Job No. 154702
- Job Title:
- Information Security Analyst Senior
- Employer:
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Northwestern University
- Location:
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Evanston , IL
- Posting Date:
- 21-Jan-2025
- Description:
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Job Summary:
Completes procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access, modification, disclosure or destruction. Collaborates with users to understand their security needs, providing assistance, and implementing practices and procedures to mitigate risks. Ensures that users understand security policies and adherence to established guidelines. Designs, develops, tests, and deploys security solutions for applications and systems. Oversees domain access control, ensuring appropriate permissions and safeguards are in place. Ensures compliance with NIST 800-171, GLBA, and other federal and institutional compliance requirements. Partners with IT teams at NU, individual schools, and departments to implement and effectively communicate security measures. Develops and maintains documentation to support audit processes and regulatory compliance activities, including tracking remediation efforts and reporting findings to leadership.
Specific Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
Participates in projects and assists in the execution of project plans to help ensure compliance with security policy and standards.
Collaborates with users to understand their security needs and provides assistance in remediation of security-related issues.
Administration
Partners with users to review and assess security architecture and recommends changes and enhancements to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Monitors and enforces security policy, practice and procedures.
Creates training materials associated with security policy, practice, and procedures and instructs junior staff and users.
Gathers and organizes statistics as directed and for use by management.
Development
Administers all security aspects for users.
Designs and maintains security items such as roles, permission lists, query and report access, component interfaces, and batch process groups.
Performance
Participates in or conducts investigations, including those requiring the application of forensic practice.
Prepares and executes security assessments, analysis and remediation.
Assists in the resolution of audit findings through analysis, problem determination and development of cost effective solutions.
Provides assistance in the resolution of security incidents and prepares activity, progress and management reports as required.
Supervises
Provides work direction and/or supervises staff such as team members, subordinates, contractors, vendors, students, etc.
Recommends staff hires/terminations.
Coaches and mentors staff.
Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet expectations.
Miscellaneous
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
4 years systems security or other relevant experience required.
Please see information highlighted in tables below.
Enterprise Applications
PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (SES)
PeopleSoft Financials/SCM (NU Financials)
PeopleSoft HRMS (FASIS)
Infrastructure (extends across applications)
Information security
Microsoft SharePoint
Programming Languages and Frameworks
PL/SQL
Compliance
FERPA
NIST 800-171
GLBA
Analytical
Critical thinking
Judgment
Problem solving
Troubleshooting
Project
Organizational skills
Planning
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
PeopleSoft HCM, CS, FSM Security Administration experience in PeopleSoft 8.9 or above
Experience with Security Design, User Profile Setup, Role & Permission List Setup, Process Security, Query Security, Row Level Security, Portal Security, Security Migrations, Definition Security, Dynamic Role Creation and Query Tree Security, Audit and Compliance
Familiarity with appropriate federal regulations governing information security, including FERPA, NIST 800-171, and GLBA.
- Contact information:
- Northwestern University
- Evanston, IL 60208
- United States
- Employer's Website:
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