Sr Information Security Analyst

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Sr Information Security Analyst at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach.

$/yr - $/yr

The Sr. Information Security Analyst designs, configures, administers, and monitors information security controls for the Bank. This position assists the CISO with risk assessment activities, selecting and implementing security controls, and documenting the results of their activities while executing the Information Security Program. The Sr. Information Security Analyst assists with incident response and may require after‑hours support if there are production issues with security controls.

• Responsible for the selection, design, configuration, administration, and monitoring of security controls, including maintaining reliability, performance, and availability of the systems.
• Contributes to IT and Information Security risk assessment documentation using an understanding of IT and Information Security risks and controls.
• Participates in research and development of security technologies that will assess, monitor, and reduce vulnerabilities for the enterprise.
• Responsible for automating security activities and data analysis via system automation scripting and data management (Python, Power Shell).
• Responsible for documenting work activities in activity logs, periodic reports, problem management systems, change management systems, project tracking systems, and other similar systems.
• Responsible for documenting system design and configuration information.
• Documentation must be factually accurate and conform to business writing standards with minimal spelling, grammatical, or syntactical errors.
• Responsible for following Change Management procedures and minimizing disruption to production systems by exercising good judgment and due care.

When scheduled for on‑call duty, responsible for all end‑user support after hours, ensuring that response times and service levels are within the guidelines established by management. Bank Security personnel must ensure that cell phones are on and available in the event of an end‑user support call or outage alert via text message. Bank Security personnel may be expected to be available to respond to critical situations, even if not scheduled for on‑call duty.

Complies with all State and Federal Banking regulatory requirements, including but not limited to: BSA, Anti‑Money Laundering OFAC, CIP, Financial Elder Abuse Reporting, Sexual Harassment, Information Security and privacy requirements. This position will elevate suspicious activity to supervisory staff and/or BSA department. Completes compliance and other technical training workshops as assigned.

• Understanding of information security concepts and domains.
• Experience administering Windows and Linux servers or network systems (Arista, Cisco, HP).
• Understanding and/or experience with security technologies, firewalls (Fortinet), web application firewalls, IDS/IPS, e‑mail encryption gateways, vulnerability scanning tools, forensics tools.
• Exposure to log/packet capturing and decoding of various attack signatures, such as recognizing SQL injections, cross‑site scripting attacks, etc.
• Experience collaborating with vendors to implement security‑related projects.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Active Directory access rights, user access provisioning, SQL access and Operating System security.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, M365 cloud security, and Intune.
• Ethernet, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Active Directory and enterprise level backup software.
• Experience with SIEM systems such as Sumo Logic or Splunk.

• Effective verbal and written communications, including documenting activities, drafting reports, and presentation skills for findings and recommendations.
• Clear understanding of the English language (spoken and written).
• Project planning and execution skills.
• Detail‑oriented.
• Critical thinking, judgment and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to actively listen and learn.
• Ability to work independently and with others at all levels.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors and co‑workers…