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Security Operations Analyst

MASTERY SYSTEMS

Lake Forest, Illinois

Job description

Overview

In this role you protect MasterMind, a TMS platform, by turning security alerts into actionable intelligence. You will monitor Azure-native and enterprise environments, follow established playbooks, and escalate threats to keep systems and customers safe. You'll work with a SOC-focused team to tune detections, learn from incidents, and grow your expertise. This role offers hands-on threat detection, rapid triage, and meaningful contribution to a fast-paced security program.

Compensation / Benefits
  • Medical, dental & vision
  • Life & AD&D insurance
  • Legal & employee assistance
  • 401(k) with 4% match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Giving Back - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Responsibilities
  • Monitor and investigate security alerts in Microsoft Sentinel and Mastery's Azure environment
  • Execute documented triage and escalation playbooks and contain or remediate when appropriate
  • Document investigation notes clearly for teammates, auditors, or customers
  • Apply Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK concepts to identify actual threats
  • Escalate context-rich findings to Security Operations Engineer or Team Lead
  • Flag false positives and visibility gaps to improve rule tuning
  • Take on stretch assignments (basic scripting, log analysis, evidence collection) to grow toward senior SecOps
  • Support detection tuning and contribute to ongoing improvements
Key requirements
  • 2+ years in security operations, IT, or related alert-driven, shift-based role
  • Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel or comparable)
  • Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks
  • Eager and coachable
  • Clear communicator
  • Even-keeled under pressure
  • Basic scripting exposure (Python or PowerShell)
  • Security+ or equivalent entry-level certification (e.g., SC-200)
  • Exposure to Azure or another major cloud platform

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