IT Security Analyst

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🏄 California, New Mexico, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🌶️ New Mexico – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote

💵 $108.7k - $127.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔐 Security Analyst

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Kairos Power

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201 - 500 employees

⚡ Energy

🔬 Science

Energy • Science • Engineering

Kairos Power is a mission-driven engineering company focused on delivering clean, affordable, and safe energy through advanced reactor technology. The company specializes in the integrated design, licensing, and demonstration of a fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor, known as KP-FHR, which aims to be cost-competitive with natural gas and offers a path to a clean energy system with a near zero carbon footprint. With a focus on innovative engineering and a mission to improve quality of life while protecting the environment, Kairos Power's advanced reactor technology is designed for high availability, performance, and safety, featuring accident-resistant fuel and low-pressure coolant. The technology supports grid resiliency and security by providing dispatchable power, reducing maintenance and lifecycle costs, and enhancing the integration with renewable energy sources.

📋 Description

• Monitor and analyze activity across computer networks, systems, cloud platforms, and SaaS applications for suspicious activity and potential security incidents • Configure and onboard IT systems and appliances into the enterprise SIEM, validating log collection and supporting detection and investigation • Analyze, investigate, and respond to SIEM, endpoint protection, firewall, identity, and access management alerts • Investigate and document routine and moderately complex security incidents; coordinate containment and remediation • Perform vulnerability scanning, analysis, prioritization, reporting, and remediation tracking through closure • Work with IT infrastructure teams to identify, assess, prioritize, and resolve network, endpoint, cloud, and application security risks • Maintain and enforce internal IT security policies and procedures • Perform audit, compliance review, evidence collection, and control assessment activities • Administer and monitor security controls for firewalls, endpoint protection, encryption, identity and access management, MFA, and secure remote access • Review user access, permissions, and privileged accounts to enforce least-privilege and zero-trust principles • Support security awareness initiatives and cybersecurity best practices • Maintain documentation of incidents, risks, procedures, control evidence, and remediation activities • Coordinate security activities with third-party cybersecurity vendors and managed service providers • Monitor cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, trends, and regulatory requirements • Develop and maintain metrics and reports on alerts, vulnerabilities, incident response, compliance, and remediation progress • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, training, and applicable work experience • 4+ years of relevant work experience in IT security, cybersecurity operations, security operations, or a closely related technical security role • Hands-on experience analyzing security events and alerts using SIEM platforms, endpoint detection and response tools, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, and ticketing systems • Experience supporting identity, access, and endpoint security technologies, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, SSO, MFA, endpoint management, or zero-trust initiatives • Experience supporting vulnerability management, security incident response, or security control administration • Working knowledge of networking principles, endpoint security, identity and access management, cloud services, and common cybersecurity controls • Working knowledge of security incident response principles and processes, including investigation, escalation, containment, remediation, recovery, and documentation • Ability to independently analyze routine and moderately complex security alerts and events • Ability to assess cybersecurity risks and prioritize remediation activities • Ability to analyze vulnerability findings and coordinate remediation through closure • Ability to develop and interpret cybersecurity metrics, reports, and trend data • Ability to administer and monitor assigned security technologies and controls • Ability to maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready security documentation and control evidence • Ability to communicate cybersecurity risks, findings, and remediation requirements to technical and non-technical audiences • Some travel may be required (5%) • Occasionally requires working weekends and extended hours • Professional cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, ISC2 SSCP, GIAC GSEC, Microsoft security certifications, or similar are preferred but not required • Export-control authorization is required to access Part 810-controlled information; applicable Department of Energy authorization or licensing requirements apply

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages • Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents • Paid Vacation • 401(k) • Pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)