Cyber Operations Analyst

Vantor • Westminster, CO

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Vantor is hiring an experienced Cyber Operations Analyst to support its Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) with incident response and investigation. The analyst will provide initial, front-line analysis and resolution of security alerts generated by SIEM and other monitoring solutions. The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. Government security clearance; the job summary specifies willingness and ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Employment in a cleared role is contingent upon verification of clearance status. The position is based in the Westminster, Colorado office and requires onsite work three days per week, and more as needed. The analyst must be willing to share on-call responsibilities, work non-standard hours, support cybersecurity investigations, and travel up to 15% when required.

The Colorado base pay range is $105,000 to $154,000 annually, with a stated range midpoint of $140,000. The position is incentive eligible, with the plan and target determined based on the role and breadth of contributions. Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package, including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Must currently hold the required active U.S. Government security clearance to be eligible for consideration; the job summary specifies willingness and ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Must work onsite in the Westminster, Colorado office three days per week, and more as needed.
• General knowledge of network and system/application architecture and administration principles.
• General knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring-system architecture, including SIEM and log-management architecture.
• Understanding of current trends in attacker and threat-actor tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Willingness and ability to share on-call responsibilities, work non-standard hours, support cybersecurity investigations, and travel up to 15% when required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or another related field.
• Professional experience with AWS and cloud security technologies.
• Experience supporting digital forensic investigations, including endpoint, host-based, network, and cloud forensics.
• Coding experience with Python and/or Bash.
• Experience with network security and networking technologies, as well as system, security, and network-monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools and provide appropriate remediation responses when necessary.
• Escalate security events as needed or as required by process.
• Perform or coordinate information gathering and analysis for Maxar IT teams responsible for clearing actions.
• Work with MDR analysts to triage and analyze real-time data feeds and alerts to detect potential intrusions.
• Work with Cybersecurity Engineering resources to address log-source generation and security-tool issues, and to build automation runbooks.
• Implement technology changes, including adding log sources or types and modifying alerts.
• Collaborate with and support the vulnerability management team in identifying and raising awareness of zero-day vulnerabilities.
• Participate in incident response activities.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health resources.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Incentive eligible; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed