Cybersecurity Analyst

Balchem • Montvale, NJ

72d

About The Position

Balchem is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to strengthen our enterprise security posture through effective alert investigation, communication, and vulnerability management. This role combines security operations monitoring with hands-on vulnerability lifecycle management, ensuring that findings across our detection and assessment platforms are understood, prioritized, and remediated in close partnership with our IT infrastructure team. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and an excellent communicator. Someone who keeps teammates informed, proactively shares updates, and collaborates naturally in a highly communicative IT organization built on collaboration and shared accountability. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern enterprise security technologies, learn their full capabilities, and contribute ideas for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in security operations, vulnerability management, or endpoint protection analysis.
• Exceptional communication and follow-through - keeps others informed and initiates discussion when needed.
• Familiarity with enterprise-class detection, endpoint protection, and vulnerability assessment technologies.
• Understanding of CVE analysis, remediation coordination, and risk prioritization.
• Proactive mindset - eager to learn evolving toolsets and contribute ideas for improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Active Directory, group policies, or enterprise configuration baselines.
• Experience with scripting, automation, or reporting (PowerShell, Python, Power BI, etc.).
• Certifications in cybersecurity or cloud security are welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage alerts from enterprise detection and monitoring systems.
• Perform analytical investigation of alerts to determine legitimacy, root cause, and business relevance, distinguishing genuine threats from false positives.
• Document findings and communicate results clearly through established collaboration channels.
• Support light configuration tuning and ongoing optimization of alerting systems under direction, improving accuracy and reducing noise.
• Review and analyze vulnerabilities identified through enterprise scanning and endpoint protection systems.
• Summarize and communicate findings to leadership and infrastructure teams in clear, actionable terms.
• Coordinate with the team to plan and track remediation activities through completion.
• Maintain oversight of open vulnerabilities and provide regular progress updates and reporting.
• Work closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and IT leadership to ensure consistent awareness and no surprises.
• Proactively share observations, emerging risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Explore new or enhanced features in existing security tools and raise recommendations for discussion.
• Support the administration and maintenance of data loss prevention (DLP) and information protection policies.
• Participate in ongoing system hardening, baseline reviews, and process improvements.
• Contribute to the development of internal documentation and playbooks for consistent operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees