• The Cybersecurity Analyst will be based out of our New York City office
• Up to 25% travel may be required

• This is a full-time position offering full benefits, a competitive salary, paid training and performance-based bonuses

• Analyze, investigate, respond, and recover from/to cybersecurity incidents, events, and threats as per the incident response lifecycle
• Working alongside senior engineers and subject matter experts (SME) to evaluate and select assessment tools and other cybersecurity technologies to enhance our security solutions
• Deliver IT risk and security assessments of client's network infrastructure and systems
• Understand and mitigate security concerns and IT risks as needed. These duties will require the Cybersecurity Analyst to be on-site assisting with professional services project work
• Understand client IT/security infrastructure and business requirements
• Evaluate and assess different security technologies to appropriately expand Aligns cybersecurity portfolio
• Assist with business solution proposals and sales presentations
• Contribute to thought leadership by helping to author informational white papers and conducting training sessions with new products/technologies to increase the Align knowledgebase
• Ongoing learning and continually staying abreast of relevant industry updates and changes via conferences, training and events
• Work with Align, partner and vendor SMEs to conduct security technology evaluations, security assessments and security program development
• Engineer security solutions to mitigate risk and provide strategies to improve the security posture of clients and internal environments
• Develop and maintain security tools, techniques and procedures to facilitate security testing, vulnerability detection, validation and mitigation
• Continually improve security posture and provide hands-on cybersecurity support to address IT security issues as needed
• Work closely with our clients and our Align Managed Services team to implement policies and technology to secure information, computer, network and processing systems;
• Collect, report and continually enhance security metrics

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field with a concentration in cybersecurity
• 1-2 years of relevant cybersecurity work experience in enterprise cybersecurity. Experience can be in any discipline of cybersecurity, with a preference for incident response
• Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field with a concentration in cybersecurity is a plus
• Any relevant cybersecurity work experience with knowledge or product expertise in either security testing; security integration and governance; malware analysis; incident response; cloud security or risk and compliance
• Able to contribute to the development of security standards, access controls and compliance requirements based on industry standards and compliance one or more of the following is preferable is preferable: ISO27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, PCI-DSS-DSS, FINRA, SEC

• Basic understanding of data security (classification, encryption, DLP) is a plus
• Any working knowledge of secure network design is a plus
• Ability to create, maintain and report metrics that measures effectiveness of security controls is a plus
• Scripting and automation skills wither either Bash, Python, Pearl, etc. is a plus
• Interest in obtaining industry certification - CISM, CISSP or similar industry recognized certifications within the next 2-3 years
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Basic knowledge and experience with one or more one or more IT security technologies including firewalls, IPS, SIEM, DLP, network/host protection, application security and data protection (DLP, encryption)
• Able to travel from time to time with limited notice (mostly regional)
• Solutions-oriented with an aptitude for solving problems and acting on own initiative
• Highly motivated with a willingness to learn new technologies and be a hands-on engineer
• Effective communicator with a positive and confident attitude
• Excellent writing skills with the capability to create well-formatted reports and client-facing documentation
• Excellent consultative skills with experience preparing business solution proposals and presenting them to senior executives
• Team player with strong collaboration skills and a flexible approach to problem solving

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