Junior Security Analyst

Junior Security Analyst

Okanagan College, IT Services Department – Reports to the Manager, IT Security and the Security Architect, Team Lead. The Junior Security Analyst is responsible for daily IT security operations, identity and access management (IAM), security monitoring, incident response, and security awareness across on‑premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the College’s Identity and Access Management (IAM), reviewing, granting or removing user accounts, groups, network and application access, and managing Single Sign‑On (SSO) integration across hybrid environments.
• Regularly review and track security alerts, logs, and notifications from tools such as IDS, WAF, SIEM, and investigate anomalies to ensure responsive actions are taken.
• Participate in IT Security projects, including device, system, OS, and software patching, penetration testing, threat hunting, vulnerability testing, and patch verification.
• Assist with administrative security audits and assessments, report findings to management, and recommend solutions to mitigate risk and improve security posture.
• Participate in incident response and support activities, including detection, investigation, mitigation, reporting, and remediation of security incidents, breaches, data disclosure and privacy issues.
• Act as a champion for IT Security within the College – engage in continuous training, research emerging threats, deliver security training and awareness activities, and collaborate with peers to stay current with best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Work Conditions & Schedule

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Okanagan College is committed to increasing the equitable and inclusive participation of marginalized people in all aspects of college life. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black People, members of racialized groups / visible minorities, people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities or expressions. People with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, AccessibilityHR@okanagan.bc.ca .

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