Senior network security analyst vs information systems security officer

The differences between senior network security analysts and information systems security officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a senior network security analyst and an information systems security officer. Additionally, a senior network security analyst has an average salary of $96,531, which is higher than the $90,730 average annual salary of an information systems security officer.

The top three skills for a senior network security analyst include firewall, LAN and security events. The most important skills for an information systems security officer are RMF, DOD, and ISSO.

Senior network security analyst vs information systems security officer overview

	Senior Network Security Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Yearly salary	$96,531	$90,730
Hourly rate	$46.41	$43.62
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	79,631	202,299
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Senior network security analyst vs information systems security officer salary

Senior network security analysts and information systems security officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Network Security Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Average salary	$96,531	$90,730
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $131,000	Between $68,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	Palmdale, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between senior network security analyst and information systems security officer education

There are a few differences between a senior network security analyst and an information systems security officer in terms of educational background:

	Senior Network Security Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Senior network security analyst vs information systems security officer demographics

Here are the differences between senior network security analysts' and information systems security officers' demographics:

	Senior Network Security Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
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 senior network security analyst and information systems security officer duties and responsibilities

Senior network security analyst example responsibilities.

Contract to manage l network security using Cisco switches, routers and firewalls to increase performance, stability and security.
Lead numerous DLP upgrades and process improvements and successfully implement application security program.
Utilize CLI to perform health check on various client devices on Linux and other proprietary platforms.
Back up support role for support of DNS, DHCP and NTP.
Increase network availability with support of core enterprise routers, switches, border routers, remote access and firewalls.
Install and administer Redhat Linux application server for security and monitoring device monitoring.

Information systems security officer example responsibilities.

Manage a $1 million civilian contract; ISSO for 4 separate networks , 9K users, and 8K systems.
Lead implementation for new DAR solution for global disk encryption, developing management policy to prevent document and data leakage.
Manage logistics of moving necessary equipment for test across country to newly designed/built NSA certify test facility.
Track and report risk identify in the vulnerability scans to the IAM.
Perform user account administration, media control, implementation and enforcement of DoD computer security plans/policies/procedures/directives, and system security training.
Install DISA security patches on UNIX servers.

Senior network security analyst vs information systems security officer skills

Common senior network security analyst skills

Firewall, 9%
LAN, 6%
Security Events, 5%
WAN, 5%
Switches, 5%
Linux, 4%

Common information systems security officer skills

RMF, 9%
DOD, 8%
ISSO, 7%
Windows, 5%
Security Posture, 5%
SCI, 4%

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