Senior Security Analyst III

About the job:

As a Senior Security Analyst III, you will be a key contributor to our day-to-day security operations, assisting with threat monitoring, incident triage, and vulnerability remediation. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone with security experience who is eager to grow their skills in cloud environments, incident response and security best practices. You will work closely with senior team members and various OppFi internal teams to ensure our environment maintains security, visibility, and compliance standards.

What you get to do:

• Security Operations & Incident Response
  • Monitor security alerts from various tools (SIEM, EDR, cloud logs) and support the triage of potential security incidents by gathering initial data and escalating to senior engineers as needed.
  • Assist in the execution of security incident response playbooks, focusing on initial steps like investigation, containment, and documentation.
  • Contribute to the documentation and tracking of security incidents to support audit and compliance requirements.
  • Support the monitoring and logging strategy by assisting with the configuration and tuning of SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) alerts and report.
  • Perform regular log review and analysis for suspicious activities under the guidance of senior staff.
  • Learn to deploy and manage new security tools and assist in the development of basic threat detection logic.

• Vulnerability Management and Posture Improvements
• Support day-to-day vulnerability tracking, replacing standard CVSS tracking with exposure and exploitability-based risk assessment.
• Identify potential IT controls risks and opportunities, offering sustainable recommendations that address root causes rather than symptoms.
• Assist with reporting to measure the effectiveness of security controls.

• Process Improvement & Collaboration
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of operational playbooks and documentation for security processes.
• Collaborate with team members to help transition existing manual workflows into automated playbooks/processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in Information Security with demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following areas: Security Operations, Incident Response, or Vulnerability Management.
• Experience with
• Security and control frameworks, such as FFIEC, NIST, COBIT, ITIL, and ISO control framework
• EDR platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne)
• SIEM/SOAR tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Splunk, Chronicle, Azure Sentinel, Google Secops)
• CSPM tools (e.g., Wiz, Prisma, Orca)
• Vulnerability management platforms (e.g., Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7)

Next-Gen firewall tools (e.g. Cisco FMC, Palo Alto Panorama, FortiGate)

• Experience identifying potential IT controls risks and opportunities through and offering sustainable recommendations that address cause rather than symptoms
• Experience with information security standards, best practices for securing computer systems within applicable laws and regulations
• Solid understanding of common attack techniques (MITRE ATT&CK), incident triage, and remediation workflows.
• Foundational knowledge of AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of networking, operating systems (Linux/Windows), and common security principles (e.g., least privilege, defense-in-depth).
• Strong hands-on experience or familiarity with API integrations, scripting, or utilizing SOAR platforms (e.g., Cortex, Google SecOps, Splunk SOAR) to support automation frameworks. 
• Strong written communication skills necessary for developing clear, concise procedures and playbooks, coupled with effective verbal skills for communicating technical findings.
• Experience building dashboards and metrics for leadership visibility.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail and a desire to learn quickly.
• Certifications such as CompTIA CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, GMON, GCDA, GSOC, or CISSP associate are preferred.
• Firewall management experience preferred.
• Experience working in a regulated industry (financial services or health care) preferred.

Reports to:  Manager,  Security Operations