Cyber Security Analyst

Global Power Components is a privately held, financially sound, growing manufacturer of UL heavy gauge steel fuel tanks, trailers, large generator enclosures, and modular metal enclosures for housing fully‑equipped electrical distribution and control equipment. As a result of our continuing expansion and continued organization growth, we are looking for a motivated Cyber Security Analyst to join our team.

We are seeking a technically skilled and growth‑oriented Security Engineer to join our growing manufacturing company as we build and mature our security operations program. You will work directly with our Security Team Lead to establish monitoring capabilities, strengthen our security posture, and contribute to our ISO 27001 certification efforts. This is a unique opportunity to help build a SOC from the ground up while gaining hands‑on experience across multiple security domains.

• Monitor and respond to security alerts in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender suite
• Investigate security incidents and coordinate response activities
• Perform threat hunting and security event analysis
• Manage and tune security alerts to reduce false positives
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation efforts
• Monitor endpoint security through Threat Down and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Document security incidents and maintain incident response playbooks
• Analyze security logs and identify potential threats or anomalies
• Develop and deliver security awareness training and phishing simulation campaigns

• Implement and maintain Entra  controls and configurations
• Design and deploy conditional access policies for zero‑trust architecture
• Manage privileged access controls and monitor privileged account activity
• Implement MFA strategies and authentication policies
• Monitor identity‑related security events and investigate anomalous activity
• Optimize role‑based access controls across Microsoft 365 environment
• Review and audit access permissions and entitlements

• Assist with ISO 27001 certification through technical control implementation and documentation
• Contribute to security policy development and procedure documentation
• Learn and apply security frameworks and best practices (NIST, CIS Controls)
• Participate in security awareness initiatives
• Help establish security metrics and reporting dashboards