Information Security Analyst I

Richardson, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Global Payments is a company that empowers simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. They are seeking an Information Security Analyst I to evaluate and maintain information security policies and systems while investigating security incidents and risks. The role involves close supervision and a focus on learning and applying security practices.

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Responsibilities

Evaluates, tests, recommends, develops, coordinates, monitors, and maintains information security policies, procedures and systems, including hardware, firmware and software.
Ensures that IS security architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with IS standards and overall IS security.
Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents.
Investigates and resolves security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security.
Develops techniques and procedures for conducting IS security risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.
Gains and maintains knowledge of how to monitor complex systems and response to known and emerging threats against the Global Payments network via intrusion detection software.
Assists in detailed, comprehensive investigation of security issues by reviewing security log data, interpreting data in support of security event management process from various data feeds and triages on a wide variety of security events.
Under close supervision performs incident handling process by gaining knowledge in implementation of containment, protection and remediation activities.
Gains and maintains knowledge of new and emerging threats that can affect the organization's information assets by assisting in analysis of third party software/solutions, IT configuration changes (including access control requests), and network/system architecture from risk perspective.
Under close supervision designs and configures security systems, including proxy, remote access, mail gateway, intrusion prevention, wireless networking, data leak prevention, security information and event management and web application firewalls.
Assists in assessing and disseminating threats related to the enterprise in regard to current vulnerability by managing and developing an emerging threat model.
Develops an understanding of how to assess risks based on changes to implementation of ISO(International Organization for Standardization)/BSO(Business Services Online); gains knowledge of PCI(Payment Card Industry)/Logical Security guidelines and models, HIPPA(health insurance portability and accountability act), PII(Personally Identifiable Information), and Card personalization.
Gains knowledge of how to create cost effective solutions for system/application development regarding Information Security processes and concepts in applicable systems and software.
Works under close supervision to perform day-to-day Information Security functions pertaining to numerous security software products and processes.

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's Degree
Relevant Experience or Degree in: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Info Security, or related field. Or relevant work experience in a related field.
Typically No Relevant Experience Required

Preferred

Typically Minimum 2 Years Relevant Exp
Including network operations or engineering or system administration on Unix, Linux, MAC(Message Authentication Code), or Windows; common security operations, intrusion detection systems, Security Incident Even Management systems, and anti-virus collection logs; including knowledge of industry standard security compliance programs PCI(Payment Card Industry), SOX(Sarbanes-Oxley), GLBA(Gramm Leach Bliley Act), etc.