Information Security Analyst

Job Summary

The Information Security Analyst supports the organization's information security operations by managing employee system-access requests, monitoring security alerts, investigating potential threats, and supporting incident response. This role serves as a first-level escalation point for security events and assists with improving and automating security monitoring and alerting tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with departments to ensure compliance with information security policies and procedures.
• Support security engineering initiatives and other security-related projects.
• Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and remediation technologies; recommend improvements and help oversee implementation.
• Perform Tier 1 security event analysis, intrusion detection, incident triage, investigation, forensic analysis, and remediation.
• Monitor and investigate security alerts from managed security service providers and internal security tools.
• Support the development and maintenance of information security standards, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Maintain and improve security alerting applications, including tuning and automation.
• Stay informed about cybersecurity threats, technologies, laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate security issues and recommendations effectively to end users, technical teams, and management.

Required Qualifications

• At least one year of experience as a Security Analyst, SOC Analyst, or in a comparable role.
• Knowledge of threat analysis, incident response, network traffic analysis, and intrusion detection.
• Understanding of common cybersecurity threats, including advanced persistent threats (APT), DDoS, phishing, malicious payloads, cloud threats, and mobile-device threats.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, scripting, threat hunting, and automation.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot system-access and security issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent additional experience may be considered.
• Industry certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CISSP, CCNA, or CEH.
• Knowledge of current and emerging information security technologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Recent graduates with one or more relevant industry certifications are encouraged to apply.

Locations: 

Irvine, California 

Walnut Creek, California

Roseville, California