Security Analyst: Incident Response & Vulnerability Expert

Jobtailor; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Santa Monica, CA seeks an Information Security Analyst to identify threats, implement secure configurations, and drive security operations across IT and business units.

Responsibilities include strengthening vulnerability management, auditing security tools, and producing monthly security metrics. The role requires strong communication and CISSP or equivalent credentials, with a focus on automation and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Identify new threats to IT systems and create rules to identify, prevent and remediate.
• Expand security auditing and ensuring the proper ongoing operations of security tools.
• Providing internal information security consulting for other business and IT projects. This includes identifying, documenting and implementing secure configurations and architectures.
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, guidelines and other documentation for IT and business audiences.
• Responsible for security metrics on a monthly basis to ensure the proper service levels are maintained.
• Support incident response lifecycle including identification, triage, remediation and communications for security breaches and malware infections.
• Identify latest security vulnerabilities, malware, breaches, and industry news which could affect the firm.
• Maintain vulnerability management process including identification, rating, remediation and monitoring.
• Provide additional coverage for approvals and notifications to other IT groups for critical time‑sensitive operations including firewall changes, password reset approvals, and application vetting.
• Assist with automation of security processes, integration of security platforms, and creation of tools.
• Ongoing reviews of access controls by investigating improper access; revoking access; reporting violations; monitoring requests; recommending improvements.
• Provide technical leadership for incident response capabilities including malware analysis, breach investigation, and remediation efforts.
• Create internal training materials and other items to support the advancement of information security within the firm.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and their advantages with the ability to make recommendations for improving technology used by the firm.
• Participate in and/or manage cross‑functional team projects to implement new or updated technology.
• Cross‑train other IT staff in security best practices, use or maintenance of technology.
• Effectively manage small projects.
• Display professionalism, quality service and a "can do" attitude to internal members/departments of the firm as well as external clients and vendors via electronic and print correspondence, over the telephone and in‑person.
• Provide information security knowledge transfer to other IT staff and business.
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security or related field

CISSP or Equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

Cisco

Palo Alto Networks

Tenable

Rapid7

Azure

AWS

Windows security

Mac security

Linux security

Job description

Jobtailor in Santa Monica, CA seeks an Information Security Analyst to identify threats, implement secure configurations, and drive security operations across IT and business units.

Responsibilities include strengthening vulnerability management, auditing security tools, and producing monthly security metrics. The role requires strong communication and CISSP or equivalent credentials, with a focus on automation and cross‑functional collaboration.