Endpoint Security and Management Specialist

Job Summary:

Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is the in-house technology solutions provider for the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB). We are seeking a new team member who is motivated and enthusiastic to improve the security and support of our user endpoints. The ITS team is a small but growing group with dedicated and customer-friendly technology professionals. If you are passionate about technology, value and promote endpoint security, and want to continue growing your skills then this is an amazing opportunity for you.

As a member of our team, you will leverage industry standard tools to manage, configure and deploy changes to WSB endpoints. A mixture of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and critical problem solving is needed in this role. This person will be responsible for assessing our current endpoint security maturity, defining and proposing changes and working collaboratively to implement improvements. This individual will be the primary person involved in prevention, detection, correction, and risk reduction over our user endpoints. Successful candidates will possess a security focused mindset, interest in developing deployment automation, a passion for process standardization and strong communication skills. This person will engage with faculty and staff to understand their needs and find solutions that create a more secure environment while also creating an amazing and simple to use user experience.

The primary responsibility of this position will be:
- Endpoint management for Windows and macOS
- Automated endpoint deployment and patching
- Maintaining computer deployment systems
- IT asset inventory management and reporting
- Monitoring, detecting and correcting security issues
- Endpoint hardening including encryption, authentication, OS and application patching, software library
- Configuration and troubleshooting
- Creating documentation for end users and IT professionals

Additional responsibilities of this position are to assist with the following:
- Server system administration
- Network and firewall administration
- Enterprise applications

We value open communication, collaboration, and transparency. This position will report to the ITS Director. This position has the option of being onsite or hybrid.

Responsibilities:

Monitors, provides privileged access to, responds to, and analyzes escalated threats to cyber security data and systems to ensure the safety and protection of information system assets under general supervision. Develops cybersecurity training, security standards, procedures, and infrastructure for major systems.

• 15% Monitors daily system operations using intrusion detection and prevention systems and assesses findings
• 10% Responds to escalated security incidents by conducting forensic analysis and reporting for major and high-risk security breaches
• 10% Receives, processes, and implements security change requests, including privilege access
• 10% Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis, tests security controls, documents the results of risk assessments, and designs procedures to prevent future incidents
• 5% Develops and facilitates security awareness training
• 15% Assists in the design, development, and implementation of security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
• 15% Configures, develops, and tests applications and security controls
• 15% Assists in analysis, direction, implementation, and support of the desktop management software
• 5% Develops and modifies cybersecurity tools

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Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Required (including Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience):
- 5 or more years of professional experience managing endpoints
- 5 or more years of demonstrated experience with endpoint management and deployment tools such as SCCM, Workspace One, Jamf

Preferred:
- 7 or more years of experience with endpoint management with deployment tools such as SCCM, Workspace ONE, Intune, Jamf
- 7 or more years experience managing Active Directory Security Groups, OUs, DNS, and GPO?s
- 5 or more years experience programming with one or more relevant languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python
- Security certifications such as GSEC, CISSP, CISM, OSCP, CRISC
- Experience with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Windows Server operating systems
- Experience with vulnerability management tools
- Experienced using, supporting and managing IT inventory management tools
- Experienced with endpoint configuration, hardening and validation
- Experience working in higher education
- Experienced with networking technologies such as DHCP, DNS, PXE, multicast
- Experience developing documentation for end users and IT professionals
- Professional industry certification (CompTIA, Microsoft, etc.)

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position can be onsite, partially remote or fully remote.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $99,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Diversity and inclusion are primary values for the Wisconsin School of Business and are integral to achieving our strategic goals. Our school is committed to continuously increasing the cultural competence of its staff and faculty members through school-wide forums and professional development opportunities.

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter addressing your qualifications and experiences specifically relating to the responsibilities of this position as described along with a comprehensive resume.

Our search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. We will notify all applicants once the search is completed and we have selected a top candidate. As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Contact:

Dan Bonazza
dan.bonazza@wisc.edu
608-263-1189
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See http://www.wisconsinrelay.com/">RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Info Sec Analyst III (B)(IT138)

Department(s):

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/INFO TECH SOLUTIONS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

306565-AS

 

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