Cyber Security Analyst I: Incident Response & Forensics

Coretek-Services; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Coretek-Services in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst Level 1 to join a skilled team protecting Coretek and its customers. This entry-level role focuses on alert response, case creation for escalation, and triage, leveraging security operations tools and case management to investigate, contain, and remediate incidents.

The ideal candidate has foundational knowledge of incident response, Windows and Linux, networking basics, and a drive to learn in a fast-paced service-provider

Qualifications

• Knowledge of incident response, investigation, system forensics, or related cyber security education / self-learning
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems including command line operation
• Possess a foundation in networking fundamentals and TCP/IP
• Exposure to reviewing and analyzing log data from various network and security devices

Responsibilities

• Respond to alerts and validate findings
• Escalate security incidents incident response teams for investigation / remediation
• Support Incident Response investigations for Coretek and Coretek customers
• Learn to perform analysis of logs and alerts
• Coordinate with appropriate teams to provide incident handling and response support
• Learn to use and improve incident response procedures & runbooks
• Handle security incident escalation via Cyber Case Management tools, SIEM, ITSM, email and phone

Skills

Incident response

Log analysis

Windows

Linux

Networking basics

TCP/IP

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Cyber Security, or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

ITSM / SOAR tools

Cyber Case Management

Python scripting

PowerShell

Job description

Coretek-Services in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst Level 1 to join a skilled team protecting Coretek and its customers. This entry-level role focuses on alert response, case creation for escalation, and triage, leveraging security operations tools and case management to investigate, contain, and remediate incidents.

The ideal candidate has foundational knowledge of incident response, Windows and Linux, networking basics, and a drive to learn in a fast-paced service-provider