P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Analyst / Security Specialist
Protect systems and data from breaches, monitor networks, assess vulnerabilities, respond to incidents.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Monitor networks
- Assess vulnerabilities
- Implement security measures
- Respond to security incidents
- Conduct security audits
- Develop security protocols
- Ensure compliance with security standards
- Collaborate with IT teams to enhance security
- Analyze security breaches
- Prepare security reports
- Monitor and analyze network traffic
- Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities
- Respond to and manage security incidents
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Network monitoring
- Vulnerability assessment
- Security protocol implementation
- Incident response
- Security auditing
- Compliance adherence
- Data encryption
- Security software proficiency
- Cybersecurity frameworks
- Network architecture
- Encryption technologies
- Risk management
- Incident management
- Compliance regulations
- Security software tools
- Threat analysis
- Network Security
- Encryption
- Risk Assessment
- Incident Response
- Compliance Standards
- Analytical thinking
- Problem Solving
- Attention to detail
What good looks like
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Certification in Network Security
- Experience with encryption technologies
- Familiarity with compliance standards
- Strong analytical skills
Common titles
Cybersecurity IIICybersecurity 3Mid-Level CybersecurityCybersecurity Cybersecurity Analyst / Security Specialist
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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