Cybersecurity Analyst; Jr

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status

Location: Albany, NY Category: Administrative Posted On: Fri Dec 5 2025

The Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for ensuring the security and protection of the NY Creates (NYC) computer systems, networks, and data. This involves monitoring, investigating, and mitigating potential security threats, implementing and maintaining security controls, responding to security events, and working closely with Information Technology (IT) to ensure system resources are patched and up to date. With their extensive technical background and comprehensive knowledge of IT systems and networks, the Cybersecurity Analyst will recognize and investigate the ever-evolving threat landscape utilizing data from a variety of cyber defense tools.

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, outstanding problem-solving skills, and the ability to work comfortably under pressure.

• Continuous Monitoring of system activities from a variety of sources, respond to alerts, and investigate anomalies and suspicious activities.
• Prepare and track support tickets for vulnerability remediations, and interface with technical staff to ensure security objectives are achieved.
• Review suspected phishing submissions and report on any trends.
• Assist in Incident Response activities as an Incident Reporter and/or Incident Handler as defined by the organization's Incident Response Plan.
• Interface with security vendors to ensure all applications and services are configured correctly and functioning optimally.
• Monitor threat intelligence and investigate new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that could impact the security of the NYC data and systems.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on cybersecurity best practices.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure security measures are integrated into all aspects of the business.
• Perform remediation work related to external assessments of NYC Security posture (Compromise assessment, penetration test).
• Prepare and deliver weekly senior leadership metric reports on KPIs within the Vulnerability Management and Security Operations Center
• Perform end of year compliance and audit assessments - User access review, State & Federal Surveys, Insurance questionnaires
• Proactively monitor health of all Cybersecurity technology deployments and agents to ensure visibility of NYC's systems and networks
• Create documentation and contribute to knowledge base of Security Operations Center & Vulnerability Management Program to ensure continuity of operations
• Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends and threats.
• Critical thinking with the ability to correlate technical information from a variety of sources and derive trends and other meaningful interpretations.
• Ability to diagnose networking and operating system events and formulate strategies to block and prevent attacks.
• Ability to interpret cybersecurity control objectives and measure real world effectiveness of those controls.
• Produce meaningful reports from a variety of sources.
• High degree of initiative, dependability, and ability to work with little supervision.
• Effective oral & written communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

• Minimum of two years of experience in information security.
• Bachelor's degree in an information security or technology‑related field, or equivalent work or education‑related experience.
• Entry‑level cybersecurity certification such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF), or (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP).
• Knowledge of information security management frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Special Publication 800‑171, or CIS 18 Critical Security Controls.

This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check.

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