Cyber Detection and Response Analyst

🕒 August 27

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Control Risks

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

📦 Logistics

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💰 Private Equity Round on 2011-03

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Control Risks is a global specialist risk consultancy firm. It helps organizations navigate and succeed in a volatile world by providing strategic advice and services in areas such as security risk management, operational and protective security, organizational resilience, crisis response, digital risks, and more. The company offers insights into political and country risks, ethics, compliance, and governance, as well as forensic and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) services. Control Risks aims to ensure that its clients are prepared for and can efficiently handle various risk factors impacting their business operations globally.

📋 Description

• Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts and events across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity systems • Support incident response activities including analysis, containment, remediation, and documentation • Execute established incident response playbooks and contribute to their continuous improvement • Perform threat hunting activities to identify potential compromises and gaps in detection coverage • Leverage threat intelligence to inform investigations and detection tuning • Collaborate with Security Engineering to tune detection logic and improve security controls • Produce clear, concise incident reports and support root cause analysis and remediation efforts • Support escalation processes as part of a 24/7 detection and response capability • Work one of two shifts: Sunday–Thursday 9:00 am–5:00 pm PT or Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 am–5:00 pm PT

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on incident response, SOC operations, or cyber defense • Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, and log analysis tools (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, CrowdStrike) • Practical understanding of incident response methodologies and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST • Familiarity with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation techniques • Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern enterprise architectures is preferred • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings clearly • Relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent) are a plus • Employment authorization verified through E-Verify and Form I-9 at onboarding

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitively positioned compensation and benefits package • Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and individual performance • Hybrid working arrangements, with flexible and remote working • Medical Benefits • Prescription Benefits • FSA • Dental Benefits • Vision Benefits • Life and AD&D • Voluntary Life and AD&D • Disability Benefits • Voluntary Benefits • 401(k) Retirement • Nationwide Pet Insurance • Employee Assistance Program • Equal treatment and non-discrimination throughout the recruitment process • Reasonable adjustments during the interview process