Columbus Cyber Threat Detection & Incident Response Analyst

Markesman Group; Whitehall (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Markesman Group in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Response & Threat Detection Analyst to monitor security platforms, analyze events, and respond to threats. This role focuses on detecting intrusions, performing containment, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with defense-in-depth, scripting, and vulnerability management, and hold clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience.
• 2+ years performing root-cause analysis of cybersecurity events and incidents.
• Working knowledge of security technology areas such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, DLP, vulnerability management, forensics, malware analysis, or device hardening.
• Understanding of Defense-in-Depth.
• Ability to develop scripts and tools supporting detection and incident response.
• Experience with SPL, Python, and/or PowerShell preferred.
• DoD Top Secret clearance
• Eligible for SCI access
• Eligible for IT-I Critical Sensitive / Tier 5 (T5) at proposal submission

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM and other cybersecurity platforms to identify and respond to cyber threats
• Analyze logged events and network traffic for indications of attack or compromise
• Investigate Advanced Persistent Threats and low-and-slow adversary activity
• Perform cybersecurity incident detection, analysis, containment, and response
• Conduct root-cause analysis of cybersecurity events and incidents
• Analyze security alerts across multiple defensive security technologies
• Support enterprise cybersecurity tools and applications
• Apply Defense-in-Depth principles to improve enterprise security posture
• Use threat intelligence and OSINT to improve detection and response capabilities
• Develop scripts and tools to improve threat detection and incident response
• Support implementation and sustainment of defensive signatures and perimeter security controls
• Coordinate incident findings and response actions with cybersecurity stakeholders

Skills

Threat detection

Root-cause analysis

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Defense-in-Depth

Incident response

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

DLP

Vulnerability management

Forensics

Malware analysis

Device hardening

Job description

Markesman Group in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Response & Threat Detection Analyst to monitor security platforms, analyze events, and respond to threats. This role focuses on detecting intrusions, performing containment, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with defense-in-depth, scripting, and vulnerability management, and hold clearance eligibility.