Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Security Operations Center - DURHAM, NC - Full Time

Job Summary

This is a senior-level position in MCNC’s cybersecurity operations team. It requires experience with networking, system administration, cybersecurity concepts, and self-reliance to be able to research new concepts as you encounter them. Direct experience as a cybersecurity resource is required. As a senior member of a security operations team, you will identify security issues and take action to proactively protect and remediate known issues on behalf of the community while mentoring other analysts and working to make the team more efficient. You will also work to improve the operating environment by developing and implementing new processes and technologies to improve MCNC’s response capabilities.
 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Monitor and respond to alerts and events detected and generated by MCNC’s growing portfolio of cybersecurity protection tools. Initial areas of focus will include endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and network security.
  2. Utilize available tools and information sources to proactively hunt across the MCNC operating environment to detect areas of potential concern related to cybersecurity.
  3. Respond to inquiries from the MCNC community regarding potential cybersecurity issues.
  4. Perform security incident response activities, including troubleshooting, triage, containment, recovery, and documentation.
  5. Collaborate with other MCNC departments, including Internal Systems, Network Operations, Network Management, and MCNC’s client consulting teams, to ensure that actions are appropriate and timely.
  6. Recommend and implement improvements to existing processes and technologies to improve overall service delivery.
  7. Continuously research security trends to understand the latest threats affecting the MCNC community and apply those learnings to MCNC’s cybersecurity operations.
  8. Create, review, and refine operational runbooks to support and resolve common tickets.
  9. Act as an escalation point for the operations team, addressing complex and challenging tickets.
  10. Act as a force multiplier by helping elevate the entire team’s operational capabilities.
  11. Ability to work nights, weekends, and on-call rotation as required.
  12. Additional duties as assigned.

Flexible Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Ability to rack and stack network gear as needed, working in a data center environment.
  2. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds unaided.
  3. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds aided.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

  1. A strong progression throughout multiple Information Technology, Computer Science, or related domains with a history of working as a dedicated cybersecurity resource.
  2. Strong understanding of and experience with networking and networking concepts.
  3. Proficient with Linux/Unix, Mac, and Windows operating systems.
  4. Proficient with supporting Android, ISO, and Chromebooks
  5. Exposure to and experience with the following cybersecurity areas:
    1. Cyber Hygiene
    2. Patch Management
    3. Endpoint Protection
    4. Next-Generation Firewalls
    5. Vulnerability Assessment / Vulnerability Management
    6. Security Monitoring / Intelligence gathering and analysis
  6. Exposure to and experience with one or more of the tools within MCNC’s security stack, such as:
    1. CrowdStrike
    2. Palo Alto
    3. Zscaler
    4. Akamai
    5. LogScale
  7. Experience in Scripting, Automation, API usage, Git, etc.
  8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to communicate effectively with coworkers, management team, MCNC customers, and vendors. Must be able to deliver written material and presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
  9. Able to work in a responsible and proactive fashion collaboratively or with minimal direct supervision.
  10. Comfortable collaborating across department boundaries to establish positive working relationships and drive operational security improvements without direct control of or supervision of assets.
  11. Must have a valid driver's license and will be required to drive a company vehicle on company business. Pre-employment and annual MVR checks will be required during your employment with the company for this position in order to be approved to drive a company-owned vehicle.
  12. Background and sex offender checks will be performed for pre-employment and annually during your employment with the company.
  13. This role will be required to adhere to the MCNC Substance Abuse policy, which may include drug/alcohol screening at hire and periodically or randomly during employment.

Preferred Qualifications/Specialties

  1. Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or another related field.
  2. Relevant industry certifications from CompTIA, ISC2, SANS, Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, etc.
  3. Experience working cross-functionally with other teams to represent cybersecurity topics.


 

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

MCNC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Apply: Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
* Required fields
First name*
Last name*
Email address*
Location *
Phone number*
Resume*

Attach resume or Paste resume

Attach resume as .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, or .rtf (limit 5MB) or paste resume

Paste your resume here or attach resume file

Who referred you to this position? Enter their first and last name here.
What’s your citizenship / employment eligibility?*
Are you 18 years of age or older?*
Desired salary*
Earliest start date?*
The following questions are entirely optional.
To comply with government Equal Employment Opportunity and/or Affirmative Action reporting regulations, we are requesting (but NOT requiring) that you enter this personal data. This information will not be used in connection with any employment decisions, and will be used solely as permitted by state and federal law. Your voluntary cooperation would be appreciated. Learn more.
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran
  • A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
    • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
    • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
  • An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
  • An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Veteran status
I IDENTIFY AS ONE OR MORE OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED VETERAN LISTED ABOVE
I AM NOT A PROTECTED VETERAN
I DON’T WISH TO ANSWER
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Please check one of the boxes below:
YES, I HAVE A DISABILITY, OR HAVE HAD ONE IN THE PAST
NO, I DO NOT HAVE A DISABILITY AND HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN THE PAST
I DO NOT WANT TO ANSWER

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Name Date
Human Check*