Senior Security Analyst – Endpoint & Incident Response

The Planet Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group in Madison, WI is seeking a Security Analyst II to lead advanced IT security initiatives across networks, servers, storage, applications, databases, and endpoints. You will design, implement, monitor, and respond to security incidents while guiding policy and standards development.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years of IT security experience, expert CrowdStrike and Tenable administration, strong attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Must have 4–7 years IT security experience.
• Expert knowledge of CrowdStrike administration.
• Expert knowledge of Tenable administration.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Administer CrowdStrike, Tenable, Zscaler
• Perform IT security risk assessments and develop remediation strategies
• Research vendor offerings and conduct proofs of concept
• Coordinate with other teams to implement new technologies and remediate issues
• Monitor asset inventory, installed agents, and device status
• Review vulnerability dashboards and assess organizational impact of threats
• Monitor data inventories and policy violations; produce reports
• Author IT security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
• Monitor and process incident response queues
• Manage endpoint firewall operation and adjustments as needed
• Work independently and in a team environment

Skills

IT Security experience

CrowdStrike administration

Tenable administration

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Job description

The Planet Group in Madison, WI is seeking a Security Analyst II to lead advanced IT security initiatives across networks, servers, storage, applications, databases, and endpoints. You will design, implement, monitor, and respond to security incidents while guiding policy and standards development.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years of IT security experience, expert CrowdStrike and Tenable administration, strong attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication.