Security Analyst Job at NuHarbor Security in Burlington

Overview

The Security Analyst role, as part of our Managed Security Services team, is responsible for ensuring that client environments are monitored for security incidents and escalating notable events to clients and/or internal crew members. Opportunities are available on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts (Eastern Time Zone).

Responsibilities

• Live by the NuHarbor Corporate Values: Help Clients Win, Always Improve, Protect the House.
• Analyze security alerts, events, and trends to effectively communicate the value of NuHarbor services.
• Independently conduct investigations to provide actionable, context-relevant escalations to clients.
• Provide analysis and interpretation of vulnerability scans and assessments.
• Ensure client-facing and internal escalations are serviced in a timely fashion.
• Identify and communicate security gaps and potential mitigations based on understanding of client environments.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in efficiency, quality, maturity, and capabilities.
• Maintain current certifications and training relevant to the role as defined in the NuHarbor Career Course Toolkit.
• Develop, implement, and improve documentation and operational processes.
• Communicate security technologies and mitigate cyber risks with an advanced understanding.
• Ensure reports are generated to standard and on schedule.
• Maintain the NuHarbor Security threat intelligence platform.
• Perform threat hunting in client environments.
• Proactively identify and communicate internal and client risks.
• Gather intelligence and analyze to influence technical control development and client security program maturity.
• Research the cyber industry to stay up to date on threats, threat actor tactics, and emerging vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and two (2) years of experience in a cybersecurity-related field, including relevant industry certifications; or two (2) years of related technology field experience with relevant certifications in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience with SOC operations, security event triaging and tuning.
• Strong understanding of Incident Response phases and experience responding to security incidents.
• Experience with security event triaging and threat hunting using SIEM and EDR tools.
• Two (2) years' experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Microsoft Sentinel or Defender.
• Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) or Security Orchestration Automation and Response solutions.
• Experience with scripting in industry-standard languages to support automation.
• Must be a citizen of the United States.

Additional capabilities that differentiate you

• Bachelor's Degree with five (5) or more years in Information Technology.
• Holds at least two relevant industry certifications (GCFA, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, etc.).
• Experience writing runbooks and support procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with initial triaging and response through a SOAR platform.
• Experience with multiple operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Windows) and their command lines, processes, and file systems.
• Experience with memory and storage forensics and with static and dynamic malware analysis.
• Experience providing recommendations to harden existing security controls and identifying gaps in security control architecture.
• General systems administrator experience.
• Experience working in multiple cybersecurity disciplines (e.g., RedSec, Threat, Information Assurance, Engineering).

Compensation

• Base Salary for Security Analyst is targeted at $94,000 - $115,000 annually. Base Salary for Senior Security Analyst is targeted at $109,000 - $133,000 annually. Salary is based on Burlington, VT salary data and candidate geography. Eligible for a company bonus plan with a 10% target.

Benefits and culture

• Competitive salary and benefits, including paid time off for community service and generous PTO.
• Engagement and support of company leadership and a collaborative, growing environment.
• Opportunities for career growth and to contribute to customer success.
• A culture that encourages employees to be their authentic selves.

EEO Statement
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of NuHarbor Security provides fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. NuHarbor Security hires and promotes individuals based on qualifications for the job. We strive to maintain a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace.