Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Job Title - Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Duration - Long Term

Work Mode- Hybrid/ WFO (4 days onsite-1 Day remote per week)

Work Location- Irving, Tx

Position Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst who is highly skilled with over 7+ years of experience in securing and administering Microsoft Office 365 cloud services. Skilled in threat mitigation, email security, and automation using Exchange PowerShell. Expertise in preventing phishing, unauthorized access, and optimizing cloud services. Certified in CISSP, CEH, and Microsoft 365 Security, with strong knowledge of IDS/IPS, Kali Linux, and NIST frameworks.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (May perform any or all of the following):

Minimum 7 Years of Experience is required

• On a day-to-day basis, the Security specialist provides technical support and administrative maintenance for Microsoft Office 365 cloud services to ensure highly available and optimally performing services
• Performs extensive mailbox searches to find and remove targeted emails identified as potential cybersecurity risks.
• Implements and supports Microsoft cloud technologies and services. Performs tuning, monitoring, and optimization of Microsoft cloud services.
• Serves as the primary escalation point with respect to O365 cloud services for all Information Technology teams. Monitors and identifies security risks and vulnerabilities to our O365 environment and proposes and recommends mitigation actions.
• Implements and maintains email related security technologies, services and features to prevent unauthorized access, malware delivered as attachments, phishing attempts, and account compromises; proposes email related information to security awareness activities.
• Creates, maintains, optimizes, and troubleshoots individual and group mailboxes, mailbox rules, address books, dynamic distribution groups (DDGs) and distribution lists (DLs).
• Develops, maintains, and secures O365 documentation for Microsoft cloud services and processes.
• Creates proposed email related policies for end user email utilization, security and behavior and submits for approval.
• Monitor Artic Wolf tickets and resolve them in timely fashion.
• Work with Security Analysts team and coordinate on the Remedy and Artic Wolf tickets.
• Establishes email related standards and procedures; conducts periodic audits for compliance.
• Provides input to identity management solutions for the organization.
  
  Cybersecurity and Network Tools
• IDS / IPS
• Kali Linux
• IoT
• Deception
• Threat Hunting
• DevSecOps
• MITRE
• NIST
  
  

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s degree (or 5+ years of relevant work experience) in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience at administering, securing, and supporting Microsoft Office 365 tenants and associated cloud services.
• Experience working with Exchange PowerShell for scripting and automation.
• Experience with email security layers (i.e SPF, DKIM, DMARC, etc.).
• Minimum three years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Microsoft 365 Fundamentals certification is preferred.
• Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals certification is a plus.
• Microsoft 365 Messaging certification is a plus.
• Microsoft 365 Security Administrator certification is a plus.
• CompTIA Cloud+ certification is preferred.
• CISSP
• CISA
• CISM
• CEH

ABOUT ISHIR

ISHIR is a digital innovation and enterprise AI services provider. We work with startups and enterprises to shape the future through accelerated innovation, deep technical expertise, access to global digital talent and a passion for complex problem-solving. With our help, our clients overcome their most difficult digital challenges leveraging AI.

We are not just consultants, we are partners in our clients’ success, assisting them with re(gaining) competitive edge by identifying opportunities for differentiation, industry disruption, scalable innovation, and go-to-market strategies that deliver successful outcomes.

At ISHIR, we help bold businesses accelerate innovation through Talent, Speed-to-Market, and AI. We help make an impact by solving real problems using innovation, improved customer experiences and the right technologies.

As an ISHIR employee, you will get the advanced training you need to be successful, and the opportunity to apply it. You must be passionate about technology, crave responsibility, and be eager to apply your knowledge to real business solutions for our startup and enterprise customers. These are the qualities of a person destined for success at ISHIR.

ISHIR attracts a special type of individual—someone who is proactive, thrives on challenges, feeds off success, and looks at moving targets not as obstacles but as opportunities. ISHIR is an exciting place to work. It is imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit and promotes self-reliance, open communication, and collaboration.