Cyber Security Threat Analyst/Specialist - Senior

Job Title:

Cyber Security Threat Analyst/Specialist•

Senior Location:

Concord, CA Duration:

April 20, 2026•December 19 ,2026

Account Manager Notes:

Title:

Cyber Security Threat Analyst/Specialist•Senior

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.

The role is hybrid 3 days onsite (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) and 2 days wfh

TOP THINGS

teamwork, curiosity, tenacity

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday (day shift) 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Client laptop will be provided. In case of potential delays, the worker may use their personal device and get connected via Citrix All other equipment must be provided by the supplier

Job Description:

Department Overview Responsible for the delivery of information security services including intelligence research, threat assessment, security event monitoring/analysis, vulnerability management and security tool administration in support of enterprise security goals and objectives. Cyber Threat Specialists use a variety of commercial and custom tools and processes to provide the information security services mentioned above. Cyber Threat Specialists are experts in the operation of these tools and have the ability to design improvised solutions on the fly when dealing with active threats. Cyber Threat Specialists produce metrics and statistics that feed complimentary processes in such as risk assessment, patching, anti-virus, firewall management, etc. Cyber Threat Specialists are very technically skilled and have the ability to work successfully with other technical teams within IT department and beyond. Position Summary The Monitoring & Response Team (also known as M&R) is the 24x7 security operations team that is essentially first line of defense that is continuously preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity events to improve the organization's security posture. The Monitoring & Response Team is built with the foundation of a standard SOC but operates differently by utilizing Threat Intelligence in our daily investigations of security events. The Monitoring & Response Team also operates in a proactive/reactive manner to maintain the highest level of efficacy in their tasks. Job Responsibilities Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts through looking at tools to determine if activity is malignant or benign and then engage others as required Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams Does baseline threat hunting based on intelligence for utility peers and other intelligence sources Provides hunting/analysis on phishing cases and reports of potential compromise/breach Performs proficient forensic analysis using security tools and monitoring systems to discover the source of anomalous security events Assists in performing basic research internally and externally Performs complex system administration tasks (e.g. customization, cross-tool integration) for security tools Develops a strategy to implement work in department

Qualifications Minimum:

High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma Desired:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience IT-Information Technology Security certification