Security Analyst
US$175,000 – US$200,000 / yr base salary
Posted 31 Aug 2026
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
| Base salary | US$175,000 – US$200,000 / yr |
|---|
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsSecurity+, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty
Security Analyst
Position Summary
As a Security Analyst, you will be part of our growing Security & Compliance team, building security automations, creating baselines for on-premises and cloud environments, assisting teams with vulnerability scans and management, supporting our compliance team with evidence gathering and audits, and more. This is an opportunity to be part of a small team with increasing importance and responsibility.
Primary Responsibilities
- Review and triage findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and configuration assessments to identify potential security risks.
- Work with DevOps, engineers, and system owners to remediate vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and on-prem assets.
- Support secure configuration baselines for AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud resources.
- Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and suspicious activity.
- Assist with IAM policy reviews and privilege audits.
- Write scripts (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) to automate detection, reporting, or remediation of security issues.
- Integrate security tools and data into dashboards or workflow systems (e.g., Jira, SIEM, or ticketing).
- Provide technical evidence and control implementation support for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or customer security assessments.
- Partner with the compliance team to map technical controls to framework requirements.
- Assist with incident triage, response, and root cause analysis.
- Support endpoint protection, log monitoring, and threat intelligence initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent related experience
- Minimum of two years of experience with security exposure in information security, systems administration, or DevOps.
- Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
- Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and cloud fundamentals.
- Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST
- Familiarity with vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, or Microsoft Defender).
- Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud security controls and services.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, IT, and other teams as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to travel up to 15% to assist in team building and planning exercises.