[Remote] Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (MSP/MSSP)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sikich is a highly regarded provider of professional services, seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to enhance their clients' security posture. This role involves reviewing security alerts, conducting investigations, and providing strategic recommendations to improve security measures while collaborating with clients and internal teams.ResponsibilitiesReview and analyze SOC alerts, event trends, and client security environments to identify gaps, recurring issues, and improvement opportunitiesDevelop actionable strategic recommendations for security control enhancements, process refinements, and detection rule tuningEvaluate the effectiveness of detection and response capabilities across client environments and recommend optimization strategiesPartner with clients during onboarding to validate security requirements, perform tool integrations and configurations, and tailor monitoring controls to meet organizational needsLead small-scale security improvement projects, including SOC workflow updates and tool configuration enhancementsContribute to compliance readiness by ensuring monitoring and response processes align with frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS ControlsCollaborate with leadership on technology evaluations, providing input on new tools, integrations, and detection capabilitiesServe as the escalation point for SOC alerts, triaging and investigating potential threats to determine risk and impactLead and coordinate the containment, mitigation, and resolution of escalated security incidentsConduct post-incident reviews, internally and with clients, to determine root cause, document findings, and recommend preventive measuresPerform advanced threat hunting activities to proactively detect indicators of compromiseEscalate high-severity incidents to the Incident Response (IR) team when needed, ensuring complete transfer of investigative contextMaintain and optimize security tools, SIEM configurations, and monitoring dashboardsSkills5+ years of cybersecurity experience, including at least 2 years in SOC operations, incident response, or threat huntingStrong background in alert triage, log analysis, and security environment evaluationDemonstrated ability to create actionable security recommendations based on trends, patterns, and post-incident findingsProficiency with SIEM platforms, security monitoring tools, and EDR solutionsFamiliarity with NIST, CIS, or other security compliance frameworksExcellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings and recommendations to both technical and business audiencesServant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive cultureSolutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutionsCollaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business unitsInstills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credibleImpact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectivesExperience with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), and SentinelOneProfessional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalentExperience with PSA and RMM tools (e.g., ConnectWise Manage, Automate)Experience working on multiple client environments in a consulting and managed service provider/managed security service provider (MSP/MSSP)BenefitsSikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.Flexible work arrangementsHealth, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance optionsHSA employer contributionNine (9) paid holidays annually.A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.401(k) with employer contributionsCPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.Tuition reimbursementGenerous employee referral bonus programClient referral bonus programPet insuranceFORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.Company OverviewSikich is a Chicago-based investment banking firm offering expert M&A and capital markets advisory services tailored to the middle market. It was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sikich.com.Company H1B SponsorshipSikich has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.