Cybersecurity Operations Senior Analyst

Allied Solutions, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage (100%)

401k with company match

Three weeks PTO

Job summary

Allied Solutions is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Senior Analyst to lead security monitoring, investigations, and incident response within the Security Operations Center. This role emphasizes threat analysis, detection engineering, and cross-functional collaboration to translate complex data into actionable findings and recommendations.

The Senior Analyst will guide and mentor fellow analysts, drive improvements to detections and playbooks, and communicate security posture to technical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or related discipline preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5–7 years of relevant cybersecurity experience in security operations, investigations, or related fields.
• Knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, and investigative methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor for security events and perform advanced threat analysis to detect and escalate potential attacks.
• Lead complex investigations from detection through containment, remediation, recovery, and closure.
• Conduct enterprise-wide research on threats and adversary techniques; develop and improve SOC playbooks and procedures.
• Provide daily and executive-level reporting on security activity and emerging risks; mentor junior analysts.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Investigation methodologies

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (cybersecurity/IT/CS)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Identity security tools

Network security tools

Endpoint security tools

Job description

Cybersecurity Operations Senior Analyst

The Cybersecurity Operations Senior Analyst is responsible for security monitoring, investigations, incident response, threat analysis, detection engineering, and technical leadership within the Security Operations Center. This position serves as a senior technical resource and is expected to exercise sound technical judgment while working collaboratively with other analysts and cross-functional teams to investigate complex security events, correlate disparate enterprise data sources, identify anomalous or malicious behavior, and develop technically defensible findings and recommendations. The Senior Analyst is expected to take ownership of assigned work, collaborate effectively with peers and subject-matter experts, contribute to team objectives, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other analysts.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Monitor for Security Events & Advanced Threat Analysis - 40%

Lead advanced monitoring and analysis of enterprise security events and telemetry. Provide timely detection, identification, investigation, and escalation of potential attacks, intrusions, anomalous activity, and misuse. Lead proactive threat hunting based on emerging threats, adversary behaviors, organizational risk, and observed trends. Correlate data across SIEM, EDR, identity, network, cloud, email, and other enterprise data sources to identify anomalous or malicious behavior. Develop, validate, tune, and maintain detection rules, investigative queries, notifications, and reporting capabilities. Evaluate detection effectiveness and recommend improvements based on investigative findings and observed behavior. Identify telemetry, logging, and detection gaps and develop appropriate recommendations or alternative investigative approaches.

Respond to Incidents & Lead Complex Investigations - 35%

Lead complex cybersecurity investigations from initial detection through containment, remediation, recovery, and closure. Serve as a senior incident lead and technical resource during cybersecurity incidents. Coordinate incident-response activities across Security and partner teams. Determine appropriate investigative approaches, data sources, technical pivots, and evidence necessary to support investigative findings. Collaborate with analysts, infrastructure teams, application owners, and other subject-matter experts when their expertise is necessary to investigate or resolve an incident. Provide technical support during an incident as required. Write and distribute detailed incident reports and after-action reviews. Identify lessons learned and recommend improvements to security controls, detections, telemetry, procedures, and response capabilities. Produce executive-level incident summaries and communicate complex technical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Security Research & Technical Leadership - 25%

Conduct enterprise-wide research into emerging threats, vulnerabilities, adversary techniques, technologies, and defensive practices. Serve as a technical resource and escalation point for other SOC analysts. Provide technical guidance and mentorship while promoting collaboration and shared accountability across the team. Develop and maintain SOC playbooks, runbooks, procedures, investigative methodologies, and technical documentation. Identify opportunities to improve SOC detection coverage, investigative capabilities, operational efficiency, and response maturity. Lead or contribute to cross-functional cybersecurity initiatives requiring technical analysis. Provide daily, periodic, trend, and executive-level reporting regarding security activity and/or emerging risk. Share investigative techniques, technical knowledge, and lessons learned to improve overall team capability.

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications & KSA)

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or a related discipline preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered. 5-7 years of relevant cybersecurity experience, including experience in security operations, security investigations, incident response, or related cybersecurity functions. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex or ambiguous technical problems, determine appropriate next steps, and work collaboratively with relevant resources toward resolution. Demonstrated ability to correlate information from multiple security technologies and data sources to develop defensible conclusions and recommendations. Working knowledge of SIEM, EDR, identity, network, endpoint, and other cybersecurity technologies. Knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, and investigative methodologies. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team, provide technical guidance, accept and incorporate feedback, and contribute to the development of other analysts. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high-accountability environments where individual ownership, team success, operational discipline, and timely execution are essential. Advanced cybersecurity certifications in areas such as incident response/DFIR, security architecture, cloud security, offensive security, detection engineering, or related disciplines are preferred but not required. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
• 100% company-paid life and disability coverage
• 401k options with company match
• three weeks PTO by the end of the first year
• and much more

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Allied Solutions uses technology-enabled products and services to meet the insurance, lending and marketing needs of more than 6,000 financial institutions across North America. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, Allied Solutions maintains several offices across the country and is a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Securian Financial Group. Our success is driven by our people and guided by our Blue Culture values: Innovation, Mindfulness, Passion, Achievement, Community and Teamwork. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful workplace where new ideas are encouraged, accomplishments are celebrated, and every team member is empowered to make a meaningful impact. Whether serving our clients, supporting our communities or working together to solve complex challenges, we strive to create an environment where employees can thrive and build rewarding careers. Allied Solutions’ commitment to its employees, clients and communities has earned national and industry recognition, including being named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Places in Financial Services in 2026, receiving BenchmarkPortal’s Center of Excellence designation in 2025 and earning the United Way of Central Indiana's Spirit United Award in 2022.

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