Senior Security Analyst – SOC / Incident Response / EDR (CrowdStrike)

Role: Security Analyst

Position Type: Full-Time Contract (40hrs/week)

Work Schedule: 8 hours/day (Mon-Fri)

Work Hours: CST

Location: 100% Remote

We are seeking a Senior Security Analyst to strengthen enterprise cybersecurity through threat detection, incident response, and security operations. This role focuses on monitoring and investigating security events across identity, endpoint, network, and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts across tools like CrowdStrike, Tanium, Zscaler, and Microsoft 365
• Perform threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response
• Investigate phishing, credential compromise, and endpoint threats
• Analyze identity risks in Microsoft Entra ID and authentication systems
• Develop and tune detection rules and response playbooks
• Collaborate with IT and SOC teams to contain and remediate security incidents
• Generate reports on security incidents, trends, and risk improvements

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity / security operations
• Hands-on experience with EDR tools (CrowdStrike preferred)
• Experience with incident response and threat investigation
• Knowledge of identity security, MFA, and authentication risks
• Experience with SIEM/log analysis tools
• Understanding of network and cloud security concepts

Nice to have: Experience with Tanium, Zscaler, Palo Alto, Azure security, or SOC environments