Description This is a hands-on Security Analyst supporting a compliance sensitive environment with a heavy emphasis on email security, endpoint detection, identity protection, and user-driven threats. The position required independent investigation, sound judgment on containment actions, and strong documentation discipline.
The analyst owns alert triage and response workflows across CrowdStrike, Microsoft 365 Defender, Mimecast, and Sumo Logic, while also supporting vulnerability remediation validation and audit-evidence preparation.
POSITION: SECURITY ANALYSTLOCATION: PRIMARILY REMOTE (MUST BE LOCAL TO THE DFW)DURATION: 1 YEAR CONTRACTSALARY: $100 - $110KCore Responsibilities- Lead investigations for endpoint, identity, and email-based threats
- Identity abuse, anomalous sign-ins, and MFA-bypass attempts
- Triage and respond to phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and impersonation attempts
- Endpoint isolation and host remediation
- Develop and maintain investigation playbooks
- Track patch compliance
- Assist with audit evidence collection
- IOC scoping and threat-hunting pivots across SIEM and EDR
Requirements Required experience/knowledge - CrowdStrike
- Microsoft 365 Defender
- Email security platforms (Mimecast or equivalent)
- Active Directory / Entra ID
- 2-5 years of security analyst experience
- Hands-on EDR + email security experience
- Comfortable working with SIEM tools (SUMO Logic)
- Strong phishing/BEC investigation background
- Experience in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments (legal, healthcare, finance is a plus)
- Able to work independently and document work thoroughly
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