Cyber Threat Hunter & Incident Response Analyst

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC is seeking a Cyber Security Threat Analyst in Chicago to monitor, triage, and respond to security incidents. You will utilize threat intelligence to stay ahead of threats and collaborate with IT teams to improve secure configurations.

The role involves developing new detection rules, maintaining security tools, and acting as a subject matter expert in incident responses. A strong focus on knowledge sharing and security program value is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Cybersecurity/IT is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts and incidents.
• Utilize threat intelligence feeds to stay informed about emerging threats.
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure secure configurations
• Develop and implement new detection rules.
• Maintain and configure security tools and technologies.
• Document and conform to processes related to security monitoring and incident response.
• Acts as subject matter expert for security incident responses.
• Enhance department and organization reputation by delivering quality results and exploring opportunities to increase value and raise awareness of Information Security Program
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other analysts/engineers and develop solutions efficiently.

Skills

EDR experience

SIEM platforms

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Threat hunting

Collaboration with IT teams

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Cybersecurity/IT

6+ years IT experience or 3+ years cybersecurity

Certifications: CompTIA Security+, GIAC InfoSec Fundamentals, CISSP

Tools

CrowdStrike

Defender for Endpoint

SentinelOne

Sentinel

Splunk

LogRhythm

Exabeam

Google SecOps

Azure Sentinel

Entra

Key Vault

Web proxy

DLP

CASB

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Request Technology, LLC is seeking a Cyber Security Threat Analyst in Chicago to monitor, triage, and respond to security incidents. You will utilize threat intelligence to stay ahead of threats and collaborate with IT teams to improve secure configurations.

The role involves developing new detection rules, maintaining security tools, and acting as a subject matter expert in incident responses. A strong focus on knowledge sharing and security program value is expected.