Senior Cyber Defense Analyst (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Cyber Defense Analyst (Cybersecurity): Monitoring, investigating, and responding to security alerts across cloud, endpoint, identity, and application layers with an accent on real-time threat protection and incident ownership. Focus on critical thinking, relentless automation, and end-to-end incident management in a hybrid environment.

Location: Remote - USA

Salary: $144,500–$170,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is an AI-driven cybersecurity company focused on protecting hybrid environments from threats.

What you will do

• Monitor, triage, and correlate security alerts from SIEM, EDR, IAM, CSPM, and CDR tools.
• Lead containment, eradication, and recovery for endpoint, cloud, and identity incidents.
• Proactively hunt for threats using MITRE ATT&CK and investigate anomalies across various telemetry sources.
• Build or enhance SOAR playbooks and create custom automation scripts.
• Track and report operational metrics (MTTD, MTTR) and maintain documentation.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of hands-on SOC or Incident Response experience in a cloud-first or hybrid environment.
• Strong understanding of attacker lifecycle, MITRE ATT&CK, and threat actor TTPs.
• Experience with EDR (CrowdStrike preferred), SIEM (Splunk preferred), and SOAR (Torq, XSOAR, or Phantom).
• Familiarity with AWS, Okta, and SaaS platforms.
• Proficiency in writing queries and automations using Python, Bash, or SPL.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with CSPM/CDR/VM tools.
• Knowledge of Containers and Kubernetes security.
• Relevant certifications (CEH, Security+, GCIH, GCIA, or AWS Security Specialty).

Culture & Benefits

• Individual compensation packages include bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer.
• Hiring practices include video interviews and pre-employment checks aligned with security and privacy standards.
• Commitment to protecting applicant privacy.