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University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Information Security Analyst

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Cybersecurity 🗓️ April 17th, 2026
SIEM FERPA OWASP

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC Charlotte is hiring an Information Security Analyst responsible for supporting the Security Operations Center by monitoring real-time data, identifying security events, analyzing incidents, recommending remediation, and escalating issues to senior team members. The role involves creating playbooks, monitoring endpoints and network traffic, investigating security incidents, evaluating hardware compliance, and advising on security best practices.

Highlights

  • Support the Security Operations Center through monitoring and analysis of security data and incidents.

  • Create playbooks and support documentation for operational use.

  • Monitor endpoints and network traffic for suspicious activities.

  • Investigate security incidents using established incident response protocols.

  • Evaluate hardware compliance with security baselines.

  • Provide security best practices and guidance on security-related matters.

  • Required proficiency with email security, endpoint security, network security, and SIEM tools.

  • Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information security, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent education and experience.

  • Preferred knowledge includes IT and privacy regulations such as FERPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and standards like NIST, ISO 27000 series, CIS, OWASP, and SANS Top 20.

  • Preferred certifications include Security+, CASP, ISC2 SSCP, and GIAC GCIH.

  • Department: Office of OneIT within the university's IT division.