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