
Senior IT Security Analyst
Houston, TXJob$86–149K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Senior IT Security Analyst performs advanced cybersecurity work with substantial autonomy, helping maintain a secure IT environment and anticipate threats. The role includes threat detection, incident response, access control, policy development, risk assessment, security training, and evaluation of security tools. The analyst also guides less experienced team members and prepares technical reports and presentations on security status and incidents.
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About the Role:
As a Senior IT Security Analyst, you will engage in advanced cybersecurity tasks with a high level of autonomy. Your contributions will be crucial for maintaining a secure IT environment and anticipating potential threats. You'll exercise thorough security measures and guide less experienced team members.
Responsibilities:
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Conduct advanced threat detection and monitoring activities.
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Be able to skillfully leverage AI and Agents in order to increase effectiveness and productivity of their work
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Familiar with SOC2, ISO27001, PCI/DSS, and NIST based audits and assessment work..
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Coordinate comprehensive incident response and recovery efforts.
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Manage access controls and monitor user activity for anomalies.
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Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
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Provide advanced security training sessions and workshops.
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Evaluate and recommend new security tools and technologies.
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Conduct security risk assessments and mitigation planning.
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Prepare technical reports and presentations on security status and incidents.
Skills:
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Extensive knowledge of network security concepts and techniques.
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Security Audits: Deep competence in conducting thorough security audits.
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Incident Management: Experience in coordinating incident response efforts.
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Policy Development: Ability to develop and enforce comprehensive security policies.
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Training Leadership: Leadership in delivering advanced security trainings.
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Tools Evaluation: Proficiency in evaluating and integrating new security tools.
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Analytical Reporting: Skills in preparing detailed technical reports and presentations.
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$85,600.00 - $149,400.00 USD
This role is eligible for Bonus.
Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information :
Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,054 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$86–149K/yr
- Texas median$101–142K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$103–150K/yr745 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $118K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Cybersecurity Analyst salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs in Texas and 1,054 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Deloitte7 open
- ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company3 open
- Citigroup3 open
- Experience
- Cybersecurity Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (895 postings).
- Education
- 226 of the 1,054 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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