Security Analyst

Who Youll Work With

You will join our Operational Security team a group of dedicated professionals who serve as our organizations initial line of this collaborative environment you will work closely with senior analysts to monitor security alerts across our enterprise telemetry investigate potential threats and support critical incident response efforts. Our team thrives on shared expertise and hands-on experience with diverse technologies to protect our infrastructure.

What Youll Do

• Monitor security alerts from various telemetry sources (SIEM IDS/IPS EDR) and escalate anomalies as necessary.
• Conduct initial triage analysis and classification of security incidents.
• Document investigative findings and assist in comprehensive incident response.
• Follow established incident response procedures and escalate to senior analysts when required.
• Gather threat intelligence to proactively enhance security monitoring capabilities.
• Create maintain and review internal documentation for processes and procedures.
• Implement cloud security reference architectures and guardrails rooted in Zero Trust and Least Privilege principles.
• Support vulnerability management by identifying potential security weaknesses across the enterprise.
• Conduct investigations and provide necessary triage containment and forensic support during cloud-based security incidents.
• Stay informed on emerging threats vulnerabilities and cybersecurity trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of security incidents providing guidance and recommendations.
• Participate in project work including proof-of-concepts (PoCs) for new tools and optimizations of existing technologies.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience within Information Security specifically including 2 or more years dedicated to Cloud security initiatives.
• Strong foundational understanding of both macOS and Windows environments.
• Technical Skills:
• Familiarity with SIEM tools logging platforms firewalls antivirus and EDR solutions.
• Core understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP DNS) and security architecture.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python PowerShell or Bash) is a plus.
• Experience with SIEM & SOAR administration is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrated proficiency with a minimum of two major public cloud platforms (GCP and Azure preferred; AWS and OCI are advantageous).
• Professional Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving abilities excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred Certifications: CompTIA Security CySA BTL1 or Cloud Security certifications.
• Local/Regional candidates only.
• Local to area with a Flexible hybrid working arrangement

Additional Information :

Compensation Information:

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $103000 to $154000. 

Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors including skills qualifications relevant experience and work location. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Aristas Sales Incentive Plan which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible -based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical dental vision wellbeing tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer.  Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal state or law law.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time