IT Information Security Analyst

Pay Range: $38.97 – $50.66/hr. I $81,058 - $105,376 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, September 26, 2025 📅

Workdays & Hours: FLSA Exempt position. Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; some evening/weekend work required. Hybrid on-site work model available with supervisory approval; staff required to be on-site at least 2 days per week.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

An IT Information Security Analyst position is available with the City of Fort Worth IT Solutions’ Security Division. This division protects the City’s technology environment, including networks, applications, and data, from cyber threats. The team manages identity and access, monitors for malicious activity, evaluates vulnerabilities, and ensures compliance with standards such as NIST, HIPAA, PCI, and CJIS. Our mission is to deliver secure and reliable technology services that support critical City operations and maintain public trust.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Four (4) years of responsible experience in Information Security Programs
• Relevant certifications within the Information Security realm (CompTIA, Security+, GISF, ISC2-CC, etc.) within 6 months of hire
• Valid Driver’s License
• Candidate selected for hire must pass a CJIS background check (see below for details)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Identity and Access Management (IAM): Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO integrations (SAML, OIDC), MFA support, log and audit analysis, and conditional access.
• Vulnerability Management: Experience using tools such as Qualys, Tenable, or Rapid7 to review scan results, research CVEs, assess impact and likelihood, and set remediation priorities. Able to explain risk clearly to stakeholders.
• Incident Response: Experience investigating security alerts (EDR detections, phishing emails, SIEM events), with the ability to analyze root causes, assess impact, contain threats, support remediation, and document findings clearly.
• Security Gap Analysis: Ability to identify gaps, define requirements, and work with IT teams to design and implement solutions.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GISF, or ISC2 CC (advanced certifications a plus).

The IT Information Security Analyst’s job responsibilities include:

• Provide frontline support for security-related requests (MFA, SSO, phishing reports, etc.) and resolve tickets.
• Monitor and investigate security alerts from SIEM, EDR, firewall, and email security platforms.
• Participate in security projects, new tool deployments, and process improvements to strengthen defenses and expand security capabilities.
• Support compliance initiatives by contributing to audits and aligning controls with NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, HIPAA, PCI and CJIS.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by refining security work instructions, updating procedures, and creating clear documentation for repeatable tasks and investigations.
• Evaluate internal application and software requests, score risk, and recommend safer alternatives when needed.
• Assist in tuning and optimizing security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, other security tools) to improve overall usage and effectiveness.
• Deliver excellent customer service in cybersecurity by supporting users with security-related requests, questions, and safe handling of suspicious activity.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.  Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position:  Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

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Conditions Of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.