Cyber Security Operations Analytics and Reporting

LaBella Associates was established in 1978 and is a certified Great Place To Work. We are headquartered in Rochester, NY with offices across New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Madrid, Spain. LaBella is a multi-disciplined architectural and engineering firm dedicated to client satisfaction through teamwork, respect, and trust. We provide services that take a project from start to finish—from an initial study to determine a project’s feasibility to construction administration and start up, and everything in between.

We are currently hiring a Cyber Security Operations Analyst in our Program Management Services division at our client’s Rochester office (hybrid work week - 3 days in office with a possibility of full time in office). This position will support the efforts to balance real world risks with business drivers such as reliability, speed, agility, flexibility, and performance. The role assures maintenance, support, and system monitoring of infrastructure assets across Avangrid Networks.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $110,000

The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sr. Manager of Cyber Operations to assure a stable and secure production environment for Avangrid Networks.
• Evaluate monthly operating system patches for applicability and advising/assuring that patches are deployed by the Infrastructure team.
• Review vulnerability scans and work with application subject matter experts and the Infrastructure team to remediate identified security vulnerabilities.
• Work with application subject matter experts to assure the periodic evaluation of system patches and upgrades are completed.
• Assure newly deployed network infrastructure, server operating system, application systems are implemented in compliance with documented policies and procedures including system hardening and baseline scanning.
• Define and compile data and metrics to provide reportable information to communicate the status of patching, vulnerability remediation, system monitoring, etc.
• Work with application subject matter experts and Infrastructure team to assure the system monitoring of infrastructure assets across Avangrid Networks.
• Develop and maintain system monitoring alert run books to provide first level response and escalation procedures.
• Coordinate technical design/review activities with various segments and corporate groups; to engage Cybersecurity, Risk & Governance, Enterprise Architecture and Operational Compliance at appropriate stages in the project.
• Continuous process improvement activities as required to align with corporate policies.
• Complete assigned duties/task as needed.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 4+ years’ of related equivalent work experience or

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 7+ years’ of related equivalent work experience or
• Associate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 10+ years’ related equivalent work experience.
• Working knowledge of networks and networking equipment.
• Working knowledge of operating systems and server applications.
• Working knowledge of virtual environments (VMware & Others). Skills/ Abilities:
• Strong communication and administration skills related to technology, both IT and OT.
• Strong understanding of system engineering and integration background for advanced systems and networking technologies.
• Strong understanding of current and future state of cyberspace. Understanding with strong desire to learn.
• Intermediate to advanced expertise in MS Excel to correlate data and produce reports.
• Intermediate to advanced expertise in scripting languages such as MS PowerShell, VMware PowerCLI, Python, Perl, etc. to automate repetitive tasks and improve reporting accuracy. Desired Skills / Abilities:
• Knowledge of federal government cybersecurity activities and practices
• Experience in federal or state regulatory environments
• Experience in federal cybersecurity agencies and environments
• Experience in a utility environment
• Experience with NERC-CIP, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS Benchmarks
• Experience participating in regulatory audits
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Incident / Issue Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communications / Influencing
• Negotiation / Dispute Resolution

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events