Entry Level IT Security Analyst - Golden Valley, MN - Full-time / Part-time

Position Description:

Optum Technology CTU is looking for a candidate to thrive in this Entry Level IT Security Analyst role focusing on detection, prevention & response to threats against our customer's enterprise. Analyst is responsible for monitoring multiple security technologies using a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool to detect IT security incidents. The analyst will follow detailed operational process and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in remediation of critical information security incidents. This position is a great stepping stone into the field of cyber-security and incident response. If you have some experience building small networks, have your own lab at your home, are responsible for maintaining a small business infrastructure, or are a budding malware researcher, feel free to apply. We are willing to work with those that have the right drive. There will be plenty of on the job training and formal classroom training is available as well. Our main criteria for this position is to get someone with an aptitude for this type of work and the drive to succeed. There are many opportunities for rapid advancement in this position.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Secondary On-call responsibilities when assigned
• Monitoring of security events in the SIEM, as well as other security feeds, and CTU communications (email, phone, chat, and other communications)
• Triage of incoming security events, perform preliminary and secondary analysis, validate events, and escalate to management if events deem additional response action
• Documenting event analysis and capture and analysis of artifacts in sufficient detail that the analysis process can be passed to other cyber security personnel. Analysis will be entered into the ticketing system
• Monitoring of security appliance health, basic troubleshooting of security devices, and notification of security engineering as necessary for malfunctioning equipment
• Follow detailed operational process and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in remediation of critical information security incidents
• There are some variable work schedules, but primary hours are 8-5

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Information Technology experience
• Basic understanding of SIEM technologies (ArcSight, EnVision, OSSIM etc.)
• General technical skills, includes TCP/IP knowledge, networking and security product experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or Computer Forensics
• Experience in support activities related to a primary operating system such as UNIX, Mainframe, Windows
• Exposure to Application Security Administrator experience
• Security+, Network+ or other industry standard certifications in networking
• Information security related experience, in areas such as: security operations, incident analysis, incident handling, and vulnerability management or testing, system patching, log analysis, intrusion detection, or firewall administration
• Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) experience

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.