Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the efficient flow of electricity on more than 11,000 circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission lines, dispatching power from hundreds of generating units across the state. NYISO in Rensselaer, NY seeks a Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst is to provide a central point for 24x7x365 continuous security monitoring of NYISO's computing environments and for responding to cyber threats, vulnerabilities and incidents that can disrupt and/or compromise the mission and operation of the NYISO. The Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst will perform a wide range of technical cybersecurity services with a focus on responding to cyber threats, intrusions, and incidents; Preventing or mitigating cyber threats and intrusions from adversely impacting the NYISO; Incorporating security operations into NYISO's business continuity and disaster recovery operations; Providing metric, context, and risk-based driven cyber and business reporting; Collaborating and cooperating with NYISO IT Operations and Administrative groups to provide monitoring and security related oversight of critical infrastructure; Keeping all stakeholders informed of evolving threats and vulnerabilities that could impact NYISO infrastructure with the goal of enabling quick mitigation and/or remediation if such threats or vulnerabilities are ever acted upon. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Computing Security or related technical field. The successful candidate must have six (6) months of cyber security experience which includes working with the following software tools: Firewall, intrusion detection systems, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms). IBM Qradar. Kali Linux. TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications. LI-DNI Salary Range $71,822-$123,614 USD