Savannah College of Art and Design
Information Security Analyst
🇺🇸
Savannah, GA
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Full-Time
💰
TBD
💻
Cybersecurity
🗓️
July 13th, 2026
CEH
CISM
CISSP
Edtech.com's Summary
SCAD Savannah is hiring an Information Security Analyst. The role involves monitoring and managing security appliances, supporting incident response, developing IT security projects, and creating information security policies to ensure the university's internal security controls are effective and compliant.
Highlights
- Monitor and manage security appliances such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, endpoint security, and mobile device management.
- Support incident response and incident management, including coordination with legal, safety, security, and law enforcement.
- Develop and maintain information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
- Conduct university-wide data classification assessments, security audits, and manage remediation plans.
- Develop, manage, and maintain user security awareness and lead training sessions on information security practices.
- Required experience with endpoint protection solutions like Palo Alto, Trend, Carbon Black, FireEye, and CrowdStrike.
- Preferred experience with Splunk for security information and event management (SIEM).
- Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and at least three years of information security experience.
- Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISM, CISA, GSEC, CEH, or GIAC.
- Less than 10% travel required and valid driver’s license necessary.
Information Security Analyst Full Description
As an information security analyst, you will monitor and advise on information security issues across systems and workflows to ensure the university's internal security controls are appropriate and functioning as intended. You will manage and maintain security appliances, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), endpoint security, mobile device management, wireless network solutions, and more. Responsibilities include coordination and completion of information technology (IT) security projects and the development of responses to information security incidents (IR/IM). You will create and publish information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines based on best practices and compliance requirements.
In this role, you will conduct university-wide data classification assessments and security audits, and manage remediation plans. You will collaborate with IT management, the legal department, safety and security, and law enforcement agencies to address security incidents and vulnerabilities. Among other duties, you will develop, manage, and maintain user security awareness, and prepare documentation, including department policies and procedures, campus notifications, web content, and alerts. Additionally, you will conduct security research to stay current on the latest security issues and lead training sessions on information security practices.
The ideal candidate demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal, and consultative skills. They have knowledge of incident and/or malware response, including chain-of-evidence practices and analysis with proprietary and open-source tools. They also have basic knowledge of network security tools, including data loss prevention, network intrusion prevention systems, host intrusion prevention systems, and related technologies.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
- At least three years of experience in information security
- Experience working with endpoint protection solutions including Palo Alto, Trend, Carbon Black, FireEye, CrowdStrike, and more
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience using Splunk to perform security information and event management (SIEM)
- One or more certificates (CISSP, CISM, CISA, GSEC, CEH, GIAC) or solution-specific technical certifications
Certificates, licenses, and registrations:
- Valid driver’s license
Travel required:
- Less than 10%
Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.
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