Cybersecurity Analyst

About us:

We install and support network cabling, Wi-Fi, servers and VoIP phone systems for businesses across Minnesota. Help desk calls are answered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with an on-call tech covering nights and weekends.

What this job is:

Security analyst role covering detection, incident response and some compliance work. Good fit for someone two or three years into security. Cedar Ridge Computer Services is hiring for the Cybersecurity Analyst role to monitor, investigate and respond to security alerts across our environment. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

In your first few months you will:

• Write and update SOC runbooks and playbooks.
• Hand off open cases at shift change with clear notes.
• Document incidents with timeline, impact and root cause.
• Run vulnerability scans with Tenable Nessus, Qualys or Rapid7 and track remediation with system owners.
• Review firewall, proxy, VPN and authentication logs for suspicious activity.
• Help with user access reviews and offboarding audits.
• Analyze reported phishing emails, check headers and URLs, and purge malicious messages.

About you:

• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP and common ports and protocols.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (or ability to obtain within six months)
• Experience reading Windows Event Logs, Sysmon and Linux logs.
• Ability to work shifts, including some nights, weekends or holidays as scheduled.
• Clear written communication for incident tickets and reports.
• Basic scripting in PowerShell or Python.

Nice to have:

• SOAR platforms such as Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR or Tines.
• Prior help desk or network administration experience.

Perks and benefits:

Salary: $103,000 - $122,000/year

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Paid sick leave.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• Referral program.
• Profit sharing.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Cedar Ridge Computer Services.