Position Title:Information Security Analyst I
Job Group:Professional & Scientific
Required Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree
Job Description:
Summary
Iowa State University (ISU) and its Information Technology Services (ITS) Security team is currently accepting applications for an Information Security Analyst I position. ITS Security helps safeguard the information and technology used by the Cyclone community. As part of this work, ITS Security helps ensure controlled datasets are both secure and compliant with relevant security standards.
Your work will support efforts to secure payment card activity, research with sensitive datasets, and university business and financial records. Your role will be primarily consultative. You'll provide guidance to the campus community on how best to align processes with external and internal security standards. You will serve as a technical liaison to assess, track, and remediate technical control deficiencies.
To be successful in this role, you should have strong oral communication, business writing, and presentation skills. You'll be working with many different stakeholder groups, so your ability to guide and influence them is another important skill. Each environment at the university is unique, so you should be good at learning business processes and evaluating the unique risks for each one.
Some key responsibilities include:
Meet with campus units to understand the people, process, and technology involved in work identified as in-scope for compliance with an external or internal security standard.
Evaluate the security controls around systems against relevant security standards.
Identify compliance gaps and general security risks.
Help design cost-beneficial technical and administrative remedial actions if necessary.
Communicate the associated security risks, compliance requirements, and necessary remedial steps to key personnel at campus units.
Liaise with campus unit administrators and other IT professionals to implement remedial actions.
Answer ad hoc questions from the campus community about security compliance.
Document work using tools such as Service Now and Atlassian JIRA.
Review and understand the impact of security language in contractual agreements with external partners.
Work with researchers and IT professionals to design, document, and implement System Security Plans aligned to standards such as NIST SP 800-171 for research with regulated datasets.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Management Information Systems or a related field
Internship, part-time, or early-career experience in technology assurance, audit, risk, consulting, or compliance
Direct experience applying security frameworks to regulated datasets
Experience working in Higher Education or other large public sector organizations
For more information about Information Technology Services Security team, please visit: IT Security - Information Technology Services (https://www.it.iastate.edu/teams/security)
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
Application Instructions:To apply for this position, please click on "Apply" and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Application/Cover Letter
Why Choose Iowa State University?Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental, as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu, or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Appointment Type:Regular
Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period
Time Type:Full time
Pay Grade:PS809
Original Posting Date: May 18, 2026
Posting Close Date:May 24, 2026
Job Requisition Number:R19218
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General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.
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Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email eooffice@iastate.edu.
If you have questions about the application process please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll-Free at 1-877-477-7485. Iowa State University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should email employment@iastate.edu or call (515) 294-4800 or Toll-Free: (877) 477-7485. TTY users are welcome to use the Iowa Relay Service number by dialing 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2942.
General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.
