Network Security Analyst II

Job Description:

As a Network Security Analyst youll your career forward by performing monitoring investigating and protecting the networks security infrastructure ensuring its performance reliability and security. This role is focused on analyzing optimizing and enhancing the effectiveness of the organizations network security ecosystem. The analyst will leverage data across security platforms to identify trends improve policy posture and drive actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset hands-on experience with security tools and a proactive approach to improving detection response and operational efficiency.

How Youll Help Client Moving Forward:

• Analyze data across network security platforms (firewalls WAF proxy SIEM) to identify trends gaps and optimization opportunities.
• Perform ongoing rule and policy reviews across security controls (e.g. firewall WAF proxy) to improve effectiveness and reduce noise.
• Develop and refine use cases alerts and dashboards in Splunk to enhance visibility and detection capabilities.
• Translate security telemetry into actionable insights and recommendations for tuning policies and improving security posture.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to implement data-driven improvements and automation opportunities.
• Evaluate alert fidelity and reduce false positives through tuning correlation and enrichment strategies.
• Support incident investigations by analyzing logs network traffic and security events to determine root cause and impact.
• Build and maintain reporting that communicates security posture trends and key metrics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities across security workflows to improve efficiency and response times.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of security standards processes and best practices.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation of analysis findings and recommended changes.
• Stay current with emerging threats detection techniques and security analytics best practices.

The Experience You Bring:

• 5 years of experience in a Cybersecurity / Network Security Analyst role within an enterprise SOC or operations environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Splunk (or similar SIEM) including query development (SPL) alerting and dashboard creation.
• Proven experience in threat hunting and detection engineering using network and security telemetry.
• Deep familiarity with Palo Alto firewalls Zscaler and Imperva (or similar WAF technologies).
• Experience performing policy tuning and rule optimization across network security controls.
• Strong understanding of network protocols traffic analysis and attack techniques (e.g. lateral movement C2 exfiltration).
• Experience with tools such as FireMon Backbox RSA SolarWinds Wireshark and ServiceNow.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and applying it to detection coverage and threat hunting.
• Working knowledge of identity systems (Entra ID / Active Directory) and their integration with security telemetry.
• Scripting or automation experience (Python PowerShell or similar) for improving workflows and detections.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to turn raw data into actionable security improvements.
• Experience working in distributed or hybrid team environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present findings and recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications:

• GSEC GIAC Security Essentials Certification.
• GCIA GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst.
• GCDA GIAC Certified Detection Analyst.
• CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional.
• CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Trinus Corporation a leading provider of technology solutions and services with over 25 years of experience is a certified WBE/MBE/SBE/SDB firm accredited by WBENC NMSDC and SBA. Our mission is to shape the future of work by aligning the right mix of people process technology and innovation to efficiently meet our clients business objectives. At Trinus we understand that finding the right opportunity is pivotal in your career journey. Our staffing services go beyond mere placements; they are about matching your skills and aspirations with the perfect fit. To learn more about us please visit our website