Weekend Night Incident Response & Forensic Analyst

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking an inquisitive security analyst for weekend nights (Fri-Sun, 9 PM-9 AM EST) to monitor events, investigate with AI-assisted tools, and coordinate remediation with business units.

The role emphasizes protecting data at Internet scale, continuous learning in threat hunting, and contributing to automation and detection engineering alongside senior staff. You will participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation, document runbooks, and support investigations from detection to

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience or equivalent in security fundamentals (network/host forensics, log analysis, malware triage).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical/stakeholder talks.
• Familiarity with AI productivity tools or AI coding assistants.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and analyze security events from networks, endpoints, and cloud data stores.
• Use AI-assisted investigation tools to accelerate log parsing and draft incident timelines.
• Contain incidents and coordinate remediation with Yahoo units.

Skills

Security fundamentals

Communication skills

AI productivity tools familiarity

Tools

Databricks

SIEM platforms

Python

Shell scripting

Job description

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking an inquisitive security analyst for weekend nights (Fri-Sun, 9 PM-9 AM EST) to monitor events, investigate with AI-assisted tools, and coordinate remediation with business units.

The role emphasizes protecting data at Internet scale, continuous learning in threat hunting, and contributing to automation and detection engineering alongside senior staff. You will participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation, document runbooks, and support investigations from detection to