Analyst, Security Operations - Delaware

Archer; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, collaborating with BlackRock, seeks a Cyber Monitoring Analyst to analyze security alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and support escalation and remediation of events. You will contribute to timely incident response and documentation.

You will work with cloud platforms and security tools to monitor, report findings, and help improve Cyber Monitoring policies and procedures across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting IT, information security, or security operations.
• Knowledge of Azure, AWS, or GCP and IaaS security concepts.
• Experience monitoring, investigating, documenting, and reporting security events.

Responsibilities

• Perform real-time analysis and correlation of security logs and alerts to identify potentially harmful activity.
• Follow established operational procedures to investigate, prioritize, escalation, and support the remediation of security events.
• Use multiple security technologies and relevant data sources to investigate alerts and assess potential incidents.
• Produce timely and detailed incident documentation, including investigative findings, reviews, decisions, and follow-up activities.
• Contribute to the creation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Cyber Monitoring policies, procedures, and operational documentation.
• Maintain awareness of cybersecurity trends, emerging threats, and evolving attack techniques relevant to the organization's environment.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Cloud security

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Archer is collaborating with BlackRock to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

About This Role

Your team

The Cyber Operations team monitors and investigates security alerts to identify potential incidents and protect the organization’s technology environment. The team collaborates across alert monitoring, triage, escalation, and incident support while continuously strengthening its cybersecurity capabilities.

Your role and impact

As a Cyber Monitoring Analyst, you will analyze security alerts, investigate potentially harmful activity, and support the escalation and remediation of security events. Your work will contribute to timely incident response, accurate reporting, and the continuous improvement of Cyber Monitoring policies and operating procedures.

Your responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

• Perform real-time analysis and correlation of security logs and alerts to identify potentially harmful activity.
• Follow established operational procedures to investigate, prioritize, escalation, and support the remediation of security events.
• Use multiple security technologies and relevant data sources to investigate alerts and assess potential incidents.
• Produce timely and detailed incident documentation, including investigative findings, reviews, decisions, and follow-up activities.
• Contribute to the creation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Cyber Monitoring policies, procedures, and operational documentation.
• Maintain awareness of cybersecurity trends, emerging threats, and evolving attack techniques relevant to the organization's environment.

Your experience

• Demonstrated ability to support Information Technology (IT), information security, technical support, or security operations activities.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) security concepts and technologies.
• Experience monitoring, investigating, documenting, and reporting security