Entry-Level Security Analyst: Incident Response & SIEM

Coretek Services; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Coretek Services in Cincinnati, OH is hiring an entry-level Cyber Security Analyst to join a team of security professionals. You will respond to alerts, perform triage, and prepare cases for escalation while learning to investigate, contain, and remediate incidents.

The role emphasizes on-the-job training and collaboration with incident response teams. Candidates with foundational knowledge in networking, Windows and Linux, and a drive to learn are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Understanding of incident response and forensics concepts.
• Basic experience with log analysis and alert triage.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Willingness to learn in a fast-paced service provider environment.
• Education or self-learning in cyber security disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Respond to alerts and validate findings
• Escalate security incidents to incident response teams for investigation/remediation
• Support Incident Response investigations for Coretek and customers
• Learn to perform analysis of logs and alerts
• Coordinate with appropriate teams to provide incident handling and response support
• Learn to use and improve incident response procedures & runbooks
• Handle security incident escalation via Cyber Case Management tools, SIEM, ITSM, email and phone

Skills

Incident response knowledge

Windows and Linux familiarity

Networking fundamentals

Communication skills

Education

Information Technology

Cyber Security

Computer Science

Tools

SIEM

ITSM

SOAR

Cyber Case Management Tools

Job description

Coretek Services in Cincinnati, OH is hiring an entry-level Cyber Security Analyst to join a team of security professionals. You will respond to alerts, perform triage, and prepare cases for escalation while learning to investigate, contain, and remediate incidents.

The role emphasizes on-the-job training and collaboration with incident response teams. Candidates with foundational knowledge in networking, Windows and Linux, and a drive to learn are encouraged to apply.