Senior Security Analyst: On-Site Incident Response Lead

Gulf Coast Automation Group; Bloomingdale (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

TalentFish is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to join our client in Bloomingdale, IL. You will lead incident response, vulnerability management, and security initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments.

Collaboration with IT leadership and stakeholders is essential as you design, implement, and enhance security controls while mentoring teammates and guiding security strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 9+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including at least 10 years of security-focused work.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies including SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Secure Web Proxies.
• Strong knowledge of Network security, Penetration testing, Patch management, and Vulnerability assessment/remediation.
• Experience with MITRE Telecommunication&CK Framework, Threat intelligence platforms, Threat-led penetration testing, Attack simulation, Red Team/Blue Team exercises.
• Experience managing multiple security tickets and priorities while communicating effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience using network monitoring and analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of security risks across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ability to build relationships with business partners and platform owners to proactively identify and mitigate security risks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Security, IT leadership, business stakeholders and executives to develop enterprise information security strategies.
• Protect on-premises and cloud systems, networks, and applications from threats and cyberattacks.
• Serve as technical lead during security incidents, coordinating containment, investigation, remediation, and documentation.
• Research emerging threat actors, malware, TTPs, and IoCs.
• Assess, monitor, prioritize, and report on security vulnerabilities across the environment.
• Analyze security metrics to identify trends and strengthen security posture.
• Perform digital forensic analysis as needed.
• Develop and maintain security standards, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Participate in IT projects to ensure security requirements are integrated throughout the lifecycle.
• Evaluate emerging cybersecurity technologies and recommend improvements.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Security and IT teams.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and occasional after-hours support.

Skills

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat intelligence

Red Team / Blue Team exercises

Security monitoring

Network security

Penetration testing

MITRE ATT&CK knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Secure Web Proxies

Threat intelligence platforms

Threat-led penetration testing

Attack simulation

Job description

TalentFish is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to join our client in Bloomingdale, IL. You will lead incident response, vulnerability management, and security initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments.

Collaboration with IT leadership and stakeholders is essential as you design, implement, and enhance security controls while mentoring teammates and guiding security strategy.