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Cybersecurity Analyst
About the role
We are looking for a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team. You will monitor alerts and investigate security events.
Responsibilities
- Monitor alerts and investigate security events.
- Triage incidents and escalate with evidence.
- Tune detection rules and reduce false positives.
- Support vulnerability management and reporting.
- Document findings and recommend fixes.
Required
- SIEM (Splunk, Sentinel)
- Incident response
- Vulnerability management
- Networking and OS fundamentals
- Threat analysis
Preferred
- Security+ or CISSP
- EDR tools
- Cloud security
- Scripting
Tools and stack
SIEM (Splunk, Sentinel), EDR tools, Vulnerability scanners, Ticketing systems, MITRE ATT&CK, Threat intelligence feeds
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Monitor alerts and investigate security events.
- Triage incidents and escalate with evidence.
- Tune detection rules and reduce false positives.
- Support vulnerability management and reporting.
- Document findings and recommend fixes.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- SIEM (Splunk, Sentinel)
- Incident response
- Vulnerability management
- Networking and OS fundamentals
- Threat analysis
Preferred skills
Use these to rank candidates who meet the required list.
- Security+ or CISSP
- EDR tools
- Cloud security
- Scripting
Other titles this role appears under
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- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Information Security Analyst
- SOC Analyst
- Security Engineer
Seniority guide
Pick the level you need and state it plainly in the posting.
- Junior: triages alerts using runbooks.
- Mid: investigates and tunes detections.
- Senior: leads incident response and detection strategy.
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