Cyber Threat Security Analyst

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC seeks a seasoned cybersecurity professional to detect, analyze, and stop emerging threats. You will monitor triaging and responding to security incidents, analyze threat intel, and hunt threats across EDR and SIEM tools.

In this role, you will collaborate with IT to secure configurations, develop detection rules, maintain security tooling, and serve as a subject matter expert for incident responses. Strong communication and knowledge sharing are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Cybersecurity or IT-related fields (or equivalent experience).
• At least six years in IT or a minimum of three years direct cybersecurity experience.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+, GIAC Info Sec Fundamentals or Security Essentials, CISSP.

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.
• Act as subject matter expert for security incident responses.
• Enhance department and organization reputation by delivering quality results and increasing security awareness.
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other analysts/engineers and develop solutions.

Skills

Threat detection

Threat analysis

Incident response

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Certifications: CISSP, GIAC, CompTIA Security+

Tools

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

SentinelOne

Splunk

LogRhythm

Exabeam

Google SecOps

Job description

• Requirements: 3-4 years Minimum, Microsoft Sentinel, SIEM, Google SecOps, SOAR (have to have), palo alto, EDR

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

Hybrid 3 days onsite

You will detect analyze and stop emerging cyber threats. Monitor triaging and responding to security incidents. analysis of threat intelligence and threat hunting operations EDR crowdStrike microsoft defender for endpoint sentinel one siem sentinel splunk log rhythm exabeam google secops azure entra identity key vault

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree preferred, ideally in Cybersecurity, Information Technology related fields (or equivalent experience).
• At least six years of experience in an information technology-related field or a minimum of three years of direct cybersecurity experience (required).
• Certificates, Licensures, Registrations: CompTIA Security+, GIAC Information Security Fundamentals or Security Essentials Certification, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Technologies/Software:

Required

• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne)
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms (e.g., Sentinel, Splunk, LogRhythm, Exabeam, Google SecOps) including event analysis, log collection/management, alert generation, investigations, and reporting
• Azure cloud modules (e.g., Sentinel, Defender, Entra, Identity, Key Vault)
• Endpoint security technologies/agents (e.g., web proxy, DLP, CASB)