Security Analyst III

We are seeking a Security Analyst III to join our client’s Cyber Defense team as a senior-level individual contributor focused on incident response, detection optimization, and security operations excellence.

This position is intended for someone with strong hands-on experience managing and responding to complex security incidents while continuously improving security tooling, processes, and operational effectiveness.

This is not a monitoring-only role - we are looking for someone who can elevate the maturity of the security program.

Responsibilities Incident Response

• Lead and coordinate cybersecurity incident investigations
• Perform containment, remediation, and recovery activities
• Conduct root cause analysis and document findings
• Support forensic investigations when necessary

Security Operations Optimization

• Tune alerts and improve detection quality
• Enhance SOC processes and operational workflows
• Improve team efficiency and reduce alert fatigue
• Support security monitoring improvements

Threat Detection & Engineering

• Perform threat hunting activities
• Investigate suspicious behaviors and indicators of compromise
• Improve detection logic and visibility across the environment

Platform Administration & Security Tooling

• Operate within enterprise security platforms
• Support ongoing security posture improvements
• Provide recommendations for process and tooling enhancements

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience
• Strong incident response and SOC background
• Experience leading investigations from intake through resolution
• Strong understanding of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security
• Experience improving security operations environments
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Process improvement mindset
• Comfortable operating independently and driving outcomes, * Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Defender for Servers
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Defender XDR
• Defender CSPM

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Proofpoint
• OpenDNS
• Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Dark web monitoring
• Threat hunting methodologies

Ideal Candidate

• Senior-level incident responder

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay, 401(k)
• Retirement plan
• …and much more!