Sr Information Security Analyst (Onsite Role)

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase plan

401k with employer contributions

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Wellbeing programs

Tuition assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

O’Reilly Auto Parts seeks a Senior Information Security Analyst to monitor and analyze cybersecurity measures and respond to penetration attempts by malicious hackers. This role, located in Springfield, MO, emphasizes proactive threat detection and incident response across the organization.

You will lead threat hunting, develop playbooks, and drive improvements in monitoring, SIEM content, and regulatory compliance. A Bachelor’s degree and strong analytical skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level is preferred.
• Experience in security monitoring, incident response and threat analysis.
• Ability to develop and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks.
• Strong written and verbal communication for reporting and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous monitoring and tuning of security tools to detect threats.
• Perform advanced log correlation and forensic analysis across systems.
• Escalate and manage end-to-end incident response.
• Develop incident response playbooks, tabletop exercises and threat simulations.
• Identify SIEM content gaps and integrate threat intelligence feeds.
• Participate in threat hunting to detect IOCs.
• Create and maintain technical and user documentation.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory codes.

Skills

Leadership and guidance

Security monitoring

Data analysis

Incident response

Documentation and reporting

Policy compliance

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

SIEM

Job description

The Sr Information Security Analyst will analyze and monitor the organization’s cybersecurity measures; respond to actual penetration attempts by malicious hackers.

This position will be located in Springfield MO, Remote work is not an option

Responsibilities And Duties

• Lead the continuous monitoring and tuning of firewalls, IDS/IPS, and SIEM platforms to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced persistent threats and emerging attack vectors.
• Perform advanced log correlation and forensic analysis across multiple systems, identifying complex threats and initiating appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex security incidents, overseeing end-to-end incident response including investigation, containment, eradication, and post-incident review.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks, tabletop exercises, and threat simulations to improve the organization's detection and response capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvements in security monitoring and detection by identifying SIEM content gaps, recommending new use cases, and integrating threat intelligence feeds.
• Participate in threat hunting initiatives to proactively detect adversaries and indicators of compromise (IOCs) within the environment.
• Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Provide fault isolation and resolution for complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly.
• Create and maintain technical and/or user documentation to a high standard.
• Help develop procedures for organizational security compliance and monitor their implementation.
• Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Skills

Required:

• Applies comprehensive knowledge / skill, acts with independence and provides guidance and training to others.
• Implements transaction security and computer/network virus protection.
• Maintains system/service and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity.
• Ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
• Determines and analyzes trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making.
• Creates clear, comprehensive, effective, and user-friendly guides, manuals, narratives, and reports that convey complex technical concepts, using documentation tools to craft structured and visually appealing content that meets the intended purposes.
• Acquires, organizes, protects and processes data in order to fulfill business objectives.
• Understands and effectively uses standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes.
• Creates reports, and reviews reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.

Preferred

• Controls access to, servers, systems, and computers.
• Proficiently uses and troubleshoots a wide range of IT hardware, software, and network systems to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
• Understands, evaluates, uses, and engages with digital technology and information, as well as creates and shares digital content, while being aware of essentials like safety, privacy and ethical considerations.
• Shifts into and out of a mental mindset associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment, and makes the appropriate/innovative adjustments to thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level
• Experience: Experienced practitioner able to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (3 to 6 years)
• Managerial Experience: Basic experience coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call 417-862-2674, ext. 68901, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.

Consistent with internal policy and applicable law, the Company electronically monitors the use of Company-provided systems, including telephone conversations and transmissions, Internet access and usage, and electronic mail and transmissions. The Company additionally employs video cameras in common internal and external areas.