Job Title: IT Security Analyst 1
Location: Lansing, MI 48933 / Hybrid
Duration: 12+ months of contract with strong possibility of extension
Interview Process: MS Teams video interview with camera ON.
Job Description
Position Description: IT Security Analyst I with the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
(DTMB) Agency Services supporting the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
Detailed Job Duties
The IT Security Analyst is responsible for completing and maintaining system security plans (SSP) for new and
existing systems. This requires close coordination with IT project teams, business and enterprise security
representatives, and product owners, to establish and maintain processes and controls for security vulnerability
remediation.
Responsibilities
- Create system security plans (SSP) for new applications in alignment with the Secure Application
- Development Life Cycle (SADLC) and Michigan Security Accreditation Process (MiSAP).
- Maintain SSPs for existing applications requiring authority to operate (ATO) and those facing software
and/or hardware enhancements.
- Continuously monitor plans of action and milestones (POA&M) and corrective action plans (CAP) as they
relate to the SSPs in collaboration with the MDOT Enterprise Information Management (EIM) office.
- Validate respective SSPs to ensure NIST control requirements are met.
- Author recommendations associated with your findings on how to improve the customer’s security posture
in accordance with SOM PSP & NIST controls.
- Assist team members and vendors with proper artifact collection to satisfy assessment requirements.
Skillsets Required
- Experience in the IT industry analysing and applying information security principles and practices
- Required: 1 Years
- Experience reviewing IT systems/applications plus basic knowledge of networking components and
various operating systems Required: 1 Years
- Experience analysing the applicable NIST Special Publications 800-37 Revision 1, 800-53 Revision 3,4
or 5, and 800-53A Revision 1. Required: 1 Years
- Experience with other Security Frameworks (ISO, NIST, COBIT, HIPAA/HITECH, etc.) and regulatory
requirements is a plus Nice to have: 2 years
- CISSP, CISA, PMP and/or Security+ certification Nice to have
- Experience working with software vendors to implement security controls Nice to have
- Experience working independently and in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a
non-technical audience
- Ability to collaborate on multiple projects/efforts at a given time
- Flexibility to adjust quickly to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change
