Security Analyst II

Job Title

Security Analyst II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Technology Services - IT Security & Risk

Proposed Minimum Salary

$6,666.67 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

In this role, you'll be responsible for securing our multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes environments. Your typical day will involve monitoring security platforms for alerts, investigating cloud misconfigurations and potential security incidents, and working directly with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities. You'll analyze cloud-native threats and translate compliance frameworks like CIS and NIST into practical security baselines tailored to our specific risk profile.

A significant part of your role is helping dev and ops teams catch security issues before they reach production. You'll implement and manage security scanning tools that integrate into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines, so developers can identify and fix problems early in the development lifecycle. You'll automate security checks, build infrastructure-as-code security standards, and develop detection rules for risky configurations. This position requires someone comfortable with both hands-on technical work and collaborative problem-solving, as you'll work closely with engineers across the organization to balance security requirements with operational needs.

 

Essential Duties and Tasks: 

Security Analysis 

• ​​​Enforces, audits, and consults on the appropriate application of security policies and procedures. 

• Administers and monitors data security on various platforms, conducts audits, reviews security violation reports, and investigates security exceptions. 

• Conducts and reports on internal investigations of possible security violations. 

• Reviews the accuracy of documentation and logs of information security incidents, responses, plans, methods, and procedures. 

• Develops risk analysis scenarios and response procedures.  

 

Solutions Engineering 

• ​​​Develops and manages data, system, and network security architecture. 

• Implements new technology deployments and integration testing. 

• Evaluates security products, services, and procedures to enhance productivity and effectiveness. 

• Assists project leaders with developing work plans and time schedules for projects including outlining phases and identifying personnel and computing equipment requirements.  

 

Strategic Collaboration & Partnerships 

• ​​​Collaborates with enterprise stakeholders to coordinate the development of specifications within service-based solutions.  

• Serves as a resource for other teams or organizations.  

• Advises technical staff, policy administrators, and clients on the integrity of security procedures, systems, and policies in the design of systems and facilities.  

 

Documentation 

• ​​​Develops standard operating procedures.   

• Coordinates documentation provided to partner support teams, customers, stakeholders, and vendors.  

• Create and maintain documentation for technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps.  

 

Professional Development 

• ​​​Participates in training, professional development sessions, and continual and ongoing training and exploration into new technologies.​​  

 

What you need to know

Salary: $80,000 annually

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

 

Required Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.