Remote SOC Defender: Tier 1 Cyber Defense Analyst

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Virginia; Hybride; USD 64 000 - 128 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Nightwing Technologies, LLC is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst to monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across customer environments. You will escalate threats and document investigations, ensuring timely communication to teammates and stakeholders to maintain SOC effectiveness.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Intelligence, PM, and Engineering teams, with ongoing threat landscape learning and hands-on incident handling. Remote work is supported for a 24x7 SOC environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years in cybersecurity, IT ops, or security monitoring in SOC/NOC.
• Hands-on with at least one SIEM/XDR platform for alert triage.
• Experience using EDR tools for basic investigation and containment.
• Experience documenting investigations and maintaining tickets.

Responsabilités

• Monitor customer environments and triage security alerts.
• Escalate confirmed or suspected threats through proper channels.
• Document investigations with timestamps and evidence for peer review.
• Execute SOPs for common alert types and conduct initial containment.

Connaissances

SIEM/XDR analysis

Incident triage

Artifact analysis

Escalation & communication

Documentation & ticketing

Formation

CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification

Outils

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft 365 (M365)

Entra ID

EDR tools

Case management system

Description du poste

Nightwing Technologies, LLC is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst to monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across customer environments. You will escalate threats and document investigations, ensuring timely communication to teammates and stakeholders to maintain SOC effectiveness.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Intelligence, PM, and Engineering teams, with ongoing threat landscape learning and hands-on incident handling. Remote work is supported for a 24x7 SOC environment.