Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst - OT & IT Security

Peco Foods; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Peco Foods, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to help protect a multi-site, production-driven environment. The role monitors security systems, investigates threats, and responds to cybersecurity incidents across corporate and plant operations.

The ideal candidate has hands-on incident response experience and understands maintaining security without disrupting critical manufacturing systems. Essential functions include monitoring alerts from Cisco, Entra ID, O365 Security, Proofpoint,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of cybersecurity operations or incident response experience.
• Experience with security tools such as Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft O365 Security, Proofpoint, Rapid7, Cisco security solutions, or SolarWinds.
• Strong understanding of phishing detection, ransomware indicators, identity-based threats, and network traffic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts from platforms including Cisco security tools, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft O365 Security, Proofpoint, Rapid7, and SolarWinds.
• Triage and respond to security incidents, assisting with containment, remediation, and recovery efforts.
• Analyze logs and system activity to detect threats such as phishing, credential compromise, ransomware indicators, and unauthorized access.
• Support identity and access security initiatives, including monitoring MFA, privileged accounts, and conditional access policies.
• Investigate phishing attempts and support email and cloud security monitoring.
• Assist with vulnerability management, risk prioritization, and patch compliance efforts.
• Support network and infrastructure security monitoring and collaborate with IT and plant teams on operational technology (OT) security concerns.
• Document investigations, prepare incident reports, and contribute to security metrics and reporting.

Skills

Incident response

Security operations

Threat detection

Network traffic analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft O365 Security

Proofpoint

Rapid7

Cisco security solutions

SolarWinds

Job description

Peco Foods, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to help protect a multi-site, production-driven environment. The role monitors security systems, investigates threats, and responds to cybersecurity incidents across corporate and plant operations.

The ideal candidate has hands-on incident response experience and understands maintaining security without disrupting critical manufacturing systems. Essential functions include monitoring alerts from Cisco, Entra ID, O365 Security, Proofpoint,