SECURITY ANALYST
Apply NowCompany: Fulton County, GA
Location: Felton, GA 30140
Description:
Salary: $84,139.00 - $126,208.00 Annually
Location : VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN FULTON COUNTY, GA
Job Type: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Pay Grade:: K8
UNCLASSIFIED VACANCY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field required; supplemented by two (2) years of security management experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Preferred: CISSP, MCSE, CCNA, Comp TIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials, CERT
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must have knowledge of computers and electronics, telecommunications, strong authentication technologies, network security management tools and protocols including firewalls, DNS, DMZ, and VPN, SSI. Basic understanding of incident response planning. Strong analytical, diagnosis, and collaboration skills. Critical thinking, reading comprehension and complex problem solving.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of the Security Analyst is to test, implement, and monitor security systems/devices used to protect Fulton County's information, assets, and systems.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Follows technical security procedures and protocols and ensures that protocols are communicated with all users of County IT assets and is easily accessible and maintains awareness of security practices or trends and works with Infrastructure and IT Security teams to determine their applicability and effectiveness.
Work with Security Engineer during periodic security reviews/audits to ensure security measures are functioning properly and continue to meet security policies and serve as the first line of response in the case of security breaches and infractions, escalate issues immediately to the Security Engineers and work with them to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Monitors and analyzes network traffic and works to identify intrusions, or security breaches, and performs penetration tests to detect system intrusions and ensures authorized access to all systems by investigating improper access, reporting violations, and reviewing information requests.
Occasionally provide on-call support for off-hour security breaches, system monitoring, and other security incidents and works with Department stakeholders, Infrastructure teams, and IT leadership to implement a practical, scalable, and secure model for County applications, networks, and services.
Works with appropriate personnel to create a practical, scalable, and secure model for enterprise applications, networks, and services and works with IT Security and Risk team to implement and maintain effective disaster recovery plans, processes, and procedures for critical County applications.
Consults with other County departments and agencies: reports on information technology; provides technical information, advice and direction.
Strong analytical skills using data to support strategic decisions; Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with all areas of the business; Proven strategic leadership skills managing a cross-functional team; Skilled in project methodologies and operational execution while maintaining a sense of urgency.
Ability to function independently and display proactive initiative; Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously; Ability to foster a team environment to create collaborative and positive relationships.
Operates or uses various equipment and supplies in order to complete work assignments: operates a personal computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, Internet, e-mail, or other software; and operates general office or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.
Communicates with, supervisor, other employees, clients, third party service contractors, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit; includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management. Do you accept these conditions?
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
03
Which degree related to this position do you possess?
04
In what field of study related to this position do you posess an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
05
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
06
How many years of security and/or incident response experience do you have?
07
Describe your experience creating and implementing technical security procedures and protocols.
08
Of the following choices, please select all that apply in which you have experience:
09
If applicable, explain your response to question 8. Include the companies you worked for, the employment dates you acquired the experience indicated and a description of the duties you performed.
10
Which of the following certifications pertaining to this position do you currently possess?
11
How many years of work experience do you possess implementing and managing NAC ?
12
How many years of work experience do you possess utilizing SIEM tools?
13
How many years of work experience do you possess working with vulnerability management tools?
14
How many years of work experience do you possess threat hunting and remediating those threats?
15
Are you a former federal employee who has been recently released or accepted early retirement because of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)? If you answered "Yes", please upload your notice of termination, release, or retirement in the attachment portion of this application. *Please note this letter is required for interview consideration.
Required Question
Location : VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN FULTON COUNTY, GA
Job Type: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Pay Grade:: K8
UNCLASSIFIED VACANCY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field required; supplemented by two (2) years of security management experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Preferred: CISSP, MCSE, CCNA, Comp TIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials, CERT
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must have knowledge of computers and electronics, telecommunications, strong authentication technologies, network security management tools and protocols including firewalls, DNS, DMZ, and VPN, SSI. Basic understanding of incident response planning. Strong analytical, diagnosis, and collaboration skills. Critical thinking, reading comprehension and complex problem solving.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of the Security Analyst is to test, implement, and monitor security systems/devices used to protect Fulton County's information, assets, and systems.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Follows technical security procedures and protocols and ensures that protocols are communicated with all users of County IT assets and is easily accessible and maintains awareness of security practices or trends and works with Infrastructure and IT Security teams to determine their applicability and effectiveness.
Work with Security Engineer during periodic security reviews/audits to ensure security measures are functioning properly and continue to meet security policies and serve as the first line of response in the case of security breaches and infractions, escalate issues immediately to the Security Engineers and work with them to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Monitors and analyzes network traffic and works to identify intrusions, or security breaches, and performs penetration tests to detect system intrusions and ensures authorized access to all systems by investigating improper access, reporting violations, and reviewing information requests.
Occasionally provide on-call support for off-hour security breaches, system monitoring, and other security incidents and works with Department stakeholders, Infrastructure teams, and IT leadership to implement a practical, scalable, and secure model for County applications, networks, and services.
Works with appropriate personnel to create a practical, scalable, and secure model for enterprise applications, networks, and services and works with IT Security and Risk team to implement and maintain effective disaster recovery plans, processes, and procedures for critical County applications.
Consults with other County departments and agencies: reports on information technology; provides technical information, advice and direction.
Strong analytical skills using data to support strategic decisions; Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with all areas of the business; Proven strategic leadership skills managing a cross-functional team; Skilled in project methodologies and operational execution while maintaining a sense of urgency.
Ability to function independently and display proactive initiative; Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously; Ability to foster a team environment to create collaborative and positive relationships.
Operates or uses various equipment and supplies in order to complete work assignments: operates a personal computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, Internet, e-mail, or other software; and operates general office or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.
Communicates with, supervisor, other employees, clients, third party service contractors, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit; includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management. Do you accept these conditions?
- Yes
- No
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate's Degree
- None of the Above
03
Which degree related to this position do you possess?
- Associate
- Bachelor
- Master
- Doctorate
- None of the Above
04
In what field of study related to this position do you posess an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Cyber Security
- Electrical Engineering
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Math
- Network Security
- None of the Above
05
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
- 0 - 29 Semester Hours
- 30 - 59 Semester Hours
- 60 - 89 Semester Hours
- 90 -119 Semester Hours
- 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
- 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
- 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
- 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
- Does not Apply
06
How many years of security and/or incident response experience do you have?
- 0 to 6 Months
- 6 Months to 1 Year
- 1 year to 2 Years
- 2 years to 3 Years
- 3 years to 4 Years
- 4 years to 5 Years
- 5 years to 6 Years
- 6 years or more
07
Describe your experience creating and implementing technical security procedures and protocols.
08
Of the following choices, please select all that apply in which you have experience:
- Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
- C, C++, C#, Java, ASM, PHP, PERL
- TCP/IP-based network communications
- Computer hardware and software systems
- Operating system installation, patching and configuration
- Backup and archiving technologies
- Web-based application security
- eDiscovery tools (NUIX, Relativity, Clearwell, etc.)
- Forensic software applications (e.g. EnCase, FTK, Helix, Cellebrite, XRY, etc.)
- Enterprise system monitoring tools and SIEMs
- Cloud computing
- Not Applicable
09
If applicable, explain your response to question 8. Include the companies you worked for, the employment dates you acquired the experience indicated and a description of the duties you performed.
10
Which of the following certifications pertaining to this position do you currently possess?
- CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker
- CCNP Security: Cisco Certified Network Professional Security
- GSEC / GCIH / GCIA: GIAC Security Certifications
- Security+
- None of the above
11
How many years of work experience do you possess implementing and managing NAC ?
- 0 to 6 months
- 6 months to 1 year
- 1 year to 2 years
- 2 years to 3 years
- 3 years to 4 years
- 4 years to 5 years
- 5 years to 6 years
- 6 years or more
12
How many years of work experience do you possess utilizing SIEM tools?
- 0 to 6 Months
- 6 months to 1 Year
- 1 Years to 2 Years
- 2 Years to 3 Years
- 3 Years to 4 Years
- 4 Years to 5 years
- 5 Years to 6 years
- 6 years or more
13
How many years of work experience do you possess working with vulnerability management tools?
- 0 to 6 Months
- 6 months to 1 Year
- 1 Year to 2 Years
- 2 Years to 3 Years
- 3 Years to 4 Years
- 4 Years to 5 Years
- 5 to 6 years
- 6 years or more
14
How many years of work experience do you possess threat hunting and remediating those threats?
- 0 to 6 Months
- 6 months to 1 Year
- 1 Year to 2 Years
- 2 Years to 3 Years
- 3 Years to 4 Years
- 4 Years to 5 years
- 5 Years to 6 years
- 6 years or more
15
Are you a former federal employee who has been recently released or accepted early retirement because of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)? If you answered "Yes", please upload your notice of termination, release, or retirement in the attachment portion of this application. *Please note this letter is required for interview consideration.
- Yes
- No
Required Question