Information Technology Apprenticeship, Cyber Security

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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Location

(Primary Location for

Job Responsibilities ) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Collaborates with UITS team members on addressing SIEM alerts and reports

2. Collaborates with Office of Cybersecurity team members on improving security posture in key areas, such as vulnerability management, email security, and network security

3. Assists with cybersecurity incident investigations

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Able to analyze large data sets to identify security concerns and recommendations.

Able to articulate solutions to complex problems

Job Summary

Develops and applies practical skills and learns tools to assist with identifying cyber security concerns affecting campus systems. Learns how to create, monitor and maintain safeguards to ensure the cyber security of campus systems. Please note this position is an apprenticeship within Kennesaw State University Information Technology Services department; it does not guarantee permanent employment with the University.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- 1. Collaborates with UITS team members and KSU departments to address security incidents and fulfill service requests

2. Collaborates with cybersecurity team members on initiatives and recommendations for improvements

3. Learns and utilizes security tools for continuous monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity

4. Assists with analyzing security alerts from various sources within the enterprise

5. Assists with determining possible causes of security alerts

6. Provides customer service while addressing Office of Cybersecurity tasks

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent

Required Experience

No experience required; on-the-job training provided

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Student currently enrolled seeking a degree

Preferred Experience

Working knowledge of enterprise security tools, such as a SIEM, Vulnerability Management Solution, or Application Security Solution

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE

KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Will acquire experience with security tools

Will acquire experience with collaborating with multiple university departments

Will acquire experience with regulations pertaining to storage and handling of confidential and sensitive data, to include PII, FERPA, regulated research, etc.

Will acquire experience with incident response processes

Will acquire experience with computer networking concepts, communications, and protocols

Will acquire experience with Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools, technologies, and applications

Will acquire experience with recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks

Will acquire experience with security information and event management tools and processes

Learn to identify systemic security issues based on data analysis and collaboration with functional users / administrators

Learn about common attack vectors

Learn operating system command-line tools and network tools to identify vulnerabilities

Learn about adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures

Learn about cyber-attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks)

Learn about performing root cause analysis

Learn to conduct vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems

Learn to interpret information collected by network tools (e.g., Nslookup, Ping, and Trace route)

Learn to accurately define incidents, problems, and events in the ticketing system

SKILLS

Interpersonal, initiative, teamwork,…