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Position Information Position Title IT Security - Journey Working Title Location Olympia EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen's non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage at www.evergreen.edu/equalopportunity or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) 867-5371, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505. Union Represented Yes Overtime Eligible Yes Monthly FTE 1.0 Salary Step (minimum monthly amount) $6,608.00 Salary Step (maximum monthly amount) $8,887.00 Cyclic Position No Cyclic Details n/a Project Position Yes End Date 06/30/2025 Special Note This is a full-time, overtime eligible, project position on the Olympia Campus of The Evergreen State College. This project position is funded through June 30, 2025. Position Purpose This position participates in coordinating the maintenance of the cybersecurity program for the college. This includes monitoring the college's security posture and complex multi-system issues, auditing advanced technical configurations, and ensuring alignment with industry best practice and state and federal requirements for cybersecurity. This position has working security knowledge and is familiar with multiple IT disciplines, including IT Architecture, Network and Telecom, Business Analysis, and System Administration in order to analyze various security data, identify potential security threats, and discuss mitigation strategies. This position is a member of the Security & Technology Support team in the Office of Information Technology within the Finance and Operations division. The position reports to the IT System Administration - Senior/Specialist (working title: Security and Technology Support Manager). Nature and Scope Essential Functions Perform triage, analysis, and response of security alerts, logs, and error messages to determine and initiate appropriate courses of action. Analyze system and security logs; communicate anomalies and suspicious activity i.e., compromised accounts. Communicate and collaborate with the Security & Tech Support Manager, Technology Support Center staff and other work areas regarding issues and anomalies to gather additional information. Configure and use the security incident and event management system (SIEM) to maintain awareness of the computing environment. Work with external partners on daily monitoring and review of the computing environment. Identify, analyze, and interpret threat actors and malicious activity in college computing environments. Differentiate between potential intrusion attempts and pinpoint false alarms. Install, configure, and operate appropriate monitoring tools and recommend appropriate countermeasures. Support incident response team to contain, investigate, and prevent future information security breaches. Assists with investigations of information security violations and computer crime. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the IT security industry including security solutions, processes and the emergence of new attacks and threat vectors. Maintain accurate knowledge of current system status including upgrade and patching state, OS end of life dates, and potential mitigations of security vulnerabilities. Work with OIT and other system managers to keep systems as current as possible. Participate in the IT Security Team to help build and guide the