Job Description
Job Description
IT SECURITY ANALYST
Rochester, NH – Full Time
This is an on-site position based in our Rochester, NH office.
About our energy
Family owned and operated for more than 90 years, Eastern is a full-service propane and oil company serving New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. We are proudly ranked as a gold level status for Veteran friendly employers. We’ve been voted as one of New Hampshire's "Best Places to Work" in the Manchester Radio Group's #bestofthe603 and we are pleased to offer employment opportunities throughout New England. Joining Eastern means you’re part of a supportive and family focused culture.
Why choose Eastern?
- Extensive benefits including 100% paid insurance options
- Matched 401(k) options
- Employee & family fuel discounts for your home
- State of the art Training Center
- 3.5 Weeks paid time off + 7 paid holidays
- Veteran’s Day paid holiday for active military and veterans
- Opportunity for growth
- Complimentary coffee, snacks, and Thanksgiving turkey
- Shortened summer hours – full pay, shorter days
- Wellness reimbursement (gym, exercise classes, and more)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Pet insurance
About this opportunity
This position is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining security controls that protect the organization’s computer systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, misuse, disruption, or destruction. The IT Security Analyst plays a critical role in identifying and responding to security incidents, assessing risk, and ensuring the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems. This role combines technical execution with analysis, collaboration, and user education to support secure and uninterrupted business operations.
What your role will look like
- Plan, implement, and maintain security measures and controls to protect systems, networks, and data.
- Monitor security tools, logs, and alerts to identify, investigate, and respond to potential incidents.
- Analyze security violations and breaches, determine root cause, and remediate security weaknesses.
- Investigate active alerts and security events, escalating incidents as appropriate.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to determine appropriate solutions for identified vulnerabilities.
- Protect data information systems from unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
- Install, configure, and manage security technologies toolset.
- Conduct internal audits, vulnerability assessments, and risk assessments of systems and processes.
- Assist in testing, maintaining, and improving system disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Research emerging technologies and threat intelligence to enhance the organization’s security posture.
- Maintain system access controls and regularly review user and system permissions.
- Recommend security enhancements, tool purchases, and architectural improvements to reduce risk.
- Train end users in social engineering, information security policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Be receptive to and successfully complete other duties as assigned.
What you’ll bring to this role
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline; or 3–5 years of equivalent experience of education, work and training.
- Experience:
- Experience monitoring and responding to security alerts and incidents.
- Experience securing Windows, Linux, and cloud environments.
- Experience conducting risk assessments, security audits, and vulnerability testing.
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and common attack techniques.
- Familiarity with security tools such as firewalls, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability scanning platforms.
- Knowledge of network security concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and secure network architecture.
- Familiarity with data encryption, access control mechanisms, and identity management concepts.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO, CIS, or COBIT.
Apply now to heat up your career at Eastern!