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Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: $112,000.00 USD Annually - $145,000.00 USD Annually

As a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, you'll play a critical role in safeguarding enterprise systems and data assets from evolving cyber threats. You'll lead incident response efforts, manage security platforms, and collaborate cross?functionally to embed security best practices across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. This role requires deep expertise in threat detection, regulatory compliance, and security architecture, with a strong focus on frameworks like NIST, CIS, and HITRUST.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents using SIEM and EDR tools.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation with infrastructure and network teams.
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards aligned with industry frameworks.
• Lead investigations of security breaches and manage incident response workflows.
• Perform audits of access controls, user permissions, and privileged accounts.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure configurations and patch management.
• Support compliance initiatives (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH, PCI-DSS) and regulatory audits.
• Conduct risk assessments for new technologies and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Deliver cybersecurity awareness training and guidance across the organization.
• Participate in cross?functional IT projects to ensure security is integrated throughout the lifecycle.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies.
• Assist in designing and implementing security architecture (e.g., firewalls, VPNs, IAM).
• Report on security metrics, incidents, and risk posture to leadership.
• Implement continuous monitoring and threat intelligence analysis.
• Support forensic investigations and digital evidence collection.
• Ensure secure cloud adoption and configuration (e.g., Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365).
• Research and recommend new security tools, processes, and capabilities.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams during audits and reviews.
• Adhere to organizational policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, CIS, HITRUST).
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and cloud security tools.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards (HIPAA, HITECH, PCI-DSS).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem?solving skills.