Senior Information Security Analyst: Threat Detection & IR

Ventura Foods; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Job summary

Ventura Foods in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Information Security Analyst to lead hands-on incident response, detection engineering, and automation efforts. You will monitor security alerts, investigate threats, and drive improvements across controls and workflows.

The role emphasizes scripting, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting risk findings to technical and leadership teams. A proactive security mindset and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in information security, security operations, incident response, or threat detection.
• Bachelor’s degree in a security-related discipline or equivalent practical experience with formal training or certifications.
• Experience using enterprise security tools (SIEM, EDR, email security platforms) and tracking incidents.

Responsibilities

• Triage alerts across security platforms and validate incidents.
• Develop detections, tune rules, and reduce alert noise using MITRE ATT&CK guidance.
• Develop scripts to automate investigations and responses.
• Contribute to security projects, implement controls, and support incident containment and recovery.
• Document findings, root cause, and corrective actions; participate in post-incident reviews.

Skills

Incident response

Threat detection

Security operations

Log analysis

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in security-related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Email security

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Ventura Foods in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Information Security Analyst to lead hands-on incident response, detection engineering, and automation efforts. You will monitor security alerts, investigate threats, and drive improvements across controls and workflows.

The role emphasizes scripting, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting risk findings to technical and leadership teams. A proactive security mindset and strong communication are essential.