Cybersecurity Analyst

Clearwaters.IT

United States · Full-time · Entry

This position is contingent upon award ***

Responsibilities:

Proactively monitor, detect, and respond to security threats across networks, systems, and cloud environments
Analyze incidents, implement controls, and collaborate across teams to strengthen security posture
Perform threat triage, incident investigation, and risk analysis
Analyze security alerts/events for IOCs, attack patterns, emerging threats across all environments
Correlate data, develop unified views of cyber risk, and enable decision-making
Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and protection gaps; assess business impact
Ensure alignment with regulatory and federal security standards (NIST, FISMA)
Document findings, trends, and lessons learned
Support continuous improvement of security operations

Location: Hybrid - 3 days onsite Brooklyn, NY, 2 days remote. Candidates must be able to reliably commute to the on-site location. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen residing in the U.S.

This position requires obtaining a clearance through the Department of Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or 5-7 years of relevant experience.

Experience: 5+ years in cybersecurity (incident detection, response, SOC, cloud/infrastructure security)

Certifications: (candidates MUST HAVE obtained at least one)

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA CySA+
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst)
CISA
GCIH
CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)

Technical Skills:

SIEM (Devo/Splunk)
Vulnerability scanners (Rapid7/Armis)
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
Wireshar
SQL, Python
MS Power BI
Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Training & Development

Key Skills

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