Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Analyst

Job Level: W2T Consultant

Job Location: Remote

Travel Expectations: None

Job Classification:Temporary (W2T) Contractor (1099)

Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love

At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business.  Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.  

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst to provide hands-on security operations, incident investigation, and technical support across client organization. This person will monitor and respond to security alerts, investigate suspicious activity, support incident-response processes, conduct vendor security reviews, and security guidance for technology and business initiatives.

In this role, you will: 

• Monitor and respond to day-to-day security alerts and escalations, including CrowdStrike Falcon/OverWatch notifications
• Investigate suspicious activity, validate false positives, and document findings and resolution
• Provide hands-on technical support for cybersecurity incidents and escalations; including reviewing logs and available evidence to support investigations
• Perform root-case analysis and assess the potential organizational impact of security events
• Support established incident-response processes, including escalation, containment, remediation, documentation, and follow-up
• Handle routine operational cybersecurity activities and serve as the technical resource for security issues that require deeper expertise than the existing IT team currently has available
• Support detection engineering and security analytics using technologies and query languages such as CrowdStrike Foundry, NG-SIEM, CQL, KQL, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel
• Identify vulnerabilities and collaborate with technical teams on remediation activities
• Support vendor onboarding process by reviewing security questionnaires and vendor responses, identifying potential concerns, and performing deeper technical review when warranted
• Provide hands-on cybersecurity input for ongoing technology changes, partner/data onboarding, and other business initiatives so that necessary security reviews can continue without unnecessarily slowing the business
• Contribute to security policies, controls, audit support, and organizational security awareness efforts

Who You Are: 

• 5+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, security operations, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or related technology roles
• Hands-on experience monitoring and investigating security alerts and responding to cybersecurity incidents 
• Experience reviewing logs, analyzing security telemetry, conducting root-cause analysis, and documenting investigation outcomes
• Working knowledge of endpoint security, identity security, cloud security, email security, vulnerability management, and security operations 
• Experience with CrowdStrike technologies, including Falcon, Foundry, Workflows, OverWatch, or NG-SIEM 
• Experience securing Microsoft cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Microsoft Defender, or Microsoft Sentinel
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience supporting vulnerability assessments, penetration-test remediation, phishing simulations, and web-filtering programs 
• Familiarity with security policies, controls, audit support, and regulated or compliance-driven environments preferred
• CompTIA Security+ or another recognized cybersecurity certification a plus

Total Rewards:  

We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self-managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.      

• Remote and Hybrid Work
• Time Off When You Need It
• Benefits That Flex
• Professional Development  

While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full-time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more.  Regardless of your role, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.  

Discover more about our benefits by exploring additional details herebenefits. 

Who We Are: 

Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses.  Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.   

Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use — it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.  

What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work? 

We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bring ourmission and core values to life, working together to provide the highest quality services to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  

Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process. 

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