Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
The Weather Company, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
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The Weather Company
About The Weather Company The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
Job Brief As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will play a critical role in protecting our systems, data, and cloud environments from evolving cyber threats. You will lead incident response efforts, proactively hunt for advanced threats, and help shape and implement security controls across the organization. This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to influence cross‑functional teams while mentoring junior analysts.
The Impact You’ll Make
Identify security issues and risks associated with security events and manage the incident response process
Participate in the incident response and investigation process for identified security events
Support and implement new security initiatives within the cloud environment as the threat landscape changes
Periodic security assessments and configuration review of the cloud environment
Understanding of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of advanced attackers, to hunt for signs of APT activities
Direct and influence multi‑disciplinary teams in implementing and operating cloud security controls
Sourcing and tracking of public vulnerability disclosure sources to assess the impact on our network/products and prioritize the patching efforts
Maintain and update the security operational workflow
Lead team initiatives and mentor more junior members of the cybersecurity team
Other duties as assigned
What You’ve Accomplished
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related field; or commensurate experience
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity and information security domains
Experience providing administrator or SME‑level support for endpoint security solutions such as CrowdStrike, HBSS, Tanium, Digital Guardian
Solid foundation of TCP/IP and other core protocols
Experience in enterprise intrusion analysis, SIEM, and incident
Solid understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, and command‑line tools
Familiarity with network architecture and security infrastructure placement
Creating, maintaining, upgrading/patching, and troubleshooting ESXi or Hyper‑V hosted virtual machines
Routing, switching, TCP/UDP/SSH/FTP/SCP/HTTPS protocols
Industry knowledge of border testing, security policies, remediation strategies, and risk
Experience with security information and event management solutions (SIEM), performing security incident response and/or investigation
Experience evaluating networks, systems, and applications for vulnerabilities, including examining firewall rulesets, current patch levels, and inspecting logs for anomalous entries
Experience with security services such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, and content filtering
Experience with data protection & archiving, disaster recovery, business continuity, and implementation
Experience with tools including: Vulnerability scanners, Endpoint protection, IPS/IDS, SIEM, Malware
Ability to create documentation that describes technical details to a non‑technical audience
Knowledge of industry best practices from organizations such as International Standards Organization (ISO), Center for Internet Security (CIS), and National Institute of Standards (NIST)
Knowledge of IT controls, including security concepts and terminology related to applications, databases, operating systems, and IT operations
Experience with information security, cyber security, and privacy issues, and awareness of regulated data environments (e.g., PCI, SOX, FERPA, HIPAA, and COPPA)
Nice to have
Experience with cloud incident response is a plus (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience working with N‑Tier architecture
Windows and Linux scripting
Certifications from vendors such as Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, Symantec, or VMware
TWCo Benefits/Perks
Flexible Time Off program
Hybrid work model
Variety of medical insurance options, including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
Benefits effective day 1 of employment include a competitive 401(k) match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plans
Progressive family plan benefits
An opportunity to work for a global and industry‑leading technology company
Impactful work in a collaborative environment
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
role at
The Weather Company
About The Weather Company The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
Job Brief As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will play a critical role in protecting our systems, data, and cloud environments from evolving cyber threats. You will lead incident response efforts, proactively hunt for advanced threats, and help shape and implement security controls across the organization. This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to influence cross‑functional teams while mentoring junior analysts.
The Impact You’ll Make
Identify security issues and risks associated with security events and manage the incident response process
Participate in the incident response and investigation process for identified security events
Support and implement new security initiatives within the cloud environment as the threat landscape changes
Periodic security assessments and configuration review of the cloud environment
Understanding of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of advanced attackers, to hunt for signs of APT activities
Direct and influence multi‑disciplinary teams in implementing and operating cloud security controls
Sourcing and tracking of public vulnerability disclosure sources to assess the impact on our network/products and prioritize the patching efforts
Maintain and update the security operational workflow
Lead team initiatives and mentor more junior members of the cybersecurity team
Other duties as assigned
What You’ve Accomplished
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related field; or commensurate experience
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity and information security domains
Experience providing administrator or SME‑level support for endpoint security solutions such as CrowdStrike, HBSS, Tanium, Digital Guardian
Solid foundation of TCP/IP and other core protocols
Experience in enterprise intrusion analysis, SIEM, and incident
Solid understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, and command‑line tools
Familiarity with network architecture and security infrastructure placement
Creating, maintaining, upgrading/patching, and troubleshooting ESXi or Hyper‑V hosted virtual machines
Routing, switching, TCP/UDP/SSH/FTP/SCP/HTTPS protocols
Industry knowledge of border testing, security policies, remediation strategies, and risk
Experience with security information and event management solutions (SIEM), performing security incident response and/or investigation
Experience evaluating networks, systems, and applications for vulnerabilities, including examining firewall rulesets, current patch levels, and inspecting logs for anomalous entries
Experience with security services such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, and content filtering
Experience with data protection & archiving, disaster recovery, business continuity, and implementation
Experience with tools including: Vulnerability scanners, Endpoint protection, IPS/IDS, SIEM, Malware
Ability to create documentation that describes technical details to a non‑technical audience
Knowledge of industry best practices from organizations such as International Standards Organization (ISO), Center for Internet Security (CIS), and National Institute of Standards (NIST)
Knowledge of IT controls, including security concepts and terminology related to applications, databases, operating systems, and IT operations
Experience with information security, cyber security, and privacy issues, and awareness of regulated data environments (e.g., PCI, SOX, FERPA, HIPAA, and COPPA)
Nice to have
Experience with cloud incident response is a plus (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience working with N‑Tier architecture
Windows and Linux scripting
Certifications from vendors such as Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, Symantec, or VMware
TWCo Benefits/Perks
Flexible Time Off program
Hybrid work model
Variety of medical insurance options, including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
Benefits effective day 1 of employment include a competitive 401(k) match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plans
Progressive family plan benefits
An opportunity to work for a global and industry‑leading technology company
Impactful work in a collaborative environment
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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