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# Security Analyst III

- **Company:** Inspyr Solutions
- **Location:** Spring, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Analysis, Azure Security Center, Cybercrime, Microsoft Sentinel, Cyber Warfare, Network Server
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0149342b-1838-4c85-8f60-5e0f61fb264a

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

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


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