Cybersecurity Operations Analyst: Cloud & Identity

LE001 Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support daily security operations across cloud, identity, email, data, and endpoints. The role monitors events, coordinates remediation, and contributes to baselines and control improvements, working with multiple teams to protect BRG resources in a Zero Trust framework.

Responsibilities include investigating alerts, administering Microsoft security tools, and applying governance across Azure, Entra ID, Defender, and related platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity operations and cloud security.
• Familiarity with Azure security, Entra ID, AD, Defender, Sentinel, Purview.
• Experience with email security and phishing workflows is preferred.
• Knowledge of CNAPP and cloud posture management is a plus.
• Understanding of security frameworks such as NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001/27002.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, investigate, document, and coordinate response to security alerts and incidents.
• Work with managed security providers to investigate alerts and improve workflows.
• Administer Microsoft security capabilities across Azure, Entra ID, Defender, and Purview within change-control boundaries.
• Review Azure policies, baselines, and control exceptions; assist with policy initiatives.
• Support identity security operations, including Conditional Access and PIM reviews.
• Support Proofpoint email security and phishing-response workflows.
• Use Tenable Cloud Security to review cloud exposure and remediation status.
• Assist Netskope policies and traffic steering; test and validate user impact.
• Evaluate AI security risks and governance, inventory AI usage, and access controls.
• Investigate activity across logs; escalate significant events via incident-response.
• Maintain operating procedures, documentation, metrics, dashboards, and audit evidence.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Cloud security

Identity security

Incident response

Security policy & governance

Log & event analysis

Education

Microsoft security certs / CompTIA Security+

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Defender/Defender for Cloud

Sentinel

Purview

Proofpoint

Tenable Cloud Security

Netskope

Job description

BRG is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support daily security operations across cloud, identity, email, data, and endpoints. The role monitors events, coordinates remediation, and contributes to baselines and control improvements, working with multiple teams to protect BRG resources in a Zero Trust framework.

Responsibilities include investigating alerts, administering Microsoft security tools, and applying governance across Azure, Entra ID, Defender, and related platforms.