Information Security Analyst

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
  • Washington, DC
    4 days ago

    Job Description

    The MSRB seeks an Information Security Analyst to help protect our systems, support daily security operations, and strengthen our security controls. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Cybersecurity, you will investigate alerts and phishing reports, troubleshoot security tools, and help employees address security concerns. This role offers hands-on work across threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and employee security education.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Investigate and respond to security alerts, phishing reports, and employee requests.
    • Maintain and troubleshoot security tools, including logging, security information and event management (SIEM), and anti-malware platforms.
    • Support vulnerability scans, assessments, penetration testing, and remediation.
    • Identify security gaps in systems, applications, networks, and devices, and help implement improvements.
    • Review and improve security settings for software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms.
    • Support identity and access management, including access reviews and least-privilege controls.
    • Assist with incident response and the implementation of new security tools.
    • Help manage security awareness training and simulated phishing campaigns.
    • Explain security policies, technology risks, and best practices to employees.
    • Monitor emerging threats and help strengthen the MSRB's defenses.
    • A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or two years of IT support experience maintaining computer hardware and supporting networks.
    • Foundational knowledge of information security or technology principles, frameworks, and concepts.
    • Knowledge of malware analysis tools and standard processes.
    • Experience supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012/2016.
    • Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
    • The ability to explain technical topics clearly to employees with varied technical backgrounds.
    • The ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate across teams.

    Preferred Technical Experience

    • Remote access and user support, network switching, firewall security, DNS, and SMTP.
    • Enterprise security, cloud engineering, application development, or systems and network administration.
    • Threat detection, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, or endpoint security.

    Listed above is targeted salary range for a new hire into this role. Final compensation decisions will be based upon a candidate's relevant skills and experience.

    Direct applicants only. We are not accepting solicitation from recruitment agencies at this time.

    BENEFITS

    We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports our employees' overall mental and physical health and wellness. We aim to empower our employees with the resources they need to achieve a successful work life integration. For a comprehensive list of our benefits Click Here.

    OUR VALUES

    We consider how you do your job as important as what you do, and we live our values daily.

    Integrity

    Honesty and consistency are core to our values, and we believe that all individuals should be treated with respect, regardless of position. We strive to create a culture of innovation, purpose and inclusion among our most important stakeholders, our colleagues.

    Teamwork

    We feel safe to express our ideas and enthusiastically collaborate to achieve common goals, while reaping the rewards as a team. Exhibiting personal drive and resilience, even in challenging circumstances, is core to our culture.

    Trust

    We believe in the reliability, competency, and honesty of our colleagues. The confidence in our relationship with others is the groundwork for how we interact and build on those relationships.

    Strive for Excellence

    We care about making a difference. We contribute our time, talent and creativity to deliver innovative, high-quality and impactful work for the investors, communities and professionals that count on a fair and efficient municipal market. In service to our mission, we strive to build our knowledge, develop our skills and overcome obstacles.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWashington, DC

    Skills

    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Campaignsunmatched
    • Cloud Applicationsunmatched
    • Computer Maintenanceunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Computer Securityunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
    • Endpoint Securityunmatched
    • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
    • Firewallsunmatched
    • Hardware Administrationunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Identity Data Managementunmatched
    • Incident Responseunmatched
    • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
    • Internet Securityunmatched
    • Investigative Reportsunmatched
    • Malwareunmatched
    • Malware Analysisunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Serverunmatched
    • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Network Supportunmatched
    • Network Switchingunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operationsunmatched
    • Penetration Testingunmatched
    • Phishingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
    • Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
    • Remote Accessunmatched
    • SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)unmatched
    • Security Analysisunmatched
    • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)unmatched
    • Security Monitoringunmatched
    • Security Softwareunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Staff Trainingunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Vulnerability Scannersunmatched

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