Information Security Analyst

Vets Hired; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vets Hired is seeking an Information Security Analyst to support the organization’s security operations by managing employee system-access requests, monitoring alerts, and assisting with incident response. This role serves as a first-level escalation point for security events and helps improve monitoring and alerting tools.

The role involves coordinating with departments, researching threats, and performing Tier 1 security event analysis.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience as a Security Analyst, SOC Analyst, or in a comparable role.
• Knowledge of threat analysis, incident response, network traffic analysis, and intrusion detection.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, scripting, threat hunting, and automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with departments to ensure compliance with security policies.
• Support security engineering initiatives and projects.
• Research threats, vulnerabilities, and remediation technologies; recommend improvements.
• Perform Tier 1 security event analysis, intrusion detection, incident triage, and remediation.
• Monitor security alerts from MSSPs and internal tools.
• Maintain information security standards and procedures.
• Improve security alerting applications through tuning and automation.
• Stay informed about cybersecurity threats, laws, and regulations.
• Communicate security issues and recommendations to users and teams.

Skills

Threat analysis

Incident response

Network traffic analysis

Automation

Windows

Linux

Scripting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Information Security Analyst supports the organization's information security operations by managing employee system-access requests, monitoring security alerts, investigating potential threats, and supporting incident response. This role serves as a first-level escalation point for security events and assists with improving and automating security monitoring and alerting tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with departments to ensure compliance with information security policies and procedures.
• Support security engineering initiatives and other security-related projects.
• Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and remediation technologies; recommend improvements and help oversee implementation.
• Perform Tier 1 security event analysis, intrusion detection, incident triage, investigation, forensic analysis, and remediation.
• Monitor and investigate security alerts from managed security service providers and internal security tools.
• Support the development and maintenance of information security standards, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Maintain and improve security alerting applications, including tuning and automation.
• Stay informed about cybersecurity threats, technologies, laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate security issues and recommendations effectively to end users, technical teams, and management.

Required Qualifications

• At least one year of experience as a Security Analyst, SOC Analyst, or in a comparable role.
• Knowledge of threat analysis, incident response, network traffic analysis, and intrusion detection.
• Understanding of common cybersecurity threats, including advanced persistent threats (APT), DDoS, phishing, malicious payloads, cloud threats, and mobile-device threats.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, scripting, threat hunting, and automation.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot system-access and security issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent additional experience may be considered.
• Industry certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CISSP, CCNA, or CEH.
• Knowledge of current and emerging information security technologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Recent graduates with one or more relevant industry certifications are encouraged to apply.

Locations:

Irvine, California

Walnut Creek, California

Roseville, California