Cyber Defense Analyst

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Why should you keep reading and consider working here?

We know you have other work options, but we ask you to consider working with us at the State of Montana Department of Administration. The Department of Administration is a service-oriented organization that focuses on improving business operations and delivering leading edge service to our customers and business partners. With this in mind, we seek employees who have a passion for providing excellent customer service and understand the value it brings to an organization.

The State Information Technology Services Division (SITSD) of the Department of Administration has a mission to provide shared IT services to support the needs of the state and citizens of Montana.

We offer an innovative and collaborative work environment where employees are valued and supported. In addition, our employees have the opportunity to be involved insome of the most exciting and innovative ITprojects and initiatives in development within Montana state government.

This position currently has shared duties monitoring network operations and security. As the State of Montana moves towards IT centralization, this position will transition into a dedicated security monitoring role. The candidate will spend time learning the processes and procedures within the NOSC and help transition the security functions to a Security Operations Center (SOC).

A Cyber Defense Analyst is a technical security position in the NICE Framework . While we require IT knowledge,
WE OFFER BOTH FORMAL TRAINING AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TO DEVELOP THE NEEDED SKILLSETS
. If you are a little short of the education, experience, or the certification requirements listed below; but you can meet them within six months, then we may consider hiring you as a training assignment.

The State of Montana Data Center (SMDC) is a 24x7x365 facility. We are currently hiring for Day shift, working the below schedule:

A bachelor’s degree in networking / cyber security or similar.

Two years’ experience in an IT related occupation.

Security+ or the ability to achieve the certification within a year of hire.

Alternate combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Utilize documentation to resolve IT issues;

Monitor and Mitigate IT issues;

Analyze and interpret data from multiple sources;

Effectively communicate to a broad and non-technical audience;

Adapt to shifting business requirements;

Work with minimal supervision, and be a self-starter;

Take ownership of new business process and incorporate it into SITSD’s mission.

Respond to and triage reported security alerts

Analyze network traffic, intrusion attempts, activity logs, and system alerts for trends and anomalies to identify potential compromise or breaches

Notify designated managers and cyber incident responders of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan.

Computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

Cybersecurity and privacy principles.

Authentication, authorization, and access control methods.

Vulnerability information dissemination sources

Threat hunting principles and techniques

Various operating systems

New and emerging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity technologies.

Adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures.

• Work/life Balance
• Health Coverage
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave and Holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Look here to learn more and see if you may qualify!

The Department of Administration participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. After accepting a job offer and completing form I-9, your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for…