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# Security Analyst (SOC)

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Multitier Architecture, Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Bash Shell, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Databases, Linux, IP Addressing, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Network Monitoring, Windows PowerShell, Software Engineering, SQL Injection, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Malware, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, Nessus, Ddos, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fdc65c5c-2ad2-44c1-97e9-ade40462c036

## About the Role

* General Cyber Security exposure and experience
 * Operating Systems (Linux, and/or Windows)
 * Understanding Windows and security systems logs
 * Scripting such as; PowerShell, Python, Bash etc.
 * Dynamic mindset, critical/Open thinking, and researching/investigating. Collaboration and teamwork.
 * Basic Understanding of forensic, Malware, threat intelligent practices and tools, * Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Systems highly preferred but not required, * Cloud environments
 * Forensic Support: RAM Dumping, Host Imaging
 * Security Tool Management: Troubleshoot Outage/Degradation, Identify Health Status
 * Threat intelligence tools
 * Threat intelligence platform-
 * A lot of scripting (pyhton powershell)
 * Remote forensic tools
 * Networking
 * Databases
 * Application development
 * Project management

Able to demonstrate an understanding and/or proficiency in the following areas:

 * Ability to research and investigate things as needed. Think outside the box to find solutions to unknown problems.
 * Incident Response Tasks: Identify false/real threats, analyze tool alerts, identify Host involvement, compare scan results, identify incident/events, determine priority level(s), analyze logs, initiate appropriate Host scan, validate IP addresses, identify customer POC, remedy an Incident creation, enact a recall list, open a Triage Line, document incidents, communicate incidents, and gather incident details.
 * Automation/Scripting: PowerShell, Bash and/or Python
 * Security Training: Knowledge of latest security trends and security methodology.
 * Understanding of Proxy/Gateways.
 * Network Monitoring:
 * Malware Analytics: Bash Attempts, SQL Injections, Dos/DDos
 * Vulnerability Assessment: Proper Nessus Scan
 * Security Tool Management: Troubleshoot Outage/Degradation, Identify Health Status

## Description

Apex Systems is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for an exciting position working in an established Security Operations Center. As the Security Analyst you will join a very mature and forward thinking SOC that welcomes employee's to think outside the box. The SOC oversee' s all cyber security functions for our entire company that has thousands of employee's across the USA., * Responsible for incident response work including analyzing events, identifying false positive vs. real threats, identifying host involvement, comparing scan results, analyzing logs, and prioritizing incident/events. Helps to solve Tier II incidents and events.

 * Responsible for Malware Analytics & Vulnerability Assessments by investigating events similar in complexity to Bash attempts and SQL injections.
 * Does work with Forensic Support by working with remote contractor sites to extract data requested by our government SOC counterparts. Helps to develop training materials.
 * Using Security Tool Management, troubleshoots and supports the restoration of security tool degradation and outages.
 * Through network monitoring works on the identification of resource management, hung processes, and routing configuration issues.
 * General understand of IT Security standards and protocols.


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