IT Security Analyst

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Balfour Beatty is seeking an IT Security Analyst to join our Corporate Services team in Dallas, Texas. This is a hybrid position (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home).

The IT Security Analyst is responsible for ensuring that the company’s digital assets are protected from unauthorized access. This includes securing both online and on‑premise infrastructures through metrics and data to filter out suspicious activity and finding and mitigating risks before breaches occur. They will then help to make the necessary changes for a more secure network and may also create training programs and modules to educate employees and users on proper security protocols.

Furthermore, security analysts are responsible for keeping the company’s security systems up to date and creating documentation and planning for all security‑related information, including incident response and disaster recovery plans.

• Ability to gather, interpret, document, and act on threat intelligence from multiple sources—including internal logs, external feeds, and open‑source intelligence—to support proactive detection and response to emerging threats.
• Collaborate with vendors and leverage online resources to identify, understand, and document security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact the enterprise environment.
• Coordinate response of security events that require urgent response, containment, and remediation.
• Provide analysis on various security enforcement technologies including, but not limited to, authentication logs, SIEM, anti‑virus, content filtering/reporting, malware prevention, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls, messaging security platforms, vulnerability scanners, etc.
• Maintain knowledge base (KB) and standard operating procedure (SOP) articles, and coordinate meetings to share information and document identified threats, mitigation strategies, and best practices across the team.
• Provide documented IT security recommendations and best practices for threat detection, operational processes, system configuration, and policy development, ensuring guidance is clear, actionable, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Monitor existing platforms for latest IT Security features, then coordinate implementation.
• Perform IT Security incident investigations and reporting.
• Assist with development and maintenance of IT security policies and audit configuration of existing technologies and platforms.
• Coordinate and document tabletop exercises and regularly test incident response plans, capturing lessons learned and recommendations to strengthen organizational readiness and response capabilities.
• Research emerging information security technologies, document findings, and present actionable recommendations for potential adoption and integration into the organization’s security strategy.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• The majority of the work is completed in an office setting at the Corporate Services main office.
• Hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 from home).
• Periodic to frequent travel required.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, or Business Administration, combined with a minimum of 5 years of direct professional experience in the Information Security domain.
• Industry‑recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or Security+ are strongly preferred.
• Experience collaborating with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers and/or Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to triage and respond to security incidents, analyze threat intelligence reports, and process Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) across hybrid environments.
• Experience implementing and…