Senior Security Analyst, Detection & Response
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JobgetherCybersecurity
United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary100,000 - 130,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 4+ years of experience in Information Technology, or 2+ years of hands-on experience specifically focused on incident detection and response.
- Required Skills
- AWSCybersecurityGCPMicrosoft Azure
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in Information Technology, or 2+ years of hands-on experience specifically focused on incident detection and response.
- Practical experience investigating and responding to security events and cybersecurity incidents.
- Solid understanding of computer systems, infrastructure, and common security attack vectors.
- Familiarity with cloud environments including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Knowledge of common defensive security controls and how they are applied to protect enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex technical challenges.
- Demonstrated ability to identify security risks and develop practical remediation approaches.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with security monitoring and technologies such as SIEM and EDR.
- Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment and provide leadership during critical security incidents.
Responsibilities
- Lead investigations and response activities involving security alerts, cybersecurity incidents, phishing attempts, malware, and other threats.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and business teams to contain, remediate, and recover from security incidents.
- Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and provide technical leadership during high-severity security events.
- Conduct threat hunting and proactive security analysis to identify emerging threats and indicators of compromise.
- Tune and optimize security alerts across monitoring platforms to improve detection fidelity and reduce false positives.
- Develop and maintain incident response procedures, playbooks, and operational workflows.
- Provide recommendations to business stakeholders on security risks, control improvements, and remediation priorities.
- Assist with the implementation and operationalization of security technologies, including SIEM and EDR platforms.
- Analyze incident trends to identify systemic security issues and recommend strategic improvements.
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