Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Vaco is actively seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join growing and nationally respected organization in Memphis.


Position Summary

The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst plays a critical role in enterprise security by executing advanced cyber operations, conducting deep technical investigations, and supporting the organization’s overall security and compliance posture.

Operating within a small, highly collaborative team, this position blends hands-on technical and tooling expertise with cybersecurity best practices, incident response and analysis, and regulatory compliance, while continuously advising on and improving overall security posture.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hands-on expertise within a Microsoft security ecosystem, including Azure, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Support and management of Palo Alto firewall technologies.
• Monitor, analyze, and correlate security alerts, logs, and threat intelligence.
• Conduct investigations to determine root cause, attack vectors, and business impact.
• Lead or support incident management activities, including detection, triage, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Maintain, tune, and optimize security technologies, including SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection.
• Proactively perform vulnerability assessments and support penetration testing efforts.
• Support policy analysis, control validation, and compliance with regulatory frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar.
• Develop documentation and evidence for regulatory audits, assessments, and security reviews.
• Contribute directly to security architecture, roadmap development, product utilization, and process optimization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong expertise within a Microsoft Azure ecosystem utilizing Defender and Sentinel, coupled with Palo Alto firewall platforms
• Demonstrated incident response and investigative experience within a regulated setting.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity best practices, risk management practices, and threat mitigation initiatives.
• Professional certifications preferred, including CISSP, CISM, CEH, Security+, GIAC, Azure Security, or similar.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a small, fast-moving cyber team.

Additional Details
 

• Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (or) Direct-Hire
• Location: Memphis / Germantown, TN preferred – Hybrid / Remote Possible
• Start Date: Immediate
• Compensation: $100k - $130k
• Employment Status: No form of employment sponsorship is being considered

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.