Information Security Analyst-Firewall Admin

Location:

Avera Downtown Building-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$67,080.00 - $100,880.00

Position Highlights

Strong networking background required.

Firewall administration strongly preferred.

Communication Network Controls.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Actively drives participation in the development, evaluation, and reporting of information technology security controls and risks mitigation strategies as well as security processes in the IT and business environments. Delivers and may assist other team members in risk identification and mitigation strategies and processes, control documentation, evaluation of control design, evaluation of control operation, reporting of control deficiencies, and remediation strategies. Reviews current processes for improvements in control documentation & testing for effectiveness and efficiency.

What you will do

• Actively drives team participation in establishment, evaluation, and reporting on risks and controls in the IT and business environments.
• Designs, performs, and evaluates the current testing of controls while maintaining and improving the process for evaluation of IT controls through a combination of automated testing and interviewing.
• Assists in management of the IT policy lifecycle including development of IT policy standards and IT policy review processes.
• Identify and review current risk areas for IT; analyze existing policies for gaps in coverage for these areas.
• Perform internal self-assessments for management.
• Monitor IT policies to ensure compliance with all aspects of federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Collects information on control failures/unmitigated risks, and remediation results to build compliance reports for IT and business management.
• Provides advisory services for IT controls to projects, teams, and audits by ensuring consistent control implementation through documented processes for identifying control requirements prior to their implementation into production IT environments.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in related area
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - ISACA
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
• Network+ - Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
• Security+ - Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
• 4-6 years Related experience in IT, project management, compliance or security areas

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.