Cybersecurity Analyst 

Kootenai Electric Cooperative is located in scenic North Idaho, the heart of abundant recreational opportunities.  Settled in a beautiful lakefront mountain setting, it is a favorite destination for tourists.   Just outside our back door are national forests, lakes, rivers, and trails offering plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, boating/water sports, fishing, hunting, golfing, snow sports, and much more. The four distinct seasons offer recreational opportunities year-round.  The Coeur d’Alene/Hayden metropolitan area also offers a variety of entertainment and shopping venues and is a short 45-minute drive to Spokane, Washington and access to domestic and international air travel.  

This position focuses on achieving KEC's cybersecurity objectives which involves monitoring security systems, audit logs, intrusion detection, and vulnerability management; analyzing data; making recommendations for action; and investigating anomalies. 

?Core Competencies 

• Safety:?Adhere to all workplace and trade safety laws, regulations, standards, rules, and practices. Use of Personal Protective Equipment as required. Take individual responsibility in managing safety risks and reporting unsafe conditions or unsafe work practices. Respond positively to safety-oriented feedback. Contribute to a culture of safety.
• Quality of Work: Produce thorough, high-quality work with minimal errors. Seek feedback, make corrections as needed. Identify problems and solve them. Strive to improve processes. Work collaboratively with team members to implement systemic changes.
• Productivity: Complete assigned work in a timely fashion. Utilize slow periods productively. Produce amount and volume expected, at accepted speed.
• Technical Skills/Job Knowledge: Demonstrate appropriate level of understanding of technical skills in area of expertise, technology, products, and/or processes involved. Perform assigned duties. Keep current on changes. Competent with all technology and industry best practices necessary to perform job. Maintain necessary certification(s).
• Communication: Oral and written communication clearly convey information. Keep others informed of activities and problems in timely manner. Listen well. Respond appropriately and respectfully.
• Teamwork/Ability to Work With Others: Demonstrate ability to work in positive manner with co-workers and/or customers with differing backgrounds, opinions, capabilities, etc. Willingly share skills, competencies, and knowledge with others. Establish and maintain strong, effective working relationships. Contribute effectively to group efforts. Promote harmony. Agree to disagree without damaging relationships.
• Accountability: Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality. Arrive on-time and be prepared to work. Accept responsibility for work and actions. Be reliable.
• Integrity: Demonstrate honesty, high ethical standards, and respect for all team members, co-workers, and KEC members.
• Professionalism: Address internal and external customers with courtesy and respect, always. Dress in work attire appropriate to the position. Communicate business information in timely fashion, using means of communication appropriate to the situation.
• Support of Cooperative Goals, Policies, and Procedures: Support Cooperative goals. Adhere to all Cooperative policies and procedures. Understand that internal customer and external member focus is always top priority. Contribute effectively in support of that priority.
• Problem-Solving: Use sound logic and methodology to solve problems. Explore multiple sources for answers, as required. Able to identify hidden problems. Propose solutions. 

?Job Responsibilities 

• Monitors security incident and event management (SIEM) system for alerts and investigates them.
• Monitors security-events from servers, firewalls, and intrusion detection sensors (IDS) for potential security breaches or violations of policy.
• Analyzes audit logs for suspicious behavior.
• Performs audits of accounts and permissions and recommends changes where needed.
• Ensures data inventories are adhering to security policies.
• Analyzes networks and systems for vulnerabilities and recommends remediations. 

• Ensures systems are performing as expected, including SIEM, vulnerability management, end-point protection, patching, and audit log systems.
• Assists in presenting end-user IT security training and awareness programs on security policies and guidelines.
• Creates and modifies security policies and procedures.
• Supports the implementation of CIS Controls or other security frameworks. 
• Responds to suspected breaches.
• Engages with external parties to conduct security assessments including but not limited to penetration tests.
• Performs other duties as directed or required.  

Job Requirements 

• Education/Experience
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in the Cybersecurity field preferred in the following areas: cybersecurity frameworks including the CIS Controls, vulnerability management and patching, security policies and procedures, and audit logging.
  • CEH, Security+ GIAC, and/or CISSP certification preferred. 
• Knowledge and Skill 
  • Strong interpersonal and listening skills. 
  • Strong "systems" skills to enable understanding of Cooperative needs from a wholistic view.
  • Basic knowledge of the vulnerability management lifecycle.
  • Basic knowledge of operating systems, infrastructure, application, and database security.
  • Ability to document complex systems with change management methodology.
  • Aptitude to quickly learn new hardware, operating systems, and other programs to implement and support corporate requirements.
  • Must be highly motivated with positive people skills, a strong commitment to Cooperative principles, and to providing excellent customer service and corporate synergy.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, board of directors, clients, members, and employees.
• Mental Demands
  • Ability to operate effectively at both a high-level strategic perspective and a. detailed, technical level, ensuring precision and accuracy in meeting complex technical requirements.
  • Ability to schedule work to meet multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently without direct supervision and to maintain project management scheduling.
  • Maintain a positive work attitude.
  • Complex data analysis.
  • Multiple concurrent projects. Must be able to concentrate, compute, compare, analyze, compile, coordinate, synthesize, read, interpret, and prioritize. 

Working Conditions/Hazards: 

• Comfortable surroundings, however outdoor work in adverse weather may be required.
• Use of monitor, keyboard, mouse, and other office machines.
• Travel may be required. 

Interested candidates must complete a KEC employment application at www.kec.com. This position will remain open until filled, with priority consideration given to those who apply by May 2, 2025. 

Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability or protected veteran status. 

About Kootenai Electric Co-op, Inc.

Kootenai Electric Cooperative is located in scenic North Idaho, the heart of abundant recreational opportunities. Settled in a beautiful lakefront mountain setting, it is a favorite destination for tourists. Just outside our back door are national forests, lakes, rivers, and trails offering plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, boating/water sports, fishing, hunting, golfing, snow sports, and much more. The four distinct seasons offer recreational opportunities year round. The Coeur d’Alene/Hayden metropolitan area also offers a variety of entertainment and shopping venues and is a short 45 minute drive to Spokane, Washington and access to domestic and international air travel.

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