Senior Cybersecurity Analyst & Threat Response (Contract→Hire)

Luna Data Solutions, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst for a contract-to-hire role. The position requires leading advanced threat detection engineering, incident response, and security operations across cloud and on-premises environments.

You will mentor junior analysts, align practices with NIST/CIS/Zero Trust, manage SIEM/EDR/DLP/SOAR, and report to leadership with detailed intelligence and forensic findings. Hybrid work setup supported in Austin and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional cybersecurity or digital forensics engineering experience.
• 6+ years hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, SOAR, cloud security, email threat management, and vulnerability management tooling.
• 5+ years incident response leadership, forensic investigations, malware analysis, and security engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• Knowledge of NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, and enterprise security principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced threat detection engineering, correlation rule development, SIEM tuning, and proactive threat hunting.
• Manage SIEM, EDR, SOAR, DLP, CASB, email threat protection, and cloud security tooling.
• Direct incident response including forensic analysis, malware analysis, containment, eradication, and executive reporting.
• Conduct vulnerability management using Tenable, Qualys, or similar tools, including prioritization and remediation planning.
• Support AI governance and security by assessing risks, enforcing responsible use standards, monitoring for Shadow AI, and ensuring approved AI tools are used safely and in compliance with policies and state AI mandates.
• Develop and enforce cloud security (Azure/M365/AWS/Google) and Zero Trust controls.
• Align security operations with NIST, CIS Controls, ISO, PCI, SOC, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Mentor junior analysts and serve as senior advisor to leadership.
• Produce detailed intelligence, forensic, and executive security reports.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Threat detection engineering

Incident response leadership

Forensic investigations

Security engineering

Security governance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

DLP

SOAR

Cloud security tooling

Vulnerability management tooling

Job description

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst for a contract-to-hire role. The position requires leading advanced threat detection engineering, incident response, and security operations across cloud and on-premises environments.

You will mentor junior analysts, align practices with NIST/CIS/Zero Trust, manage SIEM/EDR/DLP/SOAR, and report to leadership with detailed intelligence and forensic findings. Hybrid work setup supported in Austin and surrounding areas.