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Insider Threat Analyst

135k – 159kUnited StatesRemote3+ YOE
Summary

Insider Threat Analyst responsible for triaging alerts, conducting investigations, and mitigating insider risks using SIEM, UBA, and DLP tools. Requires 3+ years in security operations or investigations with strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Execute alert triage, correlation, and analysis across insider threat detection systems (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection), prioritizing findings and escalating recommendations for investigation and mitigation.
  • Support investigations end to end, from initial triage and evidence collection through employee interviews and stakeholder coordination, delivering clear documentation of findings, risk assessment, and recommended next steps.
  • Partner with Security, Legal, HR, and business teams to design and execute processes that identify and mitigate insider risks, including abuse and misuse across company systems.
  • Build case documentation and investigative reports that translate complex technical findings into concise, decision-ready briefs and assessments for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Drive improvements to insider threat detection by identifying recurring control gaps, refining alerting logic, and recommending scalable solutions that reduce insider risk across the organization.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in insider threat, security operations, investigations, fraud detection, or a closely related discipline, with hands-on use of insider threat technologies (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection) and log analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting investigations involving sensitive employee matters, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Proven ability to translate complex security problems into clear, actionable recommendations, including composing investigative briefs and assessments consumed by leadership.
  • Working knowledge of the insider threat landscape, including legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations of handling sensitive information, and experience with customer service tools or financial analysis.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Nice to Haves

  • CISSP, or other security credentials
  • Experience analyzing data and identifying disparities and trends
  • Experience in one or more of: incident response, data protection, risk management, counterintelligence, investigations, fraud detection, financial crimes investigation, intellectual property theft, access and identity management, or IT engineering
  • Comfortable with a fast-paced tech environment and learn quickly
  • Familiar with blockchains, cryptocurrency, and onchain projects
Skills
SIEMUBADLPEndpoint DetectionLog AnalysisInvestigationsFraud DetectionRisk ManagementIncident ResponseData Protection
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