Job description

An entry-level Security Analyst role on the security operations team of a state government agency. You will serve as a first line of defense, monitoring SOC dashboards and security tools, triaging alerts, analyzing logs, reviewing vulnerabilities and documenting incidents. A great opportunity to build a strong foundation in threat detection, incident response and SOC operations. Remote within Wisconsin or in-office in Madison. • Monitor SOC tools such as SIEM, DLP and web application firewalls for operational health and proper log ingestion • Monitor real-time security dashboards and system logs and perform initial alert triage • Distinguish false positives from legitimate security events, escalating as needed • Review routine vulnerability scan results and help track known weaknesses across assets • Document security events, investigations and remediation steps in the ticketing system • Resolve and close tickets according to standard operating procedures • Escalate complex or high-priority threats to senior SOC staff with clear briefing notes • Collaborate with IT, system administration and other teams during investigations and incident resolution

Requirements

Must-haves

Monitor SOC tools such as SIEM, DLP and web application firewalls for operational health and proper log ingestion
Monitor real-time security dashboards and system logs and perform initial alert triage
Distinguish false positives from legitimate security events, escalating as needed
Review routine vulnerability scan results and help track known weaknesses across assets
Document security events, investigations and remediation steps in the ticketing system
Resolve and close tickets according to standard operating procedures
Escalate complex or high-priority threats to senior SOC staff with clear briefing notes
Collaborate with IT, system administration and other teams during investigations and incident resolution

Nice-to-haves

None flagged.

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