Cloud Security Analyst | Incident Response & Threat Intel

Arista Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Wellbeing program

Tax savings

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking an experienced security professional to join its Operational Security team in a hybrid Santa Clara setting. You will monitor alerts, triage incidents, and support response efforts across the enterprise.

Working with senior analysts, you will implement cloud security guardrails, contribute to threat intelligence, and help improve processes with documentation and PoCs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in information security, incl 2+ years in cloud security.
• Strong understanding of macOS and Windows environments.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, firewalls, EDR, and logging platforms.
• Public cloud experience across at least two platforms (GCP and Azure preferred; AWS/OCI advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from telemetry sources (SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR) and elevate anomalies as necessary.
• Conduct initial triage, analysis, and classification of security incidents.
• Document investigative findings and assist in comprehensive incident response.
• Follow established incident response procedures and escalate to senior analysts when required.
• Gather threat intelligence to proactively enhance security monitoring capabilities.
• Create, maintain, and review internal documentation for processes and procedures.
• Implement cloud security reference architectures and guardrails rooted in Zero Trust and Least Privilege principles.
• Support vulnerability management by identifying potential security weaknesses across the enterprise.
• Conduct investigations and provide necessary triage, containment, and forensic support during cloud-based security incidents.
• Stay informed on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of security incidents, providing guidance and recommendations.
• Participate in project work, including PoCs for new tools and optimizations of existing technologies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Firewalls

TCP/IP

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking an experienced security professional to join its Operational Security team in a hybrid Santa Clara setting. You will monitor alerts, triage incidents, and support response efforts across the enterprise.

Working with senior analysts, you will implement cloud security guardrails, contribute to threat intelligence, and help improve processes with documentation and PoCs.