Security Analyst - Splunk/MITRE (Contract, Onsite Raleigh)

Talentify; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 109,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401k Retirement Fund

Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for a 6-month contract in Raleigh, NC. The role focuses on logging and monitoring, remediation timelines, and review of numerous applications for standards adherence.

The candidate will work to strengthen detections and policy effectiveness across security stacks. Responsibilities include in-depth analysis of security events, log onboarding, and collaboration with IT teams to close gaps.

Qualifications

• Experience in detection engineering within cybersecurity operations.
• Proficient in Splunk at Power User level or higher.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Strong communication and ability to guide owners through technical requirements.
• SIEM and EDR analysis methodologies familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth analysis of security events and detections from SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Review and recommend improvements to security policies and detection strategies.
• Assist with log onboarding for critical applications, ensuring proper field capture and normalization.
• Utilize Splunk to locate logs, assess data sparsity, and validate normalization.
• Collaborate with IT teams and application owners to identify gaps and implement detection enhancements.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK framework to strengthen detection coverage and threat modeling.
• Document findings, recommendations, and detection logic clearly and concisely.

Skills

Detection engineering

SIEM/EDR analysis

MITRE ATT&CK knowledge

Communication

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

UEBA

Database monitoring

Job description

Talentify is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for a 6-month contract in Raleigh, NC. The role focuses on logging and monitoring, remediation timelines, and review of numerous applications for standards adherence.

The candidate will work to strengthen detections and policy effectiveness across security stacks. Responsibilities include in-depth analysis of security events, log onboarding, and collaboration with IT teams to close gaps.