Information Security Analyst

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Risk Analyst evaluating security for UW-Madison partners' tools and data, conducting assessments and collaborating on risk management initiatives.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $97,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conducts vulnerability-scanning analysis, tests security controls, documents the results of risk assessments, and designs procedures to prevent future incidents
Assists in the design, development, and implementation of security methodology and infrastructure for major systems
Liaison with campus IT practitioners to gather needs and feedback for RMC to ensure efficiency
Configures, develops, and tests applications and security controls
Assist in development and documentation of an RMC project management tool to include processes and workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Established professional experience conducting risk assessments against recognized standards (NIST, COBIT or ISO) with minimal oversight.
Established professional experience working with security requirements within a healthcare, higher ed, or research organization.
Working knowledge of NIST, HIPAA, or PCI Data Security standards along with virtual environment, AI and cloud computing services and demonstrate professional certification in Information Security or IT Audits.
Experience executing project management skills including setting expectations, design review, threat modeling and risk profiling while working across a large, distributed organization that is representative of diverse IT and business communities.
Experience working independently to conduct technical investigations with diverse constituents, providing detailed written reports and presentations.
Experience communicating effectively to and accepting feedback from leadership, peers, technical teams and risk assessment customers (all campus levels).

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave
competitive insurances and savings accounts
retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

vulnerability scanningrisk assessmentsecurity controlssecurity methodologyproject managementthreat modelingrisk profilingtechnical investigationsdocumentationcloud computing

Soft Skills

communicationfeedback acceptanceindependencecollaborationefficiency

Certifications

Information Security certificationIT Audits certification