Salary: $100,000-$110,000
Location: Houston, Hybrid
Cybersecurity Analyst We are seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join a growing IT security team and help protect the organization's systems, data, and technology environment. This role will focus heavily on
security monitoring, threat detection, investigation, and incident response.
The ideal candidate has hands-on cybersecurity experience and can independently recognize suspicious activity, investigate potential threats, determine the appropriate response, and escalate when necessary.
Key Responsibilities: - Monitor and investigate security alerts across endpoints, identity, email, cloud, and network environments
- Identify, triage, and respond to potential cybersecurity threats and suspicious activity
- Manage and work through SOC/security tickets from investigation through resolution or escalation
- Assist with incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability remediation, and security documentation
- Monitor Microsoft 365, Entra ID, endpoint security, privileged access, and application permissions
- Support vulnerability management, penetration testing remediation, and risk assessments
- Administer and optimize cybersecurity tools and technologies
- Develop or support security automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API
- Assist with cloud security initiatives, including vulnerability remediation using Wiz or similar platforms
- Support security frameworks and best practices, including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and Microsoft Security Best Practices
- Collaborate with IT and business teams while staying current on emerging cybersecurity threats
Qualifications: - 2-3+ years of hands-on cybersecurity, SOC, or security-focused systems administration experience
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience investigating, triaging, and responding to cybersecurity threats
- Working knowledge of networking, Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or a related field and/or relevant cybersecurity certification
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly document and explain security findings
Preferred Experience: - Microsoft Defender, Entra ID, Sentinel, Purview, and Intune
- PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API
- CrowdStrike, Fortinet, or Endpoint Central
- Azure and cloud security platforms such as Wiz
- Security+, CySA+, SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500, CISSP, or similar certifications
What We're Looking For: Someone who can go beyond simply escalating alerts. This person should be comfortable investigating suspicious activity, determining what is happening, assessing the potential risk, and taking the appropriate next steps.
