Information Security Analyst

Gifthealth • Columbus, OH

6d

About The Position

At Gifthealth, we're revolutionizing the way people experience healthcare by simplifying the process of managing prescriptions and health services. Our mission is to provide a seamless, personalized, and efficient healthcare experience for all our customers. We're a dynamic, innovative, and customer-centric company dedicated to making a positive impact on people's lives. Position Summary We are seeking an Information Security Analyst to support the day-to-day operation of the organization's security program, with a focus on security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint security, email security, and operational security processes. This position plays a key role in supporting the Information Security department and reports to the Director of Security, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, and compliance standards. This role works across Security, IT, Engineering, and other business teams to identify and investigate security risks, coordinate remediation activities, and help ensure security controls remain effective and operational. The ideal candidate is technically curious, comfortable investigating security events, and able to move between hands-on security work, documentation, and coordination with internal teams.

Requirements

• BA Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred; but we also evaluate demonstrated hands-on experience.
• 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience operating and tuning security tools in a live production environment.
• This role carries day-to-day ownership of alerts, tickets, and remediation, not solely compliance or audit-focused work.
• Understanding of common security concepts, including endpoint security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, phishing and email security, network security, incident response, and security logging and monitoring.
• Experience investigating technical security issues, with familiarity across Windows, macOS, Linux, cloud platforms, or enterprise SaaS environments.
• Ability to interpret logs, alerts, vulnerability findings, and other technical security information.
• Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple security activities and follow issues through resolution.

Nice To Haves

• Security+, CySA+, GSEC, SSCP, or equivalent experience.
• experience with EDR/MDR, vulnerability management, and email security platforms such as SentinelOne, Tenable, or Proofpoint; identity and SSO platforms such as Okta; and AWS or other public cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated application of the above Qualification
• experience with security frameworks or regulatory requirements such as NIST, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or HIPAA.
• familiarity with scripting or automation using Python, PowerShell, APIs, or similar technologies, and with GRC or IT service management platforms such as Vanta and Freshservice.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts generated by endpoint, identity, email, cloud, and other security technologies.
• Perform initial triage and investigation of suspected security incidents.
• Escalate security events based on established severity and incident response procedures.
• Support containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident activities.
• Maintain accurate records of security investigations, findings, and response actions.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of security incident response procedures and playbooks.
• Participate in security exercises and tabletop exercises.
• Review vulnerability scan results and help prioritize findings based on severity, exploitability, asset criticality, and business risk.
• Coordinate remediation activities with IT, Engineering, Infrastructure, and system owners.
• Track vulnerabilities through remediation, mitigation, or approved risk acceptance.
• Validate remediation where appropriate.
• Identify recurring vulnerability trends and opportunities to improve preventative controls.
• Support the administration and monitoring of endpoint detection and response, email security, identity security, and related security platforms.
• Investigate suspicious endpoint, authentication, phishing, and email activity.
• Assist with phishing investigations and response.
• Review security tool configurations and identify opportunities to improve detection or reduce unnecessary alerting.
• Assist with maintaining and improving security monitoring and detection capabilities.
• Review logs and security telemetry during investigations.
• Help develop or tune detection rules and alerts.
• Identify gaps in security visibility and recommend improvements.
• Work with managed security providers and other security vendors when applicable.
• Track security activities through established ticketing and workflow systems.
• Perform security reviews of new software, tools, and vendor requests submitted by employees or business teams, including assessing data handling, access requirements, and integration risk before approval, and document findings in the vendor risk register.
• Maintain operational security metrics and dashboards.
• Document recurring security processes and procedures.
• Support security audits, assessments, and compliance activities by providing technical evidence when needed.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive security tasks.

Benefits

• Full-time employment
• Standard business hours
• Availability outside standard hours for active security incidents or urgent escalations
• Regular collaboration with Security, IT, Engineering, and other business teams to ensure alignment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level