Security Analyst

We are hiring a Nashville-based Security Analyst to serve as the front line of defense for a financial services security team supporting global operations. You will review, triage, remediate, or escalate security alerts with appropriate urgency, and document every response action accurately. The core of the role is identifying and responding to potential indicators of compromise or attack, and helping strengthen the overall security posture of the environment.

Compensation: 60-75k FTE

Logistics: Nashville, 4 days/week in office, 1 day remote.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Monitor alerts, detections, and other indicators of compromise or attack across a range of security tooling
Investigate, contain, eradicate, or escalate detections as appropriate
Document detections and response actions and generate reports for management and other stakeholders
Build and run SIEM search queries, dashboards, and alerts to surface threats and support investigations
Assist with vulnerability analysis and threat intelligence
Monitor security platform health for errors, misconfigurations, and performance issues
Support end users and other stakeholders on information security service requests
Perform control testing and other risk management activities
Provide information in response to audits and assessments
Maintain a working understanding of the systems, solutions, and technologies deployed across the IT environment

And what you need to have:

2 years of experience in Information Security or IT in an operations or support role
Experience troubleshooting and securing computer systems and networks
Experience with SIEM platforms
Experience reviewing logs and creating structured queries and regex searches
Ability to parse logs, build queries, and perform root cause analysis on events
Working knowledge of MS Excel for data analysis, including pivot tables
Understanding of logical security, user access, and identity management
Awareness of information security best practices and regulatory requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Information Security a plus
CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or GIAC certifications a plus
Programming or scripting skills a plus

No CTC or sponsorship at this time.

Hampton North

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