Network Security Analyst

Network Security Analyst 1

Texas Department of Transportation requires the services of 1 Network Security Analyst 1, who meets the general qualifications of Network Security Analyst 1, Security and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Transportation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze vulnerability findings affecting cloud hosted resources identified through approved scanning and security tools.
• Assess vulnerability applicability and risk impact for cloud infrastructure, platform services, and supporting components.
• Plan and execute remediation actions, including patching, configuration changes, and security hardening, in accordance with established remediation timelines.
• Validate remediation results and confirm successful closure of assigned vulnerability tasks.
• Perform cloud-based patching and update activities for supported workloads using approved processes.
• Implement cloud security configuration changes required to reduce exposure where vendor patches are unavailable.
• Create, update, and maintain remediation tasks and change records in the system of record to support audit and compliance requirements.
• Ensure remediation activities follow established change management, approval, and validation processes.
• Provide remediation status updates and evidence for security reporting, audits, and leadership reviews.
• Support remediation efforts that require temporary mitigations or compensating controls when permanent fixes are not immediately available.
• Partner with Security, Cloud Architecture, and Application teams to resolve complex or cross platform vulnerabilities.
• Identify recurring issues, remediation blockers, or process gaps and recommend improvements.
• Support enterprise efforts to reduce technical debt and improve cloud security posture over time.

Required Experience (3 years minimum each):

• Professional IT experience with hands-on exposure to cloud infrastructure, system administration, or vulnerability remediation.
• Experience supporting cloud-hosted systems in at least one enterprise cloud environment.
• Understanding of vulnerability remediation concepts, including patching, configuration hardening, and compensating controls.
• Familiarity with IT service management and change processes.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.
• Ability to follow defined security and remediation procedures.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience (1 year minimum each):

• Exposure to enterprise vulnerability management processes and remediation SLAs.
• Knowledge of cloud security posture management, security baselines, or risk reporting.
• Relevant cloud or security certifications.