Senior Information Security Analyst

Connexus Credit Union - Who We Are:

Serving members across all 50 states, Connexus Credit Union is a member-focused cooperative that is proud to return profits to member-owners through high yields for checking accounts and deposit products, as well as competitive rates on our loans. We are a remote first employer with the majority of our employees residing in the upper Midwest.

As an employer we foster collaboration and high performance to achieve excellence. We holistically care for and develop our employees to thrive personally and professionally. We are proud to share our success with our employees and those we serve.

Connexus offers an Amazing Benefits package:

• 25 days of paid time off and 8 paid holidays

• 16 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off

• 401K Retirement with up to 6% employer match

• Excellent Health, Dental, Vision insurance, including multiple plan options

• Health Savings Account with generous employer contributions

• Employer paid Life insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement from $4,000 - $7,000 per calendar year

• Robust Learning and Development program that includes an annual professional development stipend

Responsibilities:

Security Operations & Administration

• Investigate security alerts escalated by junior analysts/SOC/MDR

• Serve as third escalation point for 3rd party SOC/MDR provider and level 1 analysts

• Perform investigative forensics to collect and retain evidence(s) related to security incidents

• Perform quality assurance on security alerts worked by security analysts to ensure proper evidences are collected, documented, and processed

• Identify and assist security engineering with tuning to improve detection engineering capabilities and reduce security alert false positive rate(s)

• Oversee development and maintenance of security incident response runbooks/playbooks based on historical security incident investigations and latest best practices for various threat type(s)

• Perform vulnerability remediation activities in partnership with IT operations team(s)

• Perform metrics and report generation based on security threats and other activities as needed

• Lead the investigation and remediation of potential threats as part of Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT)

• Provide threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services for various systems/applications

• Support the technology risk assessment process and control design in partnership with GRC team

• Lead Cybersecurity vulnerability remediation efforts for network devices and systems

• Interpret, monitor, and assess security systems and related projects for potential risks, violations, and adherence to the Information Security Program Standards

• Ensure that alerts across all IT and/or security systems are configured in accordance to information security policy and processes

• Perform threat and vulnerability assessments, in some cases followed by appropriate remedial action, to ensure that systems are protected from known and potential threats and are free from known vulnerabilities

• Act as the front line of defense protecting Connexus members, employees, assets, and brand from threat actors

• Assist with the development, support, and monitoring the controls to protect data from accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure

• Assist with the development, support and monitoring of the server, desktop, laptop and mobile device security controls

• Perform system security administration on various platforms, including operating systems, applications, and network security devices, in accordance with the defined policies, standards and procedures of the organization, as well as with industry best practices and vendor guidelines

• Assist in the design, implementation, management, and documentation of security technologies deployed by Connexus: Anti-Malware, XDR, SIEM, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Web filtering, and other security-related solutions

• Create and maintain the internal documentation library, ensuring that procedures and other documentation is regularly updated to reflect the latest operational processes and requirements

• Assist enterprise customers in adoption of security tools and procedures

• Monitor, detect, and respond to security events and incidents that affect the organization

• Investigate detected events when the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) or when a Connexus Security Analyst escalates an incident

• Participate on the Connexus incident response team and assist in the development and facilitation of the Security Incident Response Plan in response to potential security incidents

• Design, implement, and report on security systems and end user activity audits

• Measure the efficacy of alerts and alert processes to filter out the noise and improve operational response

Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Assist and support federal exam/3rd party audit efforts by gathering and compiling requested evidence(s)

• Assist and support audit/exam finding remediation activities and adhere to committed timelines for resolution in partnership with GRC and internal audit team(s)

• Assist and support rollout of technical hardening controls (CIS benchmarks, golden image mgmt., secure environment configurations, etc.) driven by internal policy and compliance initiatives

• Report on technical control gaps across applications/systems and assist in driving remediation efforts via IT Exceptions process

• Support the technology risk assessment process with the goal of ensuring alignment with the organizations risk tolerance and risk profile

• Assist in developing and delivering security awareness training, development of information security documentation and the maintenance and testing of disaster resiliency strategies and procedures.

• Support activities to assess adherence to the information security policies and procedures

• Support security-based risk assessments of business and technology sponsored projects and initiatives, including engagements with third parties

• Assists with general information system control reviews, risk, and vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses and assess the effectiveness of existing controls, recommends remedial action as needed

• Advise and support the VP, Information Security with defining specific information security controls and policies

• Ensure infrastructure, applications and data security/privacy controls are maintained in compliance with regulatory policies

Security Architecture & Engineering

• Assist and support system design and implementation for security programs and tooling

• Assist and support workflow, process, and procedural development and maintenance efforts relating to security tooling and initiatives

• Provide Information Security guidance through all phases of a project when identified as a necessary resource to design/build/run, improve or maintain software, systems and processes

• Conduct periodic reviews of deployed security technologies to ensure that the solutions continue to provide the intended protections efficiently and effectively

• Develop automation to drive operational efficiency across SecOps tooling

Other Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and coaching to L1/2 security analysts

• Perform continuing education as needed on latest security threats, best practices, and emerging technologies

• Staying current with industry trends, identifying and researching new technologies

• Work on projects that may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and may assist other corporate initiatives as necessary

• Assist business continuity and disaster recovery testing efforts across the business. Identify and report opportunities for process improvements and solicit recommendations

Position Requirements:

• This position is Remote.

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience is Required

• One or more of the following security certifications is required: GSEC, GCLD, CISSP, CISA, GCIH, Security+ is Required

• 5+ years of Security Engineer/Security Analyst experience is Required

• Experience with securing Linux operating systems is Required

• Understanding of industry compliance standards and regulations (ISO, NIST, PCI DSS, SOC II Type 2, CIS, GLBA, CCPA, etc.) is Required

• Must be available to work on on-call rotation, approximately one week a month is Required

Connexus Credit Union's Employer Recognitions:

• 2024 Best in Class Employer, Gallagher

• 2025 Best Place to Work in IT, Computer World

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans/41 CFR 60–1.4, 41 CFR 60-1.35