Cyber Security Analyst

Amoha Recruitment Services is a US-focused staffing and placement firm building a talent pipeline of cybersecurity professionals for client engagements across technology, finance, healthcare, and SaaS. The Cybersecurity Analyst will monitor and investigate security events, support vulnerability assessments and security operations, and collaborate with technical teams on security requirements and incident response.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor security alerts, logs, and events using SIEM and security monitoring platforms
• Investigate and respond to potential security incidents and suspicious activities
• Assist with vulnerability assessments, security testing, and remediation activities
• Analyze network traffic, system logs, and security events to identify potential threats
• Support endpoint, network, application, and cloud security initiatives
• Assist with security incident documentation, investigation, and reporting
• Participate in security operations, incident response, and threat-hunting activities
• Work with security tools such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanners, and firewalls
• Support identity and access management (IAM), authentication, and access-control processes
• Participate in security audits, risk assessments, and compliance-related activities
• Follow security best practices and organizational policies to protect systems and data
• Collaborate with IT, cloud, software development, and infrastructure teams on security requirements

Requirements:

• • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, or a closely related field
• • 0–3 years of professional, internship, academic, or hands-on cybersecurity experience
• • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs, and firewalls
• • Understanding of operating systems, particularly Linux and Windows
• • Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts including vulnerabilities, threats, authentication, encryption, and incident response
• • Basic knowledge of security monitoring and SIEM concepts
• • Familiarity with scripting or programming in Python, PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript, or a similar language
• • Understanding of common security frameworks and practices
• • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• We welcome and support candidates who are:
• • US Citizens or Green Card holders
• • On F-1 OPT or STEM-OPT
• • Eligible for or currently holding H-1B status
• • SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
• • EDR/XDR and endpoint security tools
• • Vulnerability assessment tools such as Nessus, Qualys, or OpenVAS
• • Network security tools, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and packet-analysis tools
• • Cloud security exposure: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• • Identity and access management (IAM), Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra ID
• • Python, PowerShell, Bash, or other scripting experience
• • Incident response and digital forensics fundamentals
• • Penetration testing and ethical hacking fundamentals
• • OWASP Top 10 and application security concepts
• • Security frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, or ISO 27001
• • Docker, Kubernetes, and container-security fundamentals
• • Security automation and SOAR concepts
• • Exposure to AI/LLM security, threat detection, or security automation
• Experience with Git and collaborative technical workflows is a plus