Security Analyst

Urgent Backfill Position
DirectClient: Texas Health & Human Services Commission(HHSC)
Title: Security Analyst
Location: 701 W 51st, Austin, Texas 78751
Duration: 10 months with possible extension
Last date for submission: October 23, 2026(12.00 PM CST)

Important Note: Position will be 5 days ONSITE. Candidates must relocate to Texas before the start date.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Responsible for installation, administration and troubleshooting software and hardware issues for our security tools. They are also responsible for updating software with latest security patches. They also develop and update network security. Evaluate and review existing HHSC Cybersecurity tools and controls to determine gaps, provide recommendations, and implement risk reduction plans for the HHSC organization. Design, prepare, and present supporting documentation such as project plans, status reports, briefings and presentations, and internal / external stakeholder communication materials for the HHSC organization. Use research, interviews, meetings, and workshops to understand the HHSC organization’s strategic objectives, processes, issues, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Interacts extensively with HHSC internal or external stakeholders, including business partners and/or external HHSC parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps. Interacts extensively with HHSC internal or external stakeholders, including business partners and/or external HHSC parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps. Perform editing on HHSC documentation to include checks for format, clarity, and overall cohesiveness. Manage updates and revisions to technical literature for the HHSC organization. Provide HHSC progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years Required/Preferred Experience
3 Required Evaluate and review existing HHSC Cybersecurity tools and controls to determine gaps, provide recommendations, and implement risk reduction plans for the HHSC organization.
3 Required Design, prepare, and present supporting documentation such as project plans, status reports, briefings and presentations, and internal / external stakeholder communication materials for the HHSC organization.
3 Required Use research, interviews, meetings, and workshops to understand the HHSC organization’s strategic objectives, processes, issues, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
3 Required Interacts extensively with HHSC internal or external stakeholders, including business partners and/or external HHSC parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps.
3 Required Fulfill basic HHSC project management duties to ensure the successful completion of HHSC short-term engagements, to include creation of project charters, expectation / communications management, risk management, resource management for the HHSC organizati
3 Required Perform editing on HHSC documentation to include checks for format, clarity, and overall cohesiveness. Manage updates and revisions to technical literature for the HHSC organization. Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required
3 Required Threat and vulnerability analysis. Investigating, documenting, and reporting on any information security (InfoSec) issues as well as emerging trends. Analysis and advising or response to previously unknown hardware and software vulnerabilities. Preparing
5 Preferred Perform editing on HHSC documentation to include checks for format, clarity, and overall cohesiveness. Manage updates and revisions to technical literature for the HHSC organization. Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required
5 Preferred Design, prepare, and present supporting documentation such as project plans, status reports, briefings and presentations, and internal / external stakeholder communication materials for the HHSC organization.
5 Preferred Use research, interviews, meetings, and workshops to understand the HHSC organization’s strategic objectives, processes, issues, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
5 Preferred Fulfill basic HHSC project management duties to ensure the successful completion of HHSC short-term engagements, to include creation of project charters, expectation / communications management, risk management, resource management for the HHSC organizati
5 Preferred Perform editing on HHSC documentation to include checks for format, clarity, and overall cohesiveness. Manage updates and revisions to technical literature for the HHSC organization. Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required
5 Preferred Interacts extensively with HHSC internal or external stakeholders, including business partners and/or external HHSC parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps.