Senior Security Analyst
BlackSky · Seattle, WA, Herndon, VA, Remote
About this role
**Senior Security Analyst — BlackSky** **About BlackSky** BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that operates an advanced space-based intelligence platform, providing satellite imagery, automated analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events worldwide. Their global team supports customers with actionable intelligence that helps organizations anticipate and respond to critical matters affecting national security and the economy. **Role Overview** The Senior Security Analyst reports to the Manager of the Security Analysis Team (Security Operations Center / SOC) with rollup to the Director of Security. This role supports continuous monitoring, detection, and defense of the BlackSky enterprise environment against cyber threats. **Location** This role can be based in **Herndon, VA** or **Seattle, WA**, surrounding areas, or **anywhere in the United States**. **Responsibilities** - Perform security monitoring and DFIR activities across corporate, product, and mission environments by reviewing events/alerts tied to **IOCs**, **IOAs**, **CTI reporting**, and non-compliance activities - Review and apply cyber threat intelligence to inform and secure the enterprise - Conduct regular threat hunting across corporate, product, and mission environments - Document procedures to formalize ad-hoc processes - Analyze security data from multiple sources (system/event logs, network traffic, SaaS security tools) - Perform malware analysis and digital forensics using industry-standard sandbox tools - Support continuous monitoring of network, OS, and application log traffic - Support vulnerability management by identifying and prioritizing critical security concerns with IT/Product owners to drive remediation - Partner with product owners to define offensive testing scope requirements and constraints and support remediation - Monitor operational systems for continuous compliance with hardened baselines (e.g., **CIS Benchmarks** and/or **DISA STIGs**) - Develop solutions to automate recurring tasks and improve adversary detection - Complete compliance assessments and report findings to management - Document and share findings (anomalies, incidents, concerns) with security, IT, and product teams - Maintain a strong Linux security background (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, and/or CentOS preferred) - Support security training and manage tabletop scenarios - Support compliance requirements including **SOX/ITGC**, **CMMC 2.0 Level 2**, **NIST 800-171 r3**, **UK Cyber Essentials**, and customer-specific requirements **Required Qualifications** - Minimum **7 years** experience performing security analyst and **DFIR** activities - Minimum **7 years** experience in **IT security** - Hold at least one of the following certifications (examples): **CISSP**, **GCIH**, **CHFI**, **GCFE**, **GCFA**, **GREM**, **GNFA**, **GCSA**, **GCPN**, **GPCS**, **GSOC**, **GCDA**, **ACE**, **EnCE**, **AWS Certified Security – Specialty** - Ability to document processes, procedures, and results for peer review - Experience implementing/troubleshooting/sustaining endpoint security mechanisms (e.g., **EDR**, **CASB**) on **Windows, macOS, and/or Linux** - Experience performing at least one of: **Incident Response**, **Digital Forensics**, **Malware Analysis**, **Network Traffic Collection**, **Reverse Engineering** - **Must be a U.S. Citizen** **Preferred Qualifications** - Endpoint security experience across Windows/macOS/Linux - Experienc
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