Senior Security Operations Analyst

Crexi•Los Angeles, CA

19h•$148,000 - $201,000

About The Position

The Senior Security Operations Analyst is Crexi’s primary internal security practitioner, responsible for day-to-day security operations, threat detection and response, and maintaining a strong security posture across the organization. Reporting to the Director, Information Technology, this role serves as the internal first line of defense for security events, protecting company systems, endpoints, identities, and data against evolving threats.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of security operations concepts: threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and identity and access control.
Hands-on experience with EDR platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike), MDM tools, and SIEM or log management platforms.
Working knowledge of IAM principles and tools (e.g., Azure AD / Entra ID), including SSO, SCIM, and privileged access management.
Familiarity with SOC 2 trust service criteria and the practical evidence collection requirements for a corporate IT environment.
Strong written communication skills, able to produce clear incident reports, runbooks, and executive-facing security summaries.
Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple open incidents, tasks, and recurring compliance obligations simultaneously.
Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional stakeholders including IT, engineering, legal, and HR.
Self-starter who operates with a high degree of ownership and escalates appropriately when uncertainty or risk warrants it.
Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted security tooling and an understanding of how AI both augments defensive capabilities and introduces new risk vectors to the environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
5–8 years of experience in a security operations, IT security, or similar hands-on role.
Hands-on experience supporting compliance frameworks, particularly SOC 2; familiarity with control evidence collection and audit preparation.
Security certifications preferred, e.g., CompTIA Security+, GCIA, GCIH, SSCP, or equivalent.
Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure) with an understanding of cloud security fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-powered security tools, SOAR platforms, or automated threat detection workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

Monitor and triage security alerts, serve as the first internal escalation point for managed SOC vendors, investigate flagged incidents, and maintain accurate, timely incident logs.
Manage endpoint security tooling, administer EDR and MDM platforms, enforce policy compliance across employee devices, and remediate vulnerabilities identified through scans or alerts.
Owns identity and access management (IAM) policy, access review design and audit reporting.
Run the phishing simulation and security awareness program, schedule and manage campaigns, track completion rates, report results to leadership, and follow up with repeat offenders or high-risk user groups.
Support SOC 2 evidence collection, pull logs, screenshots, and control artifacts on a recurring cadence to support corporate-side controls for audit and compliance readiness.
Maintain security documentation, keep runbooks, incident response procedures, and access control policies current, accurate, and accessible.
Partner with IT and engineering on security architecture reviews, vulnerability management, and secure configuration standards to reduce attack surface.
Support vendor and third-party security assessments, including reviewing security questionnaires and tracking remediation commitments.
Track and report key security metrics, alert volumes, mean time to respond, endpoint coverage, phishing click rates, and open vulnerabilities, on a recurring basis to the Director, IT.
Leverage AI-assisted threat detection and SIEM analytics to improve alert fidelity, reduce noise, and surface high-priority incidents faster.
Evaluate and pilot AI-powered security tools (e.g., AI-assisted SOAR, behavioral anomaly detection) to augment manual investigation workflows and accelerate response.
Performs other duties as assigned.