Job Details

VARITE is looking for a qualified Information Security Awareness Analyst in Houston, TX.

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
A global investment management firm that offers a wide range of investment solutions, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), private equity, and real estate investment products.

WHAT WE DO?
Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title: Information Security Awareness Analyst
Location: Houston, TX - Hybrid - 4 days onsite
Contract Duration: 8 months
Pay Rate Range: $65.00 - $72.46/hr on W2

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Job Purpose (Job Summary):
The Global Security Contractor will work closely with peers throughout Global Security. The contractor will assist in daily assignments within the Global Security Governance, Projects and Strategy functions, specifically in the Services and Resources division.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• The main job duties surround the implementation of a Security Awareness Program for ***. This includes:

• Developing monthly reviews of Awareness materials for inputs and approvals of items in the annual plan
• Developing compelling news articles on a monthly basis to educate the staff; these are delivered by SharePoint page and Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) internal social media postings.
• Devising phishing simulation payloads and executing the tests using Microsoft Defender.
• Collaborating on annual Security Awareness training that all staff are required to complete, as well as running weekly reports on the staff to identify those who are past due, and updating Power BI dashboards.
• Assisting with the implementation of Cyber Security Awareness Month, held in October, in conjunction with teams from around the world.
• Issuing standard quarterly Repeat Offender training.
• Curating 2.5 hours of training materials required by regulators for Asia-Pacific teams.

• Administer license assignments in the Udemy Business Pro training platform.
• Gather monthly metrics and assist in preparing monthly presentations to senior Global Security leaders.
• Maintain Global Security new hire information as needed.
• Maintain Global Security intranet web pages as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, primarily Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Creative development of educational materials.
• Experience in cybersecurity is a plus.

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Exceptional academic track record.
• Experience in analytics and quantitative analysis.
• Intellectual agility - the ability to learn and act on new information quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to learn and operate security tools when required.
• Team player across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Formal Education:

• A bachelor's degree in a related discipline (Information Security, Cyber Security, Computer Science etc.) preferred or equivalent business experience will be considered.
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0. or above is required.

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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.