Cybersecurity Analyst Tier 2

Details

Open Date 09/14/2026

Requisition Number PRN
46212B

Job Title Information Security Analysts

Working Title Cybersecurity Analyst Tier 2

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P2 - Developing

FLSA Code Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Rotating

Work Schedule Summary

Four ten hour shifts a week. Position will rotate between day and evening shifts to include holidays and weekends.

VP Area President

Department 00954 - UIT Systems & Security

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $73,000.

Close Date 09/22/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Information Security Analysts

The University of Utah has an opportunity for a Cybersecurity Analyst Tier 2 (Security Operations Center) to help support our Information Security and Compliance goals. The Tier 2 SOC analyst will drive mid-tier incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and help optimize our operational capabilities. Operating as the primary escalation bridge between Tier 1 monitoring and Tier 3 engineering, you will handle complex security events, collaborate closely with Tier 3 analysts to tune detection rules, refine response playbooks, and mentor junior analysts.

About UIT :
University Information Technology ( UIT ), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s
Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network;
Campus Information Services ( CIS ) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah :
Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to
arts and museum venues and a member of the
BIG
-12 Conference
.
Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from
biking to hiking to fishing abound
. Salt Lake City is home to the
Utah Symphony and Opera
,
Ballet West
,
professional sports teams
, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

Responsibilities

Information Security Analyst II

Incident Response:

• Perform in-depth investigations, root cause analysis, and containment activities for escalated, complex, or multi-vector security incidents across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity domains

• Serve as the primary escalation point for Tier 1 analysts, providing technical guidance during active triage and validating escalation quality.

• Perform initial scoping and technical artifact analysis to support response actions and prevent incident propagation.

• Draft clear, detailed incident postmortem reports and document technical findings for internal stakeholders.

Detection & Playbook Optimization:

• Partner with Tier 3 analysts to tune, refine, and update existing detection logic across SIEM , EDR , and cloud security platforms to reduce false positives and improve alert fidelity.

• Identify detection coverage gaps and telemetry blind spots during investigations, providing actionable recommendations to Tier 3 for new rules or detection enhancements.

• Assist Tier 3 analysts in testing, providing feedback on, and maintaining automated response workflows ( SOAR ) to streamline routine SOC tasks.

Threat Analysis:

• Analyze complex adversary behavior from escalated alerts, mapping attack paths to the MITRE ATT & CK framework.

• Assist Tier 3 analysts in executing structured, hypothesis-driven threat hunting campaigns across corporate and cloud environments.

• Operationalize threat intelligence updates by…