Information Security Analyst I

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Information Security Analyst I at SNHU responsible for threat detection and incident response in a remote environment from approved states. Join a team dedicated to transforming lives through technology and security.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $64,283 - $102,872 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudCyber SecuritySplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Respond and perform analysis on security alerts and incidents.
Support technical investigations of complex or high-severity security threats or incidents.
Coordinate information security incident response with SNHU's Information Security Incident Response Plan.
Support the incident response lifecycle and have the analytical mindset needed when it comes to escalated investigations and investigations into novel security incidents.
Participate in incident containment and eradication activities like endpoint isolation, malware remediation, forensic analysis, malware analysis, community member interviews, and network traffic analysis.
Work cross-functionally across ITS and all SNHU teams to provide support, guidance, and technical implementations where appropriate, to include triage, containment, and remediation when applicable.
Analyze digital evidence to identify indicators of compromise, adversary activity, root cause, incident timelines, and attack vector(s).
Conduct real-time monitoring of security events from multiple sources and use analytical and critical thinking skills to identify, triage, analyze, investigate, and escalate information security events and alerts.
Help perform investigations in complex or high-severity security threats or incidents.
Communicate with partners, in a non-technical manner, at all organizational levels as part of incident response and remediation activities.
Review and help implement standard operational processes for handling common incident types.
Demonstrate a deep source of ethics, integrity, and confidentiality.
Can remain calm and function at the highest level during a crisis.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years working in a security operations center (SOC), a cybersecurity operations center or on a cybersecurity incident response team.
Bachelor's degree
Professional Certification(s): CySA+, Sec+, or relevant certification.
Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain, and cloud security principles.
Familiarity with basic SIEM technology or EDR tools.
Experience with IT networking.
Experience with cloud security.
Experience with Search Processing Language (SPL) or Kusto Query Language (KQL) with an ability to create complex queries for log analysis and security monitoring.
Experience with enterprise security tools like Splunk, Tenable, Proofpoint tools, Microsoft Defender components, Office 365 tools, PowerShell, and multiple network tools.
Experience with Cloud Platforms (Azure), security controls, and assessment techniques.

Benefits

Comp & perks

High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
Employer-funded retirement
Free tuition program
Parental leave
Mental health and wellbeing resources

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Hard Skills & Tools

Security Operations Center (SOC) ExperienceMalware AnalysisNetwork Traffic AnalysisSearch Processing Language (SPL)Kusto Query Language (KQL)Cloud SecurityForensic AnalysisIncident ContainmentTriage and RemediationIT Networking

Soft Skills

Analytical MindsetCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsCalm Under PressureEthics and Integrity

Certifications

CySA+Sec+