Senior Security Analyst: Threat Detection & Response

001 Brown & Brown, Inc; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

ESPP

401k

Student Loan Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy

Job summary

Brown & Brown, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to join the Office of the CISO, driving security monitoring, incident triage, and threat hunting across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity platforms.

The role emphasizes coordinated response, forensic analysis, and continuous improvement of detection capabilities. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in security operations, with certifications preferred, and experience with CrowdStrike, Google SecOps, and Microsoft Log Analytics.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical program or equivalent experience
• At least one active security certification preferred: GCIH, GCIA, CISSP, CEH or related
• Preferred experience using CrowdStrike, Google SecOps, Microsoft Log Analytics, and ServiceNow.
• 7+ years in a security operations, incident response, threat monitoring, or cyber defense role supporting a large organization

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts, events, and logs across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, email, and application security platforms
• Perform security triage, analysis, and investigation of suspicious activity to determine scope, impact, and appropriate response actions
• Validate and elevate security incidents in accordance with incident response procedures, ensuring timely communication and documentation
• Analyze data from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, DLP, email security, and other monitoring tools to identify malicious or anomalous behavior
• Support incident response activities by collecting forensic evidence, preserving artifacts, analyzing forensic artifacts, tracking actions, and assisting with containment and recovery efforts
• Leverage threat intelligence sources and internal context to assess emerging threats, attacker tactics, and indicators of compromise relevant to the organization
• Review and tune detection content, use cases, and alert logic in partnership with engineering and platform teams to improve detection quality and reduce false positives
• Conduct recurring and ad hoc threat hunting activities using logs, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence to identify previously undetected threats
• Track, document, and report security incidents, investigative findings, trends, and operational metrics to support management reporting and continuous improvement
• Assist with vulnerability, exposure, and risk-related analysis by correlating findings with threat activity and business impact

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Log analysis

Scripting basic

Tamper detection awareness

Communication

Education

B.S. in Information Security or related

Tools

CrowdStrike

Google SecOps

Microsoft Log Analytics

ServiceNow

Job description

Brown & Brown, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to join the Office of the CISO, driving security monitoring, incident triage, and threat hunting across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity platforms.

The role emphasizes coordinated response, forensic analysis, and continuous improvement of detection capabilities. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in security operations, with certifications preferred, and experience with CrowdStrike, Google SecOps, and Microsoft Log Analytics.