Remote Cybersecurity Operations Analyst - Azure & Cloud

Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Emeryville (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkeley Research Group, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support BRG’s security operations across cloud, identity, email, data, and endpoints. You will monitor events, coordinate remediation, and contribute to security baselines within a Zero Trust framework.

The role collaborates with IT leadership and multiple technical teams to ensure secure configurations. The analyst will work with BRG’s security providers, manage alerts, test Azure policies, and support Proo fpoint email

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cybersecurity operations, cloud security, identity security, or related role.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure security, Entra ID, AD, Defender, Sentinel, Purview.
• Hands-on familiarity with email security and phishing-response workflows (Proofpoint preferred).
• Knowledge of security baselines (NIST, CIS) and remediation tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, investigate, document, and coordinate response to security alerts, incidents, and suspicious activity.
• Collaborate with BRG’s security providers to validate activity, track remediation, and improve workflows.
• Administer Microsoft security capabilities across Azure, Entra ID, AD, Defender, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Purview.
• Review Azure policy initiatives, baselines, and control exceptions; test and implement changes.
• Support identity security operations: Conditional Access, privileged access, PIM reviews, and access controls.
• Support Proofpoint email security, phishing workflows, and threat response capabilities.
• Use Tenable Cloud Security to review cloud exposure, findings, and remediation status.
• Assess security risks with AI services; support governance and inventory.”
• Investigate activity across logs; escalate significant events per incident-response process.
• Create and maintain procedures, docs, metrics, dashboards, and audit evidence.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Cloud security

Identity security

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Azure Security

Microsoft Entra ID

Defender for Cloud

Sentinel

Netskope

Proofpoint

Tenable Cloud Security

Job description

Berkeley Research Group, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support BRG’s security operations across cloud, identity, email, data, and endpoints. You will monitor events, coordinate remediation, and contribute to security baselines within a Zero Trust framework.

The role collaborates with IT leadership and multiple technical teams to ensure secure configurations. The analyst will work with BRG’s security providers, manage alerts, test Azure policies, and support Proo fpoint email