Security Operations Analyst

Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity!

Join Pentera and take your career to the next level in cybersecurity. As a leader in Automated Security Validation, we help businesses around the world safely emulate real-world attacks to uncover their vulnerabilities—just like the world’s best red teams. At Pentera, you’ll be at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, working on advanced tools that challenge organizations' defenses and push the limits of security testing.

With over 350 team members and 1,000+ customers in more than 50 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors like Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.

If you're looking to grow your skills, make a difference, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.

About the role: 

As a Security Operations Analyst, you will report directly to the Director of Cybersecurity (CISO), providing critical insights and driving security initiatives to strengthen the company’s security posture.

You’ll manage and optimize security tools to enhance threat detection and response. You'll fine-tune detections, automate responses, and integrate security solutions across company platforms. You'll ensure compliance with industry standard security frameworks, conduct vulnerability assessments, and drive remediation efforts. You'll also be a key player in incident response - monitoring alerts, analyzing threats, and coordinating with technical teams to mitigate risks.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Maintain and optimize security tools by fine-tuning onboarding, integrations, detections, and automated responses, ensuring alignment with company security objectives and security best practices.
• Ensure infrastructure and applications compliance with security standards, regulatory frameworks, and industry requirements.
• Conduct cloud, network, and application vulnerability assessments, analyze results, prioritize risks, and drive remediation efforts with relevant teams.
• Serve as the operational focal point for SIEM/SOC processes and incident response - analyzing alerts, prioritizing and escalating as needed, investigating security threats, and coordinating containment and remediation efforts with relevant teams.
• Collaborate with technical teams and management to integrate security best practices and support security-related initiatives.
• Provide security insights to management, highlighting gaps, risks, trends, and areas for improvement.

Must-Have:

• 2+ years of experience in security operations or a related field, including hands-on work with security tools (e.g., Firewalls, MDM, EDR, CNAPP, SSPM, ASPM, Vulnerability Management, Email Security).
• Experience with cloud security best practices (AWS, Azure).
• Strong security mindset with the ability to identify misconfigurations, analyze threats, and assess security alerts effectively.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration and reporting to management.

Advantage:

• Experience with security compliance standards such as ISO27001, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, GDPR.
• Security certifications or a relevant degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us!