Senior Threat Analyst (Night Shift) - 24 Months Contract - Onsite in Brooklyn, NY

Senior Threat Analyst (Night Shift)   NYC Cybersecurity Operations 
Location: On-site at 11 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY
Schedule: Night shift (6:00 PM   6:00 AM), including weekends and holidays
Duration: 2-year assignment (March 2026   March 2028)
Hours: 35 hours per week
 
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Threat Analyst to join a high-performance cybersecurity operations team supporting the City of New York s critical digital infrastructure. This position plays a vital role in defending city networks, public services, and sensitive data from evolving cybersecurity threats.

As a Senior Threat Analyst, you ll work nights in a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC) environment monitoring, detecting, and responding to potential threats targeting one of the largest municipal networks in the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor network and security alerts for intrusion attempts, anomalies, and potential compromises.

• Perform detailed analysis and apply threat mitigation and escalation procedures.

• Correlate threat intelligence data across various security platforms (SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR).

• Interface with internal teams, external partners, and vendors to ensure coordinated incident handling.

• Create and maintain SOC playbooks, incident reports, situation reports (SITREPs), and performance metrics.

• Lead and mentor junior analysts, ensuring adherence to SOC processes and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to proactive threat hunting, incident containment, and recovery activities.

• Participate in quality control checks and documentation reviews to maintain operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Threat Management, SOC Operations, or Incident Response.

• Proven leadership experience within a SOC environment (mentoring analysts, managing operations, coordinating incidents).

• Hands-on expertise with cybersecurity monitoring tools including SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and log correlation systems.

• Strong understanding of network protocols, host-level security, and general cybersecurity principles.

• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with both technical teams and senior management.

• Willingness and ability to work night shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed for coverage and incident response.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with threat hunting and malware analysis.

• Familiarity with NetFlow analysis, system logs, and incident response frameworks.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).

• Capability to identify, contain, and remediate complex security incidents in a large, dynamic environment.

Join a mission-driven cybersecurity team safeguarding New York City s digital future.
If you re an experienced Threat Analyst ready to take on significant operational responsibility and help strengthen critical public systems, we encourage you to apply today.