Security Analyst (Full-time – Remote – USA)

An AI security focused agency, operating in the Computer and Mathematical industry, is seeking a Security Analyst to join their team. This full-time position is 100% remote within the USA, offering exceptional flexibility. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented with a passion for cybersecurity and a positive attitude, comfortable working in a fast-paced virtual environment, and able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.

About You: Passion for Cybersecurity and Problem-Solving

You are a highly detail-oriented individual with a genuine passion for cybersecurity and a consistently positive attitude. You thrive in fast-paced and virtual work environments, demonstrating the ability to adapt quickly and manage tasks effectively. Furthermore, you possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to convey complex information clearly through both verbal and written methods, and you are an active listener, ensuring you fully understand requests and issues.

In this role, you will leverage your foundational skills, which typically include:

• Less than 1 year of related experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree, or actively working towards a Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency with G Suite (Google) applications (e.g., Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets).
• Familiarity with Zoom for virtual collaboration.

Role Responsibilities: Safeguarding Against Cyber Threats

As a Security Analyst, you’ll be instrumental in supporting critical cybersecurity operations, focusing on protecting against email fraud and other sophisticated attack strategies. Your responsibilities will blend operational tasks with proactive improvement initiatives and investigative support.

• Perform Operational Tasks: You will perform operational tasks essential to the security function, such as efficiently handling high-volume intake queues of security alerts or requests. You’ll also be responsible for accurately labeling machine learning data, which is crucial for training and improving AI-powered security systems. All tasks must be completed in a timely manner to maintain operational efficiency.
• Propose Improvements for Processes and Policies: You will actively propose improvements for existing processes, workflows, products, and policies related to cybersecurity. Your proactive mindset will help identify inefficiencies, potential vulnerabilities, or areas where current practices can be enhanced to strengthen the overall security posture and streamline operations.
• Support Investigation Efforts: You will provide vital support for investigation efforts across a range of critical issues. This includes assisting senior analysts or incident response teams in gathering information, analyzing data, and documenting findings related to security incidents, ensuring thorough and timely resolution of threats.
• Learn About Email Fraud Attack Strategies: You will continuously learn about various email fraud attack strategies and patterns (e.g., phishing, business email compromise, impersonation). This in-depth knowledge is crucial for proactively identifying potential threats and implementing preventative measures to effectively prevent an event from occurring, safeguarding the organization and its customers from financial and reputational damage.
• Work on Specialized Security Areas: You will contribute to specific, critical areas of cybersecurity operations. This includes working on a subset of tasks related to the Live Queue (real-time incident handling), POV (Proof of Value) data sets (analyzing data from potential new security solutions), ATO (Account Takeover) cases (investigating compromised user accounts), and VAC (Voice/SMS Authentication Bypass) cases (addressing authentication bypass attempts).
• Contribute to Team Growth and Scale: You will actively engage in task work to help the team grow, scale, and mature. This involves contributing to automation initiatives, developing new documentation, cross-training, and participating in efforts that enhance the team’s overall capabilities and efficiency in a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Compensation & Benefits: Rewarding Your Contributions

Certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and a comprehensive benefits package. Individual compensation packages are tailored based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. The base salary range for this position is $20.19—$20.19 USD (note: this appears to be a placeholder and actual compensation will vary). Benefits are recognized as an important piece of your total compensation package, reflecting a commitment to overall employee well-being.

Additional Information: Commitment to Security and Compliance

Our client is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

This position involves access to technology subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Therefore, candidates offered employment must be eligible to access controlled technology under U.S. export control laws. Employment is conditioned on the availability of government authorization. The company reserves the right to delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer, or terminate employment to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

As part of our client’s secure hiring practices, they conduct video interviews and validate applicant identity at various stages through their recruitment process. If your application is successful and a conditional offer of employment is made, pre-employment checks will be carried out, which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks align with prevailing legislation and our client’s policies relevant to their security and privacy standards. Our client is committed to protecting your privacy; please review their Applicant Privacy Policy for full information on how your personal information is used. By submitting an application, you confirm that you have read and understand the Applicant Privacy Policy.