Intrusion detection analyst vs information assurance engineer

The differences between intrusion detection analysts and information assurance engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an intrusion detection analyst and an information assurance engineer. Additionally, an information assurance engineer has an average salary of $89,291, which is higher than the $86,862 average annual salary of an intrusion detection analyst.

The top three skills for an intrusion detection analyst include SIEM, incident response and firewall. The most important skills for an information assurance engineer are RMF, DOD, and IAM.

Intrusion detection analyst vs information assurance engineer overview

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Assurance Engineer
Yearly salary	$86,862	$89,291
Hourly rate	$41.76	$42.93
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	5,673	104,421
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Intrusion detection analyst vs information assurance engineer salary

Intrusion detection analysts and information assurance engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Assurance Engineer
Average salary	$86,862	$89,291
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $115,000	Between $67,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and information assurance engineer education

There are a few differences between an intrusion detection analyst and an information assurance engineer in terms of educational background:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Assurance Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Information Technology
Most common college	University of Washington	-

Intrusion detection analyst vs information assurance engineer demographics

Here are the differences between intrusion detection analysts' and information assurance engineers' demographics:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Assurance Engineer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	Male, 78.6% Female, 21.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and information assurance engineer duties and responsibilities

Intrusion detection analyst example responsibilities.

Manage endpoint encryption, antivirus/anti-malware host IPS, process documentation, incident management.
Monitor security events in the SIEM and other general office tools.
Monitor and analyze network communication traffic with ArcSight SIEM in a SOC/CERT/CSIRT.
Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (SourceFire, EEMSG IronPorts, and ArcSight) locate at supporting customer's locations.
Perform packet analysis utilizing Wireshark.
Used ArcSight for SEM level rule tuning.

Information assurance engineer example responsibilities.

Install, configure, and managing ACAS deployments to assess the current vulnerabilities and security posture for classify networks.
Implement a manage endpoint encryption solution utilizing TrendMicro MobileArmor to secure university workstations against sensitive data loss.
Review system security plans, risk assessments, and compliance with NIST minimal security controls.
Assess network against NIST SP 800-53 rev3 security controls.
Review of PowerBroker root user logs on SOX UNIX systems.
Automate regression scenarios and update existing regression suite (QTP).

Intrusion detection analyst vs information assurance engineer skills

Common intrusion detection analyst skills

SIEM, 11%
Incident Response, 10%
Firewall, 8%
SOC, 6%
Security Events, 6%
ArcSight, 5%

Common information assurance engineer skills

RMF, 9%
DOD, 9%
IAM, 5%
Windows, 5%
ACAS, 5%
Assurance Support, 4%

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