Senior Cyber Security Analyst

The Senior Cyber Security Analyst role at Vertage is a senior, hands-on position focused on security investigations and incident response. You will own activities from detection through containment, root cause analysis, and remediation, while supporting proactive threat hunting and in-depth malware and ransomware analysis.

Location and Work Setup

United States (onsite)

Compensation

Indicative hourly rate: USD 55 - 65 per hour

Employment Period

Start and end date: 02 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2027

Respond by: 01 Oct 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Independently lead security investigations from detection through containment, remediation, and root cause analysis.
• Lead and participate in incident response activities, including high-severity and time-critical incidents.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify indicators of compromise before incidents escalate.
• Perform in-depth malware and ransomware analysis to determine threat behaviors, techniques, and remediation paths.
• Investigate security incidents using SIEM, EDR, MDR, and related tooling, including log review to detect anomalies that may indicate a breach.
• Document investigations and conduct root cause analysis, producing clear written findings.
• Deploy and implement security tools to help protect company assets.
• Act as the point of contact for assigned security vendors that provide managed services and handle escalations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert across endpoint security, EDR, MDR, firewall, email security, spam filtering, PAM, and vulnerability management.
• Use automation to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Review, create, and document standard operating procedures.
• Provide technical input to internal and external audits and implement operational security controls based on audit findings.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, including IATF, ISO, ISMS, QMS, TISAX, and safety-related policies.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on security operations experience, with strong technical ownership of incident response and active security investigations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven hands-on experience leading end-to-end incident response and complex investigations, including documentation and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing proactive threat hunting exercises.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience investigating malware and ransomware incidents, including identification of threat behaviors, techniques, and remediation paths.
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking and routing and the ability to apply it to incident analysis.
• Operational proficiency with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewall, email security, endpoint security, and vulnerability scanning tools for active incident investigation and resolution.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF and other security controls and guidelines for incident response.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight and provide technical direction to less experienced team members.
• Ability to coordinate with business stakeholders and maintain third-party vendor relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure in critical circumstances.

Technologies

• SIEM, EDR, MDR
• IDS/IPS
• Firewall, email security, spam filtering
• PAM, vulnerability management
• TCP/IP
• NIST CSF
• Endpoint security, vulnerability scanning tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

Preferred Skills

• Industry standard information security certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, CASP+, Security+, Network+, or similar

Professional Skills (as listed)

• Vulnerability Analysis (Intermediate)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Intermediate)
• TISAX (Intermediate)
• Standard Operating Procedures (Intermediate)
• Vulnerability Management (Intermediate)
• IT-Security (Intermediate)
• Research (Intermediate)
• Security Information And Event Management (Intermediate)
• Business Relationship Management (Intermediate)
• Security Controls (Intermediate)
• Cyber security (Nice to have)
• Supervision (Intermediate)
• Automation (Intermediate)
• Safety (Intermediate)
• Incident Response (Nice to have)
• Quality management (Intermediate)
• Intrusion Detection (Intermediate)
• Analysis (Intermediate)
• Security Operations (Nice to have)
• Email Filtering (Intermediate)
• Documentation (Intermediate)
• Auditing (Intermediate)
• Information Security Management (Intermediate)
• Root Cause Analysis (Intermediate)

Languages

English: Professional working proficiency

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with a company match of up to 6%
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• And much more