Senior Security Analyst

Senior Security Analyst

12+ Months Contract

ONSITE - Juno Beach, FL 33408

Job Overview: As a Senior Analyst specializing in cybersecurity, you'll strengthen CLIENT's security posture through thorough assessment of protective controls, comprehensive risk analysis, and the development of security blueprints and standards aligned to corporate policies. The role calls for detail-oriented security professionals capable of evaluating the effectiveness of our technology security measures, conducting risk assessments, and supporting the architectural team's strategic initiatives through analytical insights.
Key Areas of Focus: Continuous learning and adaptation are essential as you develop expertise across various IT disciplines through active assessment of protective controls. You will evaluate network security infrastructure effectiveness, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems, and assess cloud security implementations within AWS and Azure platforms to ensure adherence to security best practices. Your work will include analyzing endpoint security deployments such as EDR tools, anti-malware, antivirus, and encryption solutions. You'll conduct security assessments and threat modeling to evaluate application security protective measures, assess data encryption implementations and DLP strategy effectiveness, and analyze IAM systems including Active Directory, SSO, and MFA configurations. Additionally, you'll evaluate mobile security settings and MDM solution effectiveness while conducting risk assessments and ensuring alignment with cybersecurity frameworks like NIST, CIS, CIP, ISO, and SOX. Your assessment work will also extend to OT security controls and communication protocols.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Security Control Assessment - Execute enterprise security compliance activities by performing comprehensive reviews, audits, assessments, and validation of security controls across technology domains
Risk Analysis & Documentation - Conduct thorough risk assessments of current and future hardware and software technologies, documenting findings and creating requirements for security improvements
Blueprint Development - Create and maintain security standards, blueprints, and control frameworks aligned to corporate policies, ensuring consistent application across the enterprise
Assessment Methodology Enhancement - Contribute to the refinement of assessment procedures and deliver comprehensive security documentation, including control evaluations, risk matrices, and compliance reports to support architectural decisions
Cross-functional Collaboration - Partner with senior architects and technical subject matter experts to ensure consistent application of security standards and facilitate knowledge transfer
Technology Evaluation - Research industry security trends and evaluate the effectiveness of existing, new, and emerging security technologies to inform strategic decisions
Additional Duties - Undertake other job-related activities as assigned
Required Qualifications:
High School Graduate or GED
A minimum of 3 years' experience in the IT field

Preferred Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Background in working with diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments.