Security Analyst Jobs in Chicago, IL

• Assist in the implementation and operation of the City’s Application Security (AppSec) Program.
• Manage and administrate Application Security tools including SAST, DAST, SCA and related security testing technologies.
• Coordinate onboarding of applications into the City’s AppSec platform and maintain application inventories, scanning, and vulnerability remediations.
• Integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines and software development workflows.
• Develop and maintain application security standards, procedures, secure coding guidelines, and vulnerability management processes.
• Monitors and utilize intrusion detection systems and security toolsets for the identification of suspicious and malicious activities and inadequate security practices across the City’s network (e.g., analyzes network traffic, vulnerability scans, identification of computer viruses, unauthorized user activity) which may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems
• Analyzes and monitors security violations, alerts and reports and acts as a liaison regarding all security vulnerabilities reported.
• Performs security risk assessments, audits and tests against internal sites and systems
• Analyzes, coordinates, and manages threat intelligence data
• Monitors the City’s ongoing compliance with regulations, internal policies, standards, and procedures
• Works closely with management and department leaders to ensure business operations requirements meet IT security and compliance practices and polices
• Documents and manages the City’s support of identity and access management capabilities

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.