Senior MDR Analyst

Blackpoint Cyber

Senior MDR Analyst evaluating cybersecurity threats in a remote role. Collaborating with a team in a high-performance culture to enhance SOC efficiency.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $123,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCyber SecurityEC2GoLinuxLogstashPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze and evaluate anomalous network and system events in a 24x7x365 Security Operation Center (SOC)
Collaborate with MDR Analysts to research and investigate emerging cyber security threats
Develop Incident analysis reports and work across business units and customers to bring issues to a close
Help design and build operational processes and procedures to improve overall SOC efficiency
Provide actionable threat and vulnerability analysis based on security events for many independent customer environments
Build test lab environments to research emerging techniques

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five (5+) years of experience in an information security role
Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
Two (2+) years of experience with triaging endpoint events from EDR, NGAV, and supporting the Incident Response (IR) process
Deep knowledge on assessing threat indicators in a Windows Environment
Robust understanding of at least two of the following: Windows, Linux or OSX
Familiarity with ELK stack (Dashboards, Logstash Config, Searching) Scripting / Programming with Powershell, Python, and Go
Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3 and IAM and Azure/M365
Experience in developing, refining, and performing leadless threat hunting analysis
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance plans
401k plan
Discretionary Time Off
Other minor perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Information SecurityEndpoint Event TriagingThreat AnalysisScripting with PowershellScripting with PythonScripting with GoAWS Services (EC2, S3, IAM)Linux ProficiencyOSX ProficiencyDeveloping Incident Analysis Reports

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication