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Senior Cybersecurity Analyst – Network SecurityContract Length: 12+ monthsLocation: Austin, Texas (100% Onsite)We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst - Network Security to support enterprise security operations across on-premises, cloud, network, and endpoint environments. This role will monitor, investigate, detect, and respond to security threats while supporting threat hunting, detection engineering, and incident response. The ideal candidate is a hands-on security professional with strong experience across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, NDR, threat intelligence, and security operations.Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information technology, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, CySA+, GIAC, or Microsoft security.
- 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, security operations, incident response, or related information security.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including incident management, analytics rules, workbooks, automation, data connectors, and KQL.
- Strong experience with SIEM platforms, security log collection and management, alert investigation, correlation, and monitoring.
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, and NDR technologies.
- Experience with detection engineering, including developing and tuning detection rules and alerts.
- Strong ability to write and interpret KQL, SPL, and security queries.
- Experience with threat intelligence, threat hunting, and identifying indicators of compromise.
- Strong understanding of firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS, VPN, TCP/IP, network segmentation, secure network architecture.
- Ability to investigate complex security events, correlate data across multiple sources, and clearly document findings.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards, including NIST and CIS Controls.
- Ability to prioritize alerts based on severity, risk, and business impact.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- Experience with advanced threat hunting, detection engineering, and cloud security preferred.
- Monitor security alerts, logs, network events, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence feeds.
- Investigate suspicious activity, malware indicators, anomalous network behavior, and SIEM/EDR alerts.
- Perform incident triage, investigation, escalation, containment coordination, and documentation.
- Develop and tune detection rules, dashboards, alerts, playbooks, and security queries.
- Conduct threat hunting using KQL, SPL, packet/session analysis, and endpoint telemetry.
- Support vulnerability, risk, and security control assessments.
- Document investigations, prepare incident reports, and track corrective actions.
- Collaborate with network, infrastructure, cloud, endpoint, and application teams to address security risks.
- Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and security best practices.
- Participate in incident response, escalation, and after-action reviews as needed.
- Maintain accurate investigation notes, operational documentation, and security metrics.
- Follow established security policies, procedures, and standards.
- Work effectively with security, network, infrastructure, cloud, endpoint, and application teams.
- Support time-sensitive security incidents and escalations as needed.
- May require after-hours support for critical security incidents or planned maintenance.
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