Jr. Security Analyst

Post Date

Sep 11, 2024

Location

Stamford,
Connecticut

ZIP/Postal Code

06902
US
Jun 23, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

HAR-733356

Pay Rate

$21 - $26 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A large reinsurance client is looking for a Jr. Security Analyst to sit fully remote and work the hours of 3am-11am EST. This analyst will be reporting to the Manager of the Security Operations Center and will be joining the larger Information Security team. On the day to day, this analyst will be responsible for covering any security issues that may arise during their working hours. 25% of their day will be responding, reviewing, and escalating Tier 1/Tier 2 tickets in Service Now. Another 25% of their day will be spent configuring security agents, troubleshooting, and reporting any and all activities related to security issues that occur during their shift. Examples of tools this role utilizes to troubleshoot include: SIEM, Endpoint Detection and Response Tools, Application Whitelisting, and Endpoint and Network Monitoring. An additional 25% of their day is completing ad hoc IT Security tasks like Web Content Filtering, escalations from 3rd party MSSP File Monitoring, and support to end users. The final 25% of their day will be spent communicating and coordinating with colleagues in Security and IT. This team is tight knit, and they are looking for someone that they can bond with and get to know.

Pay Rate: $22-$35/hr

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Required Skills & Experience

2-3 years of experience in incident response or MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider) role
Experience working in a SOC environment
Experience with Microsoft Defender EDR or XDR
SIEM platform experience preferably SumoLogic
Another ex. Splunk
Incident Response experience full understanding of the incident response life cycle
Amazing personality and communication skills

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience creating detection logic
Forensic knowledge
Familiarity with Active Directory
Scripting technologies (Powershell, Python)
Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure)
Certificate in Networking or Security

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.