Security Analyst

Kollasoft Inc.
Jackson, MS
20 Feb 2025

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Job Title: Security Analyst

Location: Jackson, MS

Duration: Long Term Position

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTIONThis position will require a qualified Security Analyst to assist in the following tasks:· Ensure that student data contained in the State Department of Education student data system is handled in full compliance with FERPA, and other state and federal data privacy and security laws· Work with local district IT staff with district security incidents such as ransomware and DDOS attacks· Establish, maintain, and operate a department-wide Security and Privacy Incident Response Program to ensure that incidents are properly reported, investigated, and mitigated, as appropriate· Provide training, guidance, technical assistance, and outreach to build a culture of privacy protection, data security, and data practice transparency to students, parents, and the public among all state and local governmental education entities that collect, maintain, use, or share student data· Work with the Infrastructure team, Applications team, Database team and other sub-units of OTSS to recommend and implement new security measures, strengthening the overall security posture of the agency· Possess exceptional communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills· Monitor and manage an ongoing staff security training program and provide security/privacy guidance to LEAs· Address any security and privacy audit findings· Prepare and exercise agency breach response and disaster recovery plans; and· Coordinate security/privacy efforts with the agency’s Data Governance Officer.· Leverage all available tools to develop and publish vulnerability reports· Identify, analyze, and interpret threat actors and malicious activity in client environments

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

# YEARSExperience preparing administrative summary reports on privacy and security5Experience with developing response and mitigation plans for privacy violation incidents, ransomware attacks and other security/privacy incidents5Experience leading a data security and privacy training program5Experience writing security and privacy policies and procedures5
  • ID: #49314639
  • State: Mississippi Jackson 39201 Jackson USA
  • City: Jackson
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-20
  • Deadline: 2023-04-08
  • Category: Et cetera