Cyber Security Analyst

FCS Financial is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to help protect its digital environment by detecting threats, investigating incidents, strengthening security controls, and supporting the organization’s Information Security Program.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security events across networks, systems, cloud environments, and endpoints.
• Identify, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents.
• Conduct incident triage and vulnerability management, including access reviews and security troubleshooting activities.
• Use threat intelligence and security monitoring tools to strengthen organizational defenses.
• Support penetration testing, security audits, security control implementation, and compliance initiatives.
• Recommend and implement security improvements that reduce risk and enhance resiliency.
• Contribute to security policies, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery efforts.
• Work with the CISO and technology teams to advance the organization’s cybersecurity strategy.
• Stay current with emerging security alerts and issues.
• Receive and analyze network alerts from enterprise sources, determine probable causes, and recommend resolution actions.
• Monitor and interpret server logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection logs, and network traffic for suspicious activity.
• Design, implement, and report on security system and end user activity audits.
• Collaborate with technology partners to operate technical systems and monitor unusual or suspicious activity across products, data centers, and cloud systems.
• Correlate incident data to identify vulnerabilities and enable expeditious remediation.
• Investigate security exceptions and administer incident response procedures, coordinating with internal personnel or external agencies as needed.
• Perform cyber defense incident triage, including determining scope, urgency, potential impact, identifying vulnerabilities, and making remediation recommendations.
• Recommend and schedule fixes, security patches, disaster recovery procedures, and other breach-response measures.
• Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution.
• Support CISO coordination of incident response functions.
• Assess systems and solutions to ensure they can defend the business against new threats.
• Support CISO efforts to implement cybersecurity-enabled products and compensating security controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
• Analyze cyber defense policies and configurations and evaluate compliance with regulations and organizational directives.
• Conduct and/or support authorized penetration testing on enterprise network assets.
• Prepare audit reports identifying technical and procedural findings and recommended remediation strategies.
• Perform technical and non-technical risk and vulnerability assessments for relevant focus areas such as cloud, local computing environments, network and infrastructure, supporting infrastructure, and applications.
• Participate in planning and design of enterprise security architecture under direction of the CISO and VP of Technical Operations, where appropriate.
• Participate in creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under direction of the CISO, where appropriate.
• Participate in planning and design of enterprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans under direction of the CISO, where appropriate.
• Recommend additional security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions.
• Participate in the design and execution of vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and security audits.
• Recommend data security policies, procedures, standards, and practices to minimize breach risk and support timely detection and containment.
• Other duties as assigned to meet organizational needs.

Technologies

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems
• Intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS)
• Public key infrastructure (PKI)
• Identity and access management (IDAM) systems
• Antivirus
• Firewalls
• Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
• Threat intelligence platforms
• Data loss prevention (DLP)
• Security automation and orchestration
• Deception technologies
• Application controls

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Security Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Five or more years of cybersecurity, information security, or related experience.
• Experience with incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Knowledge of endpoint monitoring, email security, vulnerability scanning, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Understanding of cloud, network, and infrastructure security best practices.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to assess risk, prioritize threats, and communicate recommendations effectively.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP
• GCIA
• GCIH
• GMON
• Or similar cybersecurity certifications

Role Details

• Open until filled
• Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Department: Information Services
• Reports to: Chief Information Security Officer
• Supervises: None

Location and Work Style

• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Hybrid work environment based on candidate qualifications and business needs
• Location: Missouri (hybrid)

Compensation

• USD 88,000 to USD 150,000 per year
• Based on experience, the base pay for this position is $88,000 to $150,000

Benefits

• Meaningful Impact: Help protect the systems and data that support Missouri agriculture and rural communities.
• Career Growth: Expand expertise through challenging projects, emerging technologies, and evolving security threats.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with professionals who value innovation, continuous learning, and teamwork.
• Competitive Total Rewards: Comprehensive salary, incentive opportunities, and benefits package designed to support overall well-being.
• Flexible Work Environment: Hybrid work opportunities available based on candidate qualifications and business needs.

Job Function Allocation

• 30% Data and Information Security Monitoring and Automation
• 30% Incident Analysis and Response
• 25% Cyber Intelligence and Vulnerability Management
• 15% Planning
• n/a Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization