Cloud Security Incident Response Analyst (IR & Forensics)

MissionStaff, LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionStaff, LLC is seeking a Security Incident Response Analyst to join a security team protecting clinical cloud environments and sensitive data. You will serve as a liaison among information security, quality management, and production support, guiding incident response from detection through remediation.

You will investigate alerts, assess vulnerabilities, and ensure hosting environments comply with ISO, NIST, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.

Qualifications

• Experience in information security incident response
• Foundational understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud-specific threats
• Foundational understanding of computer forensics
• Knowledge of evidence custodianship practices
• Ability to log, assess, investigate, and track security events and alerts
• Ability to develop remediation recommendations and risk acceptance plans
• Experience coordinating vulnerability remediation across teams
• Strong documentation and process development skills
• Operationalize information security practices per ISO, NIST, HIPAA, PCI DSS
• Experience writing automation scripts and designing automation workflows
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to analyze complex problems and advance security programs

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support throughout the security incident lifecycle
• Investigate alerts and potential breaches
• Assess vulnerabilities and threat advisories
• Help ensure hosting environments comply with industry standards and security policies
• Contribute to security engineering and process improvements
• Support digital forensics, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence programs

Skills

Incident response process

Cloud infrastructure

Forensics basics

Evidence custodianship

Log and investigate events

Remediation planning

Vulnerability remediation coordination

Documentation & process development

ISO/NIST/HIPAA/PCI DSS compliance

Automation scripting

Communication skills

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Security monitoring tools

PKI / certificates management

Automation tooling

Job description

MissionStaff, LLC is seeking a Security Incident Response Analyst to join a security team protecting clinical cloud environments and sensitive data. You will serve as a liaison among information security, quality management, and production support, guiding incident response from detection through remediation.

You will investigate alerts, assess vulnerabilities, and ensure hosting environments comply with ISO, NIST, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.