Analyst, Cybersecurity

ABACUS; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to technologies

Career advancement

Competitive compensation

Robust benefits

Online courses

Friendly work environment

Team-building events

Healthy snacks

Job summary

ABACUS is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our IT Security team. You will triage alert escalations and assist in incident handling across multiple clients and platforms, helping strengthen detection and response capabilities.

You will collaborate with Security, Engineering, and Service teams, document security issues, support new security projects, and communicate clearly with management and clients, including some night/weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or technical security role.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus.

Responsibilities

• High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, and respond to escalated issues from our tier 1 analysts in a timely fashion
• Respond and action escalations from our MDR provider and work with our engineering team and clients to improve detection and response capabilities whilst maintaining health and security of our platform
• Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients
• Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies
• Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives
• Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution

Skills

Incident response

Security operations

Communication

Documentation

Ownership

Team collaboration

Work under pressure

Night/weekend availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS / Computer Science or similar

MCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Security certification (CySA, Security+) within 6 months

Tools

Rapid7

Palo Alto

SentinelOne

KnowBe4

ServiceNow

Palo Alto Panorama

Nagios

Mimecast

Proofpoint

Job description

Overview

As a Cybersecurity Analyst, you will have the opportunity to work with a broad number of clients, and platforms, triaging alert escalations and incident handling when necessary. We are looking for an energetic individual who is passionate about Technology and Cybersecurity to join our growing IT Security team!

Responsibilities

(including, but not limited to the following):High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, and respond to escalated issues from our tier 1 analysts in a timely fashionRespond and action escalations from our MDR provider and work with our engineering team and clients to improve detection and response capabilities whilst maintaining health and security of our platformUtilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clientsMaintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologiesAbility to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiativesOwnership and follow up of pending issues to resolution

Skills

Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Rapid7, Palo Alto, SentinelOne, KnowBe4)Familiarity with industry standard SIEM, Anti-Virus, Email/Spam Filtering, Asset Monitoring tools. (Working knowledge with SIEM query languages, Palo Alto Panorama, SentinelOne, Nagios, Mimecast, or Proofpoint)Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as ServiceNow)Experience with change management and security remediation processesExperience with security documentation, technical and policy writingAbility to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly formatTakes ownership and excels in both independent and team project workAbility to work under pressure and with short deadlinesMust have availability to occasionally work nights and weekends

Qualifications

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or technical security roleA Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focusMicrosoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plusSecurity Certificate (current or within 6 months of hire) such as; CompTIA CySA, Security+ and Ne

Benefits

• Exposure to a diverse array of technologies.
• Internal opportunities for career advancement.
• Part of a team of experienced technicians that aim to deliver exceptional service.
• Competitive compensation.
• Robust benefits package: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k, and PTO.
• Opportunities to further technical education through online courses.
• Positive, friendly, and supportive office environment.
• Workplace perks including healthy snacks and team-building events.