Cybersecurity Analyst: Incident Response & Threat Detection

Abacus; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

PTO

Job summary

Abacus is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our IT Security team. You will triage alert escalations, handle incidents, and work with clients and internal teams to strengthen security posture.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in security operations or related roles, a bachelor’s in MIS/CS, and certifications such as Security+. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or technical security role.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus.
• Security Certification (current or within 6 months) such as CySA, Security+ is a plus.

Responsibilities

• High interaction with Security, Engineering and Service teams; respond to escalated issues from tier 1 analysts.
• Respond to escalations from MDR provider and work with engineering and clients to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to management, peers, and clients.
• Maintain awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies.
• Scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives.
• Own and follow up on pending issues to resolution.

Skills

Incident response

Security monitoring

Security documentation

Communication skills

Change management

Team collaboration

Ownership

Pressure resistance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in MIS or Computer Science

Tools

Rapid7

Palo Alto Panorama

SentinelOne

KnowBe4

Nagios

Mimecast

Proofpoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Abacus is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our IT Security team. You will triage alert escalations, handle incidents, and work with clients and internal teams to strengthen security posture.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in security operations or related roles, a bachelor’s in MIS/CS, and certifications such as Security+. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.