IT - Senior Security Analyst

Lewisville, Texas

Standard Motor Products
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Primary Responsibilities
  • Help lead a team of Security Analysts and provide guidance, mentorship, and support.
  • Assess, design, document, and work with IT teams to implement security controls for critical applications and systems throughout the company network to meet security standards and best practice recommendations.
  • Plan and schedule work with all areas of IT to ensure timely remediation of vulnerabilities based on security scans, penetration testing, or other means of detection of threats.
  • Conduct thorough investigations of security alerts/incidents and provide detailed reports on findings and actions taken.
  • Develop and implement security policies, procedures, and best practices to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain and ensure annual updates of all security-related Infrastructure policies and procedures by working with the respective teams.
  • Perform regular security audits, risk assessments, and vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate potential security risks as well as ensure the effectiveness of security controls.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies.
  • Reviewing email proxy phishing and spam queues. Provide guidance for tuning/adjustment of rules for the email proxy as needed.
  • Develop, write, and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with SOC 2, CIS Top 18, TISAX, and other relevant standards.
  • Define rules for and assist with DLP system maintenance.
  • Assist in overseeing 3rd party risk by communicating to vendors regarding mitigating discovered vulnerabilities.
  • Lead incident response and assist with disaster recovery planning and execution.
  • Monitor alerts and assess and improve on response plans based on the severity and applicability of the threat.
  • Ongoing system maintenance, policy configuration changes, and patching.
  • Participate in the recruitment and training of new team members.
  • Participate in tabletop exercises within IT and operational areas.
Other security tasks as needed.

Job Qualifications
  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree or its equivalent
  • At least 4 - 7 years of security work experience.
  • Experience in conducting security training and awareness programs.
  • Proficiency in conducting risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing, or working with pentesting firms.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity compliance frameworks, standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST, CIS, TISAX, OWASP, etc.)
  • Experience configuring, maintaining, and auditing application systems security controls.
  • Knowledge of system and network exploitation, attack vectors and pathologies, intrusion techniques, such as phishing, denial of service attacks, OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, malicious code/malware, ransomware, password attacks, etc.
  • Experience with Next Generation Firewalls, Next Generation EndPoint Protection products, IDS/IPS, and web application firewall technologies.
  • Experience with SIEM log centralization solutions.
  • Knowledge of current Windows Server, Windows Workstation, Apple, Linux, VMware, and Active Directory environments.
  • Knowledge of Directory Services (LDAP, AD) and Internet/Intranet architecture and design.
  • Experience with Email Security, Web Security, and DLP products.
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or equivalent are highly desirable.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Standard Motor Products is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.



Date Posted: 13 April 2025
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