Senior Cyber Defense Analyst

Pulte Insurance Agency; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PulteGroup, a leading homebuilder and security-focused enterprise, is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to safeguard digital assets and guide incident response. You will identify threats, perform security assessments, monitor networks, and escalate incidents while aligning with cross‑functional teams on best practices.

Ideal candidates have broad security knowledge, a university degree or equivalent experience, and 4–6 years of relevant work, with hands-on SIEM and vulnerability management

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of security concepts typically gained through higher education and experience.
• University degree or equivalent experience and 4–6 years of relevant work.
• GED or high school diploma acceptable with pertinent cybersecurity background.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and investigates security events across networks; coordinates with engineering to contain threats and documents outcomes for executives.
• Designs and conducts vulnerability scans and tests; recommends risk mitigations.
• Analyzes data from SIEM, firewalls, email security gateways, and EDR tools.
• Develops scripts and tools to automate security monitoring and incident discovery.
• Leads incident response design, testing, and improvement processes.
• Keeps abreast of threats and educates the team on trends and defenses.

Skills

Cybersecurity frameworks

Vulnerability Management

Firewall concepts

SIEM

Enterprise-

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Minimum high school diploma or GED

Job description

PulteGroup, a leading homebuilder and security-focused enterprise, is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to safeguard digital assets and guide incident response. You will identify threats, perform security assessments, monitor networks, and escalate incidents while aligning with cross‑functional teams on best practices.

Ideal candidates have broad security knowledge, a university degree or equivalent experience, and 4–6 years of relevant work, with hands-on SIEM and vulnerability management