Incident Response & Threat Defense Analyst

Qnity; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to support enterprise cybersecurity operations through continuous monitoring, threat detection, investigation, and response activities.

Operating in a co-managed SOC model, you will collaborate with internal technology teams and MSSPs to triage alerts, contain incidents, remediate vulnerabilities, and strengthen Qnity’s security posture while contributing to playbooks and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience in security operations, incident response, or cyber defense.
• Understanding of security monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigation.
• Knowledge of common cyber threats and attack techniques, including phishing, malware, and identity-based attacks.
• Familiarity with networking, operating systems, cloud platforms, identity management, and security tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound, risk-based decisions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts and incidents.
• Analyze endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and email security events.
• Determine incident severity, impact, and appropriate response actions.
• Support incident containment, remediation, and recovery activities.
• Coordinate with MSSP partners to validate alerts and improve detection effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate incident documentation and reporting.
• Contribute to playbooks, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Security Engineering, Infrastructure, IAM, Cloud, and business teams to reduce cyber risk.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Prioritization

Security monitoring

Threat detection

Incident investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability mgmt

Cloud security tools

Microsoft security tech

Job description

Qnity is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to support enterprise cybersecurity operations through continuous monitoring, threat detection, investigation, and response activities.

Operating in a co-managed SOC model, you will collaborate with internal technology teams and MSSPs to triage alerts, contain incidents, remediate vulnerabilities, and strengthen Qnity’s security posture while contributing to playbooks and process improvements.