Cyber Defense Operations Analyst | 2nd Shift, Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Farmington (CT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Defense Operations Associate for a 2nd shift in the Farmington, CT area. You will join a mature SOC, monitor security events, investigate threats, and help drive incident response efforts alongside experienced analysts and engineers.

The role targets recent cybersecurity graduates or early-career professionals seeking hands-on experience in threat detection, monitoring, and defense across networks, endpoints, and cloud systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, or related field
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals
• Ability to analyze data from security, system, and firewall logs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating within a team

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts generated from enterprise systems and network infrastructure
• Investigate suspicious activity and determine next steps based on documented procedures
• Analyze events from firewalls, IDS/IPS, servers, endpoints, and cloud systems
• Escalate incidents to senior analysts and response teams
• Review and interpret security logs to identify anomalies and threats
• Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity stakeholders to defend operations
• Maintain case documentation and investigation records
• Contribute to improvements of procedures and playbooks

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Network concepts (TCP/IP)

Data/log analysis

Communication skills

Independent work with team

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Splunk

Wireshark

tcpdump

Windows / Linux

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Defense Operations Associate for a 2nd shift in the Farmington, CT area. You will join a mature SOC, monitor security events, investigate threats, and help drive incident response efforts alongside experienced analysts and engineers.

The role targets recent cybersecurity graduates or early-career professionals seeking hands-on experience in threat detection, monitoring, and defense across networks, endpoints, and cloud systems.