Senior Security Analyst

Medium; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to join their team in Portland, Oregon. This remote position involves leading investigations against automated threats, requiring strong analytical skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in cybersecurity, a thorough understanding of security frameworks, and familiarity with tools such as Splunk. The firm offers a supportive work environment with flexible hours and various benefits to support well-being.

Benefits

Equity/stock options

Flexible working hours

Generous parental leave

Wellness resources

Birthday leave

Wellness leave

Fun in-person and virtual events

Qualifications

• Demonstrable recent experience in cybersecurity or IT security roles.
• Significant experience identifying and mitigating security risks.
• Solid understanding of security frameworks and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and analysis of automated software activity.
• Act as an escalation point for incident response and threat detection.
• Collaborate across teams to provide actionable advice.

Skills

Experience in cybersecurity

Identifying security risks

Analytical mindset

Knowledge of web technologies

Familiarity with analytical tools

Education

Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH)

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Splunk

ElasticSearch

SQL

NoSQL databases

Job description

About Kasada

Join us in stopping bad bots, for good! Kasada protects millions of online users everyday. Founded to stop automated bot attacks, we believe the internet should be a safe place for everyone. Bad bots are highly destructive. They take over accounts, steal content, overload systems and infrastructure and cause billions of dollars in damages every year. Seeking to restore trust in the internet, Kasada stops bots at the very first request including those that have never been seen before.

We’ve grown from a few friends working out of a shipping container under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to now operating globally, we’re spread across the world protecting some of the most well-known brands on the face of the earth.

We’re an innately curious team that’s not afraid to bring bold ideas to create better ways of solving problems. We’re looking for people who are passionate about solving some of the most difficult and pressing cybersecurity issues, while having fun doing it!

The Role

We’re currently on the lookout for a Senior Security Analyst to join our Security Operations team, focused on taking on complex and high impact unwanted automation for our customers. This role will require you to act as an escalation point for other analysts, handle investigations end to end, and contribute to improving our investigative methods and tooling. Your experience in a similar role in a cyber security environment will be highly regarded.

This position will allow you to apply your analytical skills in the fight against bad bots. Working with some of the world’s biggest companies, you’ll help reduce the damage caused by unwanted automation, while sharing your expertise and supporting our team.

This is a remote role, to ensure timezone overlap with our Australia-based team candidates should be located on the West Coast.

What you will be doing:

• Lead complex investigations and in-depth analysis of automated software activity within customer environments, driving cases to resolution.
• Act as an escalation point for incident response and threat detection, providing expert guidance on challenging or ambiguous cases.
• Apply and optimise a range of investigative tools and techniques to uncover patterns, anomalies, and root causes.
• Collaborate across teams to provide clear, actionable advice on complex investigations and contribute to improving detection and response processes.

What you will bring:

• Demonstrable, recent experience in cybersecurity or IT security roles.
• Significant experience identifying and mitigating security risks in a web application or similar environments.
• Solid understanding of security frameworks, incident response methodologies, and threat intelligence.
• Familiarity with analytical security tools (e.g., Splunk, ElasticSearch, SQL, NoSQL databases).
• Solid knowledge of web technologies (TCP stack, HTTP/S, WebSockets, Browser Architectures, Operating Systems)
• Subject matter knowledge and awareness of automated cyber security attacks and/or bot groups.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, Bachelors degree in a relevant field) are desirable but not essential.
• Critical and analytical mindset with proven ability to make sound, timely judgments.

Salary range: $140,000 - $175,000 per year

The Benefits of being a Kasadian

We want to ensure Kasada remains a great place to work and a place to do great work. It's important to us to build an inclusive environment where you can realize your full potential. We are a highly collaborative team regardless of location, placing a strong emphasis on our core values; and we have designed our benefits package so you can thrive, both inside and outside of work:

• A stake in Kasada’s global success with equity/stock options
• Flexible working hours and arrangements - Create a schedule that suits you
• Support for growing families - Generous parental leave allowances and resources to help in the lead up, during and after parental leave.
• Resources for well-being to support your growth including our EAP - confidential counselling for you and your loved ones
• Birthday leave
• Wellness leave
• An action packed calendar of fun in-person and virtual events

Sound interesting? What’s next?

Hit the apply button and one of our team will set up an exploratory, confidential discussion. We have designed our hiring process to be streamlined and thorough so everyone can make the right call on whether it is the right move for you. We are an inclusive team and this extends to all candidates that interview with us. Interviews are conducted virtually however if you want to come onsite - just ask! When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any adjustments you may need during the interview process, we want to ensure you are set up for success in every conversation.

Kasada is an e-verify employer (US based applicants only). Research shows that women and other marginalized individuals tend to only apply when they check every box. We’re always keen to broaden our perspective, so if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch, we'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to the team!