Senior Security Analyst

5ironCyber; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Holidays

Internet & cell phone allowance

Team building events

Job summary

5ironCyber is seeking a seasoned SOC Analyst for the Franklin, TN area to monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts across SIEM, EDR, and email security tools. You will own investigations, remediation, and documentation, ensuring thorough records and escalation as needed.

The role requires 4+ years of incident response experience, strong understanding of attack vectors, and solid networking knowledge.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of common attack vectors and incident response methodology.
• Solid grasp of TCP/IP networking, authentication protocols, and endpoint security concepts.
• Proficient in analyzing log data and alerts from a variety of security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewall logs).
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, particularly around documenting and escalating incidents.
• Ability to follow procedures while exercising sound judgment in complex scenarios.
• Flexibility to work shift-based schedules.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across multiple tools (SIEM, EDR, email security, etc.).
• Own analysis, remediation and documentation for complex investigations, suspicious activity, and confirmed incidents.
• Maintain detailed and accurate records of security events, investigations, and outcomes.
• Review and implement policy changes, endpoint actions, and firewall rules.
• Participate in tuning and optimization of detection rules and alerting thresholds in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Mentor junior analysts, provide training and knowledge sharing.
• Support change request reviews and implementations.
• Perform deeper log analysis, regex/syntax tuning, and advanced queries.
• Participate in timekeeping (JIRA, Tempo, etc.).
• Draft and contribute to playbooks/runbooks

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Proxy

Firewall

Email security

Mentoring

Communication

Education

CompTIA Security+ / CySA+ or equivalent

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibilities:
  • Monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across multiple tools (SIEM, EDR, email security, etc.)
  • Own analysis, remediation and documentation for complex investigations, suspicious activity, and confirmed incidents
  • Maintain detailed and accurate records of security events, investigations, and outcomes
  • Review and implement policy changes, endpoint actions, and firewall rules
  • Participate in tuning and optimization of detection rules and alerting thresholds in collaboration with engineering teams
  • Mentor junior analysts, provide training and knowledge sharing
  • Support change request reviews and implementations.
  • Perform deeper log analysis, regex/syntax tuning, and advanced queries
  • Participate in timekeeping (JIRA, Tempo, etc.)
  • Draft and contribute to playbooks/runbooks
• Skills:
  • Broad technical expertise across SIEM, endpoint, proxy, firewall, and email platforms
  • Skilled at balancing technical investigation with mentoring others
  • Strong client-facing communication
• Operational Scope:
  • Independent and trusted to guide others; escalates only to Advanced Analysts or management

QUALIFICATIONS

• CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or equivalent foundational security certification
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of common attack vectors and incident response methodology
• Solid grasp of TCP/IP networking, authentication protocols, and endpoint security concepts
• Proficient in analyzing log data and alerts from a variety of security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewall logs)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, particularly around documenting and escalating incidents
• Ability to follow procedures while exercising sound judgment in complex scenarios
• Flexibility to work shift-based schedules

ADDITIONAL

All candidates will be required to take an extensive background screen, credit screen, and drug screen prior to employment. This is an on-site position in the 5iron SOC in Franklin, TN.

Five Iron offers premium benefits that are intended to support our people and their families.

These include:

• Company-paid health, dental and vision insurance plans for the employee
• Up to a 4% 401k company match that vests immediately, it’s yours to keep
• Generous paid time off and 10 holidays per year
• Paid time off to vote and volunteer
• Paid time off on your birthday because it’s your special day
• Up to $100 per month for your internet and cell phone service
• Team building events

Job Type: Full-time