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Location

Ames, IA | United States

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Job description

Summary

This position will join the Information Technology Services (ITS) Information Security Team's on-call rotation to receive, analyze, and respond to security alerts from our intrusion detection systems. This position will also be responsible for handling security incidents when they are reported or discovered. The incumbent in this role will also be responsible for performing infrastructure vulnerability assessments and working with stakeholders in other departments to remediate critical computer security issues. This position will create and publish hardening guidelines for new devices added to our campus network.

ITS provides core computing, network services, enterprise systems, and information security resources to the students, faculty and staff of Iowa State University. ITS partners with IT professionals from around campus to provide more specialized IT resources to ISU's academic and business units.

The ideal candidate will be a strong problem solver and have good communication skills. The ideal candidate will also be technically-minded with the ability to work in collaboration with both campus technology professionals and end users.

Example of Duties
• Researches attempted or successful efforts to compromise systems security and design countermeasures.
• Maintains hardware, software, and network firewalls and encryption protocols.
• Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required.
• Assists with monitoring, evaluating, and mitigating network security threats.
• Performs security control scripting, assessment, and analysis.

Level Guidelines
• Individual contributor position with developing professional and/or technical skills working under immediate to general supervision
• Grasps professional-level knowledge and concepts of field while working in a progressive learning mode
• Works on problems and issues of somewhat limited scope
• Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data for which answers are available or can be obtained
• Responds to inquiries and issues, escalating to manager or higher level workers as appropriate
• May lead projects of limited scope and complexity
• May provide guidance to students

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Security, or closely related field

  • Basic understanding of common phishing techniques

  • Basic understanding of system hacking techniques

  • Basic understanding of networking and routing

  • Intermediate understanding of endpoint and server operating systems

  • Demonstrated ability to install, configure and use open source and/or commercial security tools

  • Demonstrated ability to administer network security technologies

  • Demonstrated ability to use a ticket system to manage work

  • Demonstrated ability to use a vulnerability scanner

  • Demonstrated ability to determine what patches are necessary on a server and how to install them

  • Demonstrated ability to educate non-security professionals on cyber risks

  • Demonstrated ability to use penetration testing tools for brute forcing logins

  • Demonstrated ability to use penetration testing tools for cracking wireless network encryption

  • Demonstrated ability to use penetration testing tools for exploiting web app security vulnerabilities

  • Demonstrated ability to use a scripting language to automate a repetitive task

  • Ability to search logs using open source and commercial tools

  • Ability to keep incident information and forensic data confidential.

About Iowa State University

Iowa State University is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), and ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top public universities in the nation. Over 36,000 students are enrolled and served by over 6,200 faculty and staff (see Ames, Iowa is a progressive community of 60,000, located approximately 30 minutes north of Des Moines, and recently voted the best college town in the nation (see Iowa State University is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women, underrepresented minorities, and veterans. ISU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of policies, and is an NSF ADVANCE institution. Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status and will not be discriminated against.

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