Cyber Detection Analyst

Human Security, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being stipend

Learning stipend

Flexible work options

Dedicated time off

Job summary

HUMAN Security is seeking a Detection Health and Performance Analyst to investigate suspicious traffic, identify attacks and false positives, and design detection logic for customers. You will validate product integration and adapt detection actions as attacker behavior evolves, working alongside R&D, engineers, and TAM teams to deliver clear, customer-facing insights and actionable recommendations.

The role emphasizes data analysis, technical troubleshooting, and proactive communication to

Qualifications

• 3+ years as cyber security or detection analyst in a SaaS company.
• Experience with large datasets using SQL and visualization tools.
• Curious and analytical mindset to drill into investigations and understand root causes.

Responsibilities

• Investigate suspicious traffic and identify potential attacks, false positives, and missed detections.
• Design and test new detection logics for customers.
• Validate product integration and assess whether detection behavior is working as expected.
• Recommend safe detection actions and monitor their impact.
• Collaborate with R&D, Solution Engineers, TAM teams to resolve complex issues.
• Translate investigation findings into clear internal updates and customer-facing communications.
• Document investigations and share knowledge with the team.
• Improve recurring workflows through better queries, dashboards, and automation.

Skills

3+ years experience

SQL

Tableau

ElasticSearch

Cybersecurity knowledge

Clear communicator

Collaboration

Self-directed

Customer facing

AI tools (Cursor)

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

ElasticSearch

Cursor

Job description

Detection Health and Performance team helps customers maintain effective detection as attacker behavior evolves, by investigating suspicious traffic and identifying missed attacks, reducing false positives, building and evaluating detection logic and improving customers' detection health during onboarding and throughout customer's life cycle. In this role, you’ll combine data analysis, technical troubleshooting, and customer-focused communication to understand technical and detection gaps, and share helpful threat insights and recommendations. As part of the role you will work in collaboration with Technical Account Managers, Solutions Engineers, Operations, Research and Engineering teams, helping to maintaining strong security outcomes while protecting legitimate users.

Who You Are

• +3 years experience as a cyber security or detection analyst / fraud analyst / data or business analyst in a SaaS company.
• Experienced working with large datasets using SQL (Snowflake / BigQuery) and other analysis and visualization tools (Tableau), log analysis tools (ElasticSearch).
• Curious, analytical mindset, able to drill down into an investigation and also understand the bigger picture. .
• Motivated to get to the bottom of a problem, understand not only what happened but why it happened, and help resolve it. .
• Interested in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, threat analysis, or how automated attacks operate..
• A clear communicator who can explain technical findings to both technical and nontechnical audiences..
• Collaborative, independent and self-directed, and comfortable learning new tools and concepts..
• Customer facing experience - a big plus..
• Experience working with Cursor and other AI tools to automate workflow - a plus..

What You’ll Do

• Investigate suspicious traffic and identify potential attacks, false positives, and missed detections..
• Design and test new detection logics for customers. .
• Validate product integration and assess whether detection behavior is working as expected..
• Recommend safe detection actions, monitor their impact, and adjust them as traffic and attacker behavior evolve..
• Work with R&D, Solution Engineers, and TAM teams to resolve complex customer and product issues..
• Translate investigation findings into clear internal updates and customer-facing communication and recommendations..
• Document investigations and share knowledge with the team. .
• Improve recurring workflows through better queries, dashboards, and automation..

About HUMAN Security

HUMAN was founded in a Brooklyn sci-fi bookstore with a hacker mindset and the lofty mission of making the internet safer by putting humans first. Today, our Human Defense Platform safeguards enterprises from sophisticated bots, fraud, and account abuse, verifying the humanity of more than 20 trillion interactions per week for the world’s biggest brands and internet platforms.

HUMAN is an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to protecting the internet's integrity for everyone. We believe in putting people first, embracing diversity of thought from our global teams, and welcoming all individuals to share their unique experiences as we fight cybercrime together. We support our Humans with a comprehensive total rewards package for personal and professional development, including well-being and learning stipends, flexible work options, and dedicated time off. While our HQ is in NYC, we have teams worldwide.

HUMAN is growing fast, and there’s never been a more meaningful time to join us. If you thrive on solving complex problems and want to help shape the future of cybersecurity, join us as we build a safer, more human internet.

If you are an individual with a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us directly.