Information Assurance Analyst
Degree Required:
Degree Required
Bachelor's Degree Required
CompTIA Security + Recommended
Job Growth:
Job Growth
31%
Median Salary Range:
Median Salary Range
$100,000
Soft Skills:
Soft Skills
Organized
Ability to Work Well Under Pressure
Analytical
Common Job Duties:
- Ensure organization’s information assurance policy is meeting customer, regulatory, or industry requirements
- Validate all operating systems, software, and hardware are protected and compliant with organization policies
- Perform assessments against organization policy controls and regulatory control frameworks
- Verify the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and technology through assessments and control frameworks
- Report any control violation findings through organization risk management framework or model
- Maintain relevant documentation related to information security
Content
Information Assurance Analyst Tracks
- Intern
- Junior
- Mid
- Senior
Target Employee
Student
Employee Type
Current student (High School, College, Technical School)
Requirements
School coursework, hands on tinkering
Job Titles
Intern
Job Responsibilities
- Learning about security controls, regulatory bodies, frameworks, and technology
- Shadowing
- Assigned a project/have a deliverable
Certifications
Microsoft Technical Assessments (MTA-98-367 retires on June 30th, 2021 but an updated version will be available) for Cybersecurity
Target Employee
0 - 2 Years
Employee Type
- College Graduate
- Career Transition
- Internal Mobility
Requirements
Associates, Bachelors or other
Job Titles
Analyst, Associate, Jr. Auditor, Jr. Assessor
Job Responsibilities
- Train on audit or assessment processes
- Learn about organization policy and security controls
- Understand applicable regulatory frameworks
- Schedule and coordinate audits or assessments
- Begin conducting audits or assessments
- Ensure SOPs, Work Instructions, Knowledge Articles are in place & updated
- Maintain documentation and audit results
- Report to Manager or Sr. Auditor on control gaps
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Tool certificates
- Government or regulatory certificates (FedRamp)
Target Employee
2 - 8 Years
Employee Type
- College Graduate
- Career Transition
- Internal / External Mobility
Requirements
Associates or Bachelors
Job Titles
Auditor, Assessor
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct audit or assessment processes
- Knowledgeable about organization policy and security controls
- Thorough understanding applicable regulatory frameworks
- Maintain documentation and audit results
- Report and escalate control gaps to Manager and/or system owners
- Submit control gaps into risk management process for action or risk acceptance
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Tool certificates
- Government or regulatory certificates (FedRamp)
- Cloud security certificates (AWS, Azure)
- Management or Process certificates (ITIL, PMP)
Target Employee
8+ Years
Employee Type
- Promotion
- Career Transition
- Internal / External Mobility
Requirements
Bachelors or Masters
Job Titles
Sr. Auditor, Advisor
Job Responsibilities
- Act as audit or assement lead for organization policy controls
- Establish audit or assessment process, model, and technology
- Manage team that conducts audits or assessments
- Responsible for aligning audits or assessments to regulatory frameworks
- Accountable for gaps submitted into risk management process for action or risk acceptance
- Meet with system owners to review gaps and determine action plans
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Tool certificates
- Government or regulatory certificates (FedRamp)
- Cloud security certificates (AWS, Azure)
- Management or Process certificates (ITIL, PMP)
- CISSP
- CISA
