scalable vulnerability scans using modernvulnerability management scanning tools for high complexity devices.· Whileensuring safe and timely scanning that has minimal/no impact on scan targets andprovides troubleshooting of technical issues with scans.· Conducts internalvulnerability audits of servers, network devices, applications, and otherdevices.· Reviews and validates security procedures to ensure adequate securityprocedures have been developed to identify and classify cyber events.RequiredSkills:· 5+ years’ experience in IT Security· Extensive experience withvulnerability management scanning and reporting tools.· Experience with Linux,Windows, and Unix.· Experience with PowerShell and Python.· Experience with logparsing using - Grep, Sed and/or AWK.· Preferred experience with SQL ETL.