Senior Security Analyst
Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.
Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.
Position Overview: The Senior Security Analyst strengthens the organization’s security posture by leading advanced threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response activities. This role serves as a technical resource, collaborating across IT teams to implement security best practices, evaluate risks, and drive improvements to enterprise security controls.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Security Operations & Incident Response
- Monitoring, investigation, and response to security incidents.
- Enhance SIEM/EDR rules, dashboards, and automated alerts.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and coordinate remediation efforts.
Vulnerability & Risk Management
- Vulnerability scanning, prioritization, and remediation tracking.
- Identify high-risk threats and provide clear mitigation recommendations.
- Perform risk assessments and threat modeling for key systems and projects.
Security Engineering & Architecture Support
- Contribute to deployment and optimization of security tools (SIEM, EDR, IAM, SOAR).
- Review configurations, hardening baselines, and network/security architectures.
- Recommend improvements to logging, monitoring, and defense-in-depth strategies.
Governance, Policy & Compliance
- Assist in updating and maintaining security policies and standards.
- Support audit activities and compliance reporting.
IT Procurement
- Assist requisitions to ensure timely order submission and negotiating costs, delivery schedules and contract terms.
- Assist in maintaining accurate records required for renewals, maintenance agreements, General Purchase Orders.
- Participating in the negotiation and review of vendor agreements.
- Help manage annual software, hardware agreements, and professional services contracts.
Other Duties
- Mentor junior analysts and support organization-wide security initiatives.
- Deliver staff training and promote cybersecurity awareness.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
- 3+ years in cybersecurity or information security roles.
- Experience with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and incident response.
- Demonstrated understanding of modern threats, attack techniques, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Knowledge of network security, identity management, and cloud security.
- Certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent.
- New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire.
Salary Range
$100,000 - $103,000 USD
About Us: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city’s future economy.
NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance. We offer comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives:
- Generous employer subsidized health insurance
- Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
- Vision and hearing benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Short term and long-term disability coverage
- 100% employer covered life insurance and supplemental life insurance coverage
- Up to 25 vacation days
- Floating Holidays and Summer Fridays
- Parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks
- Retirement savings programs
- Company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan
- 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Continuing education and professional development
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- College savings plan
- Backup childcare
- Gym membership discounts
- A Calm.com membership for mindfulness and mental health support
- Employee discounts through Plum Benefits and much more
Benefits listed above may vary based on the length and nature of your employment with New York City Economic Development Corporation. These benefits are subject to be modified at any time, at the discretion of the organization.
The New York City Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Social Responsibility Mission is to create a People First strategy by attracting, retaining, and engaging a diverse and talented workforce. Like the city of New York, NYCEDC knows our strength comes from each of our connected parts, making the fabric of our organization better and stronger because of our unique employees' talents.
For more information, visit our website at edc.nyc.
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