Senior Cloud Info Security Analyst

USAA•San Antonio, TX

2d•$127,310 - $243,340•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Cloud Info Security Analyst, you will join USAA's Cloud Incident Response team within the Cyber Threat Operations Center (CTOC), protecting the organization from evolving cyber threats. You will investigate and respond to security incidents across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and SaaS platforms in a large-scale cloud environment. You will collaborate with engineers, threat hunters, and security leaders to strengthen detection capabilities, improve response processes, and help secure critical business services. This position requires working in the office four days per week and may be based in San Antonio, Texas; Plano, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina; or Colorado Springs, Colorado. Relocation assistance is not available. The role does not provide visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or four years of relevant education and/or experience.
Six years of related experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, and/or Information Technology with a security focus, including accountability for complex tasks and/or projects.
Four years of related experience in at least one of these domains: Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communications and Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, or Software Development Security.
Advanced business acumen in business operations, risk management, industry practices, and emerging trends.
Knowledge of attacker tools, tactics, and procedures and how to apply them to access management, governance, threat hunting, investigations, and incident response.
Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and security architecture.

Nice To Haves

Experience investigating complex security incidents across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and SaaS.
Strong knowledge of IAM, cloud networking, APIs, logging, and cloud-native services.
Ability to independently scope incidents, analyze evidence, determine root cause, and drive remediation.
Experience with SIEM, EDR, and cloud security tools such as CrowdStrike, Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, Wiz, or Prisma Cloud.
Strong understanding of cloud threats, including credential compromise, privilege escalation, API abuse, lateral movement, and data exfiltration.
Experience with cloud forensics, detection engineering, automation, and incident response playbooks.
Ability to lead investigations and communicate findings to technical teams and leadership.
Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and incident response frameworks.
Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, CCSP, CISSP, or cloud security certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead peers and team members in executing Information Security domain activities and anticipate efforts that will affect the team.
Research and analyze information security vulnerabilities, threats, exploits, trends, and intelligence, and share intelligence with peer teams.
Conduct advanced vulnerability management, security configuration assessments, and/or penetration testing, and manage resulting findings.
Train and develop analysts through knowledge-sharing activities.
Monitor internal and external networks, systems, and applications for advanced security anomalies and events, and train analysts in incident detection and response.
Respond to cyber incidents and perform detailed analysis using complex security tools to determine root cause, impact, and malicious actors' tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Use incident response discoveries to make significant or complex improvements to detection capabilities, operational processes, and security controls.
Prepare and deliver written and verbal briefs with recommendations to senior leadership about threats, alerts, incidents, and improvements.
Provide insight on issues and mentor and coach peers and team members in the assigned area of responsibility.
Ensure risks associated with business activities are identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.