Security Operations Analyst — Cybersecurity & SIEM

Global Power Components; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Power Components in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to help operationalize and continuously improve our security program. You will focus on security hygiene across infrastructure, monitor security alerts with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel, and assist with compliance initiatives.

This role suits someone with a systems or infrastructure background who wants to grow in cybersecurity while gaining hands-on experience with modern Microsoft security technologies.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of IT, systems administration, or security operations experience.
• Familiarity with Windows Server and enterprise infrastructure environments (Hyper‑V preferred).
• Exposure to Microsoft security technologies (Defender, Entra ID, Sentinel preferred).
• Basic understanding of security monitoring and incident investigation.
• Knowledge of identity and access management concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage operational tasks.
• Demonstrated curiosity and desire to grow within cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Security Operations & Monitoring: Monitor and investigate alerts within Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Triage and escalate security incidents when needed.
• Analyze security logs to identify suspicious activity or misconfigurations.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Tune alerts and monitoring to improve signal-to-noise ratio.
• Document investigations and contribute to incident response procedures.
• Deliver security awareness training and phishing simulation campaigns.
• Identity & Access Security: Assist with Entra ID Conditional Access policy improvements.
• Monitor identity-related alerts and support privileged access reviews.
• Infrastructure Security & Patching: Maintain patch management framework and track compliance.
• Support system hardening and secure configurations across infrastructure.
• Security Program Support: Develop dashboards and metrics; contribute to ISO 27001 alignment.

Skills

Incident investigation

Security monitoring

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Entra ID

Job description

Global Power Components in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to help operationalize and continuously improve our security program. You will focus on security hygiene across infrastructure, monitor security alerts with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel, and assist with compliance initiatives.

This role suits someone with a systems or infrastructure background who wants to grow in cybersecurity while gaining hands-on experience with modern Microsoft security technologies.