Security Analyst, MSSP/SOC
Posted 43ds ago
Employment Information
Job Description
Security Analyst at Agile IT monitoring security events, triaging alerts, and improving detections for CMMC-compliant clients.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and analyze security events across client environments
- Investigate alerts, perform triage, and escalate incidents when needed
- Conduct threat analysis and provide actionable recommendations to reduce risk
- Assist in incident response activities, including root cause analysis and reporting
- Tune and improve detection rules and security use cases to enhance visibility
- Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Stay up to date on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends
- Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to deliver managed security services
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in a SOC/NOC or MSSP in cybersecurity; OR 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations role
- Familiarity with SIEM tools (Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, etc.)
- Strong understanding of networking, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection
- Knowledge of security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or CIS Controls
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to work across teams and with customers
- Certifications such as SC-200, Network+, Security+, CySA+, CEH, CISSP, or equivalent (preferred)
- Experience with Microsoft Security tools (Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Entra) (preferred)
- Exposure to cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) (preferred)
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (CMMC, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, ISO 27001) (preferred)
- All hires must be US Citizens
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/STD/LTD
- Remote mental and physical health networks
- $200,000 basic life insurance
- Voluntary life
- 401(k) with 3% employer contribution - no vesting period
- Combined 18 days PTO increasing with tenure
- 9 paid holidays
- All Agile IT employees are provided with laptops and home office equipment
