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Security Operations Analyst

Esri · Vienna, Virginia, United States · On-site

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About Esri

Esri is the global market leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, location intelligence, mapping software, and spatial analytics. Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations and 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

The Enterprise Security Analyst II is a hands-on Security Operations Center (SOC) role responsible for monitoring alerts, investigating security events, supporting incident response, and improving security operations. This role also applies cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting practices to add context to investigations, identify emerging threats, and strengthen detection and response capabilities. Primary schedule is business hours, Monday through Friday.

What they're looking for

  • 2+ years of cybersecurity experience with hands-on involvement in security monitoring, alert triage, and incident investigation
  • Experience analyzing endpoint, identity, network, cloud, email, and log data to identify suspicious or malicious activity
  • Working knowledge of SIEM and EDR platforms, common triage workflows, and security telemetry analysis
  • Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, identity and access concepts, cloud security fundamentals, and core security protocols
  • Working knowledge of cyber threat intelligence concepts, including indicators, threat actors, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • Ability to write clear investigation notes, incident records, intelligence summaries, and recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences
More about this role

The Enterprise Security Analyst II is a hands-on Security Operations Center (SOC) role responsible for monitoring alerts, investigating security events, supporting incident response, and improving security operations. This role also applies cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting practices to add context to investigations, identify emerging threats, and strengthen detection and response capabilities. Primary schedule is business hours, Monday through Friday. Participation in an after-hours on-call rotation is expected after onboarding and demonstrated familiarity with systems, tools, and response procedures.

Security Operations and Incident Response

  • Monitor and manage the SOC alert queue across endpoint, identity, network, email, cloud, and log monitoring platforms
  • Independently triage and investigate security alerts and events, distinguishing confirmed threats from benign activity using available evidence and telemetry
  • Support the full incident lifecycle, including investigation, escalation, containment support, remediation follow-up, documentation, and closure
  • Escalate incidents with clear evidence, impact assessment, and recommended next steps
  • Apply playbooks and...

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