at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
DepartmentF&A ITS - Governance and Risk
About the Department
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team is involved with the services that require authentication, access, and attribute-based identity at the University. Services that require authentication use our systems, such as Okta for single sign-on or LDAP/AD to provide access for users. Other services, such as Privileged Access Management (PAM), the Trusted Agent Program, the University's Directory, and the provisioning of CNet IDs and passwords, are provided directly by the IAM team. We support and enable faculty research and teaching with the effective use of technology.
Job Summary
Under general supervision, supports IT risk analysts with project work, such as research security and IT risk measurement efforts. Runs multiple reports on security platforms to gather per-unit risk metrics for the CISO, unit partners, and ITS. Performs data analysis on large security data sets. Assists with enrollments, reporting, documentation, and questions about security training. Supports security operations staff with intermittent work. Performs litigation holds and quick closures on request. Supports director with a variety of administrative tasks.
Responsibilities
- Supports the work of IT Risk Analysts work as needed by consulting with stakeholders to help craft security processes, guidelines, and achieve security or compliance goals for projects, implementations, or RFPs; and suggesting amendments to vendor contracts, project plans, or frameworks governing these projects where applicable.
- Supports IT risk measurement, reporting and communication activities. Collects and reviews information regarding the organization's business and IT environments to identify potential or realized impacts of IT risk to the organization's business objectives and operations.
- Supports security training activities. Researches security issues and contributes to IT Security communications and awareness materials. Documents internal processes.
- Support work intake for information assurance.
- With moderate/high levels of direction from others, performs procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems. Monitors system activity and identifies potential threats. Responds to detected and reported security violations.
- Communicates with users to understand their security needs and supports the implementation of procedures to accommodate them. Ensures that user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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Work Experience:
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Degree in information technology.
Experience:
- Demonstrable writing experience for end-user audiences.
- 2 years of experience in a customer-facing role.
- Background in information security.
Preferred Competencies
- Excellent communication skills, especially in conveying technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Work independently.
- Handle multiple tasks and substantial deadline pressure.
Working Conditions
- Some travel may be needed.
- Office environment.
- Sit for 4 hours or more.
- Use computers extensively for 4 hours or more.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Information Technology
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Posting Statement
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