Cyber Defense Analyst

Employer Industry: Cybersecurity

• Base salary up to $170,000 USD
• Eligibility for bonuses and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Opportunity for career advancement and growth within the organization
• Engaging and fast‑paced work environment focusing on innovative security solutions
• Chance to work with cutting‑edge technologies in a hybrid environment

• Monitor alerts from various security tools like SIEM, EDR, IAM, and CSPM
• Lead incident response efforts, including containment, eradication, and recovery
• Proactively hunt for threats using methodologies mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
• Build and enhance automation playbooks and custom scripts
• Track and report operational metrics, maintaining documentation and lessons learned

• 3–5 years of hands‑on SOC or Incident Response experience in a cloud‑first or hybrid environment
• Strong understanding of attacker lifecycle, MITRE ATT&CK, and threat actor TTPs
• Experience with EDR (Crowd Strike preferred), SIEM (Splunk preferred), and SOAR (Torq, XSOAR, or Phantom)
• Familiarity with AWS, Okta, and SaaS platforms
• Proficiency in writing queries and automations using Python, SPL, or equivalent

• Experience with CSPM/CDR/VM tools
• Knowledge of Containers and Kubernetes security
• Relevant certifications like CEH, Security+, GCIH, GCIA, or AWS Security Specialty

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