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Senior Information Security Analyst

Saxon Global Inc

Job Title

Locals or semi-local preferred but, will consider those willing to relocate from elsewhere in the US as a very last resort.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 5+ years of relevant information security experience (or 3+ years in IT systems administration with 2 years security responsibilities).
  • Cloud security experience with GCP or Azure and sound knowledge of Cloud Security framework.
  • Expertise in incident response, system monitoring/analysis, and risk assessments aligned with compliance and privacy laws.
  • Experience with compliance requirements: HITRUST, PCI, NIST, HIPAA, SOC2.
  • Experience across multiple platforms: Windows, Linux/Unix, macOS; networks and endpoints.
  • Experience with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing engagements.
  • Experience with change management and project management.
  • Excellent technical writing and presentation skills; ability to translate technical risk to business impact.

Preferred:

  • CCSP preferred; other certs: AZ-500, AWS Security Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
  • Experience securing Azure, AWS, GCP in enterprise/hybrid environments.
  • Familiarity with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks, MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Automation, scripting experience a plus.
Responsibilities

Cloud & Enterprise Security (SME)

  • Serve as SME on security fundamentals, techniques, and technologies across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on-prem environments.
  • Guide cloud security architecture: IAM, encryption/key management, network controls, data protection, workload hardening.
  • Implement process improvements aligned to security frameworks (NIST CSF/800-53, ISO 27001) and business needs; optimize technology to improve customer experience.

Security Operations & Incident Response

  • Implement and monitor controls for unusual and suspicious activity across endpoints, networks, and cloud platforms.
  • Perform advanced monitoring, data/log analysis, threat hunting, and forensic investigations; contribute to SOC/IR workflows.
  • Plan, contribute to, and participate in incident plan exercises and tabletop scenarios.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

  • Draft or revise local policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to supplement enterprise frameworks; identify and remediate gaps based upon NIST standards.
  • Interface with internal/external auditors and examiners; maintain vendor management standards, questionnaires, and regulatory documentation (HITRUST, PCI, NIST, HIPAA, SOC2).
  • Review contracts and provide security guidance; support project scoping, costing, and cost–benefit analyses.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

  • Act as a liaison for the security team; clearly communicate business risk as it relates to information security.
  • Create technical documentation (reports, white papers, technical notes, implementation/configuration guides).
  • Use visual aids to convey complex topics to large, diverse audiences; communicate clearly in high‑pressure, high‑visibility situations.

Continuous Improvement

  • Recommend new security solutions and improvements that do not impede innovation.
  • Stay current with the evolving threat landscape; consistently learn and grow to remain a step ahead of attackers.

Technical Expertise

Cloud Security (Azure, AWS, GCP)

  • GCP: IAM, Security Command Center, Cloud Audit Logs, VPC Service Controls, CMEK/KMS, Cloud Armor, Workload Identity; container security (GKE).
  • Azure: Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, Key Vault, NSGs/Azure Firewall, storage encryption, Defender for Endpoint integration.
  • AWS: IAM roles/policies, Security Hub, GuardDuty, KMS, CloudTrail/CloudWatch, VPC security controls, AWS WAF, Secrets Manager. (experience with AWS is not required)

Additional Technologies

  • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server, Windows Desktop; hardening, patching, CIS Benchmarks.
  • Forensics & eDiscovery: Symantec, Purview, Proofpoint; email/file discovery; incident response.
  • Network & Perimeter: Palo Alto firewalls, URL filtering, DNS blackhole/geo-filtering, WildFire; F5 AWAF.
  • SIEM & Logging: MS Sentinel, MDE, Elastic; Endpoint management/log forwarding. Microsoft Data Lake, CRIBL
  • Vulnerability & AppSec: Qualys, NexusIQ; OWASP-aligned testing and remediation.
  • Endpoint: Microsoft Defender, Microsoft ATP/Defender for Endpoint.
  • Identity & MFA: Okta, Microsoft (Entra ID MFA).
  • Core Services: DNS zone management; network micro-segmentation; zero trust-aligned controls.
  • Secure Productivity: Securing Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, Purview).
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