Information Security Analyst IV

Details

Open Date 09/15/2026

Requisition Number PRN
46223B

Job Title Information Security Analysts

Working Title Information Security Analyst IV

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P4 - Advanced

FLSA Code Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility to work additional hours as needed to meet business or operational requirements.

VP Area President

Department 00954 - UIT Systems & Security

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $ -

Close Date 12/15/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Information Security Analyst IV

Monitor, analyze, and maintain systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems, network, databases, and Web-based security. Conduct vulnerability assessments and monitor systems, network, databases, and Web for potential system breaches / intrusions. Install security measures and operate software to protect systems and information infrastructure, including firewalls and data encryption programs. Respond to alerts from information security tools. Report, investigate, and resolve security incidents.

Educate and communicate security requirements and procedures to all users and new employees. Recommend and implement changes to enhance systems security and prevent unauthorized access. Research security trends, new methods, and techniques used in unauthorized access of data in order to preemptively eliminate the possibility of system breach. Ensure compliance with regulations and privacy laws. May oversee internal or external systems security (i.e. cloud services).
About UIT :
University Information Technology ( UIT ), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network;
Campus Information Services ( CIS ) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah :
Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG
-12 Conference
. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound
. Salt Lake City is home to Utah Symphony and Opera
, Ballet West
, professional sports teams
, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

• Conduct formal cyber security risk assessments to identify and measure information security risks for applications, devices, systems and networks.

• Have a working knowledge of policies, rules, procedures and guidelines from the University of Utah’s regulations website.

• Review and provide analysis for completed inherent risk questionnaires.

• Have an in-depth knowledge of the University Information Security Policy

• Familiarity with HIPAA / HITECH , GDPR , PCI - DSS , and FERPA compliance requirements.

• Have an in-depth knowledge of NIST and CIS controls.

• Prepare and present risk assessment reports.

• Collaborate closely with and strengthen partnerships with other divisions within ISO

• Identify opportunities to improve risk posture, proposing solutions for remediating or mitigating risk and assessing the residual risk.

• Manage relationships with security, technology, and business stakeholders to identify and communicate security risks and mitigation approaches.

• Assist in the…