About This Role
This part-time remote position is for a Cybersecurity Analyst focused on monitoring, analyzing, and improving the security of applications and networks. The analyst will review logs and alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and perform malware analysis to identify potential threats. The role involves conducting vulnerability assessments, supporting secure configuration and hardening, and contributing to incident response activities.
Responsibilities
- Review logs and alerts
- Investigate suspicious activity
- Perform malware analysis to identify potential threats
- Conduct vulnerability assessments
- Support secure configuration and hardening efforts
- Contribute to incident response activities
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate findings, recommend mitigations, and help implement security best practices
- Document analyses
- Maintain security knowledge bases
- Stay current with emerging threats and defensive techniques
Requirements
- Strong foundation in Cybersecurity, with applied experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks
- Application Security skills, including secure coding principles, vulnerability assessment, and remediation guidance
- Network Security skills, such as firewall configuration, intrusion detection/prevention, and traffic analysis
- Malware Analysis capabilities, including static and dynamic analysis, behavior profiling, and reporting on findings
- Analytical Skills for interpreting complex data, correlating events, and producing clear, actionable security insights
- Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, OWASP) and basic incident response processes
- Proficiency with security tools (e.g., SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanners, packet analyzers) is highly beneficial
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to diverse audiences
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment, manage part-time hours responsibly, and collaborate across teams
Nice to have:
- Relevant education or certifications (e.g., degree in a technical field, Security+, CEH, or equivalent experience)
About the Company
Word Daily Hack focuses on improving the security of applications and networks.
