Cyber Security Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

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.