Senior Information Security Analyst

Location – Buffalo, NY – chance to perform as a remote position if applicant is willing to travel to Buffalo up to six days a month. Scheduling can be flexible, but work days will normally be Monday though Friday.Duration – Career position Work hours: 8 AM to 4:30 PM, 40 hours/week.Experience: At least two years demonstrated successful experience in information technology.Education: Bachelor’ Degree in computer science or a related field.Description - The Information Security Analyst will work primarily with one of Stellar’s customers to develop and implement an agency-wide Information Security Plan.General responsibilities focus on working with the SOC to respond to and mitigate threats to the organization’s digital infrastructure.The Analyst will also participate in development and implementation of the agency’s information security plan.Essential Job Functions:The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility will not preclude it from the position.· Under direction, report and communicate vulnerabilities to determine objectives, scope, analysis, and the proper actions, needed to respond to security vulnerabilities that may impact the customer· Partner with stakeholders to document lifecycle of vulnerabilities and provide recommendations for mitigation strategies.· Collaborate on application of patches· Validate and report re: remediation planning and compensating controls of mitigation to address open vulnerabilities· Monitor, track, respond, investigate, and report in compliance to security requirements, and partners with the responsible parties to drive timely results and remediation· Perform analysis of cyber threats and process timely tasks to help mitigate the risk of exposure - this includes reviewing daily intelligence feeds, working with different Security Operations teams to apply technical controls to detect and protect BD systems.· Recognize threats and conducting analysis on emerging threats and how they relate specifically to the customer· Provide written reports and analysis of findings to communicate potential risks and impact, with a focus on business impact· Support risk reporting and escalation to cross-functional teams in a cooperative manner· Communicate incidents and vulnerabilities to BD stakeholders in a timely manner following Client internal policies and procedures; Follow-up to ensure teams carry-out short-term and long-term remediation.· Organize and maintain documentation for internal process and procedures· Participate in after-hours incidents when requiredBasic Qualifications· Strong verbal and written communications skills· Certification(s) – CCNA sought, Security+ or similar preferred· Good working knowledge of the OSI model and the interaction between the layers· Should be familiar with protocols and technologies including ICMP, SNMP, and TCP/IP, Ethernet, STP· Experience with reviewing intrusion detection systems and identifying host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies· Experience with site hardening· Requires a highly motivated, dynamic and customer-centric associate who thrives in a challenging and changing environment· Working knowledge and experience with crisis management communication, incident response and handling response tools and methodologies