Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Business; United States; On-site; USD 77,400 - 94,600; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm in the United States is seeking a cybersecurity analyst to monitor potential threats to its information systems. The role requires expertise in data analysis, threat detection, and effective communication. Analysts will provide insights to CERTs and SOCs, ensuring the confidentiality of information systems. Knowledge of cybersecurity trends is necessary, along with fluency in English. The average salary is around $86,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity analysis and threat management.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas without jargon.
• Proficiency in multiple languages is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor potential threats and attacks on information systems.
• Transmit information to CERTs and SOCs.
• Analyze data from various sources to diagnose security failures.

Skills

Data analysis

Threat detection

Cybersecurity knowledge

Fluent English

Job description

SUMMARY :
1. The position in a nutshell
2. Tasks
3. Responsibility of the cybersecurity expert
4. Skills
5. Salary
6. In which sector to work?
7. How do I access the profession?

The position in a nutshell

Being a cybersecurity analyst means monitoring potential threats and attacks on company information systems. The specialist detects and anticipates incidents. It participates in improving the technical security plans of companies.

Equivalent title: Cybersecurity threat analyst, Cyber threat intelligence analyst

Tasks

The cybersecurity threat analyst transmits information to CERTs and SOCs so that they can adapt the security of their information system (IS).

Data analysis

• Collect and analyze raw data from various sources (dark web, open source, etc.)
• Diagnose the origins of IS failures
• Discuss with international network specialists

Intelligence on cybersecurity threats

• Monitor the context of cybercrime
• Define potential business risk assessment reports
• Help understand the incidents suffered

Improved threat detection

• Be alert to cybersecurity innovations and challenges
• Analyze the attack techniques of cybercriminals

Capitalization of cybersecurity knowledge

• Constitute analysis reports to alert on developments
• Update documents and databases
• Share the steps for analyzing and understanding an ongoing threat

Our advice: Knowing how to speak several languages is an asset for this job and fluency in English is essential.

Responsibility of the cybersecurity analyst

The cybersecurity threat analyst is responsible for the confidentiality of a company’s IS. Its analyzes are used to deflect potential infections. Searching the web, testing attacks, knowing the latest operating methods: this agent must be at the forefront of his sector. He must know how to explain, without jargon and in an educational manner, the stakes of the attacks suffered.

The salaries of a cybersecurity analyst depend on their area of activity and level of experience. At the beginning of his career, in France, the analyst earns between 3,200 and 3,500 € gross monthly. A senior analyst has a gross monthly salary of €5,000 on average. In the United States, the average salary is $86,000 a year. In Canada, a senior cybersecurity analyst can earn over C$100,000.

In which sector to work?

The profile of a cybersecurity analyst can be adapted to many fields: service, telecommunications or high-tech consulting companies, software publishers, IT, industrial, banking or public companies.

The following companies are often in search of cybersecurity analysts: