Security Operations Analyst (Cybersecurity)

Location: Remote, United States. Initial training is Monday–Friday; afterward, work follows a 4x10 schedule: Wednesday–Saturday or Sunday–Wednesday, 7am–5pm PST.

Salary: $100,000–$125,000 base annually, plus bonus and equity. Additional on-call/call-in pay may apply.

Company

hirify.global provides managed, enterprise-grade cybersecurity products through an integrated Security Operations Center and SaaS platform.

What you will do

• Triage, investigate, respond to, and remediate alerts and intrusions detected by the hirify.global platform.
• Review EDR telemetry, log sources, forensic artifacts, and attack activity to determine root causes and recommend remediation.
• Perform tactical malware analysis and investigate suspicious Microsoft 365 activity.
• Support threat-related escalations from Product Support and explain findings to less technical audiences.
• Contribute to detection engineering, alert tuning, and projects that improve outcomes for analysts and partners.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a SOC or digital forensics/DFIR role.
• Experience investigating Windows, Linux, and macOS attack surfaces.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, PowerShell, Command Prompt, WMIC, scheduled tasks, SCM, domain enumeration, lateral movement, persistence, and defense evasion techniques.
• Experience with static and dynamic malware analysis, Windows or enterprise domain administration, Active Directory, Group Policy, and domain trusts.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, web technologies, OWASP Top 10, and Microsoft 365 investigations.
• Effective communication, customer focus, curiosity, and willingness to learn.

Nice to have

• Experience in an MSP, MSSP, or MDR environment.
• Linux and macOS investigative experience, cloud investigations, or familiarity with RMM tools.
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby.
• Participation in HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, Capture the Flag, or cybersecurity competitions.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote work environment.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) contribution of 5% regardless of employee contribution and stock options for full-time employees.
• Home-office reimbursement, education and professional development allowance, and $75 USD monthly digital reimbursement.
• Access to BetterUp for personal and professional coaching.