Senior Cyber Security Analyst

As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will be a member of the IT Security Engineering team reporting to the IT Security Engineering Manager. The Senior Cyber Security Analyst provides analysis, support and technology administration activities for the Ace Hardware Cyber Security infrastructure to protect the Ace Hardware corporate IT environment.

What you’ll do

Build, test, support and improve the IT security infrastructure by:

• Reviewing security events for threats and risks
• Identifying and remediating vulnerability risks within the IT infrastructure
• Performing compliance analysis to maintain a secure architecture
• Providing hands-on support, update and implementation activities for infrastructure components as necessary
• Interacting with business partners by providing IT security engineering, operational support, design services and incident/risk mitigation activities

What you need to succeed

This position requires functional level knowledge of cyber security concepts and network security engineering practices, procedures and infrastructure integration. The incumbent must be capable of effectively articulating IT risk and security solution concepts into statements that are clearly understood.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Cyber Security or related Computer Science program
• Other IT risk and security certifications are a plus

Experience Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of prior work or comparable experience in IT security administration and solution delivery (research, design, build, deploy, operation and support) practices
• Technical experience in security architecture and technologies typically implemented that protect networks from threats and vulnerabilities

Skills & Competency Requirements

• 1 to 2 years of Microsoft Sentinel experience, including deployment, configuration and component management (Log Analytics workspace, Data Connectors, Analytics rules, Playbooks, etc.)
• Proficiency in Kusto Query Language (KQL) for creating custom queries and detection rules
• Fundamental engineering technical skills with Microsoft Active Directory and authentication technologies
• Familiarization with engineering and administration concepts relating to access management, Network firewall administration, vulnerability management and endpoint security technologies
• Fundamental understanding of network infrastructure concepts, technologies, protocols, and solutions
• Experience in implementing and supporting engineering projects from inception to implementation
• Ability to identify, develop and document processes and procedures
• Demonstrated personal skills to effectively work and communicate with business partners
• Ability to respond to identified security incidents and risks and execute consistent improvements in processes to identify, detect and prevent threats to the environment
• Experience in administering any of the following platforms would be considered a plus:
  Crowd Strike, Proofpoint, Cyber Ark, Check Point, Zscaler and Qualys

Compensation Details:

$74,700 - $93,550 per year

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability)
• 21 days of vacation immediately available and up to 6 paid holidays
• Employee discounts on Ace merchandise
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable plans and policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities.