✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Operations Analyst

at Robert Half

📍 Ames, IA Remote Posted March 28, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Bachelor’s degree
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves monitoring security events, supporting incident response, and maintaining compliance within a highly regulated environment. The analyst will work with SIEM and EDR tools to detect and respond to security threats.

  • Monitor security events using SIEM and EDR platforms
  • Assist with configuration and tuning of SIEM and EDR tools
  • Participate in on-call rotation for security support
  • Conduct phishing simulations and analyze incidents
  • Support threat modeling and compliance activities

The position requires experience with SIEM platforms like QRadar and Splunk, EDR solutions, threat intelligence, and security controls such as firewalls and encryption. Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS and GCP is preferred.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level cybersecurity professional with 2+ years experience in security operations, SOC analysis, and familiarity with SIEM and EDR tools. They should be analytical, detail-oriented, and capable of supporting incident response and threat management in a highly regulated environment.

Bachelor’s degree2+ years of Security Operations or SOC experienceUnderstanding of core security controlsExperience with SIEM toolsExperience with EDR solutions
Experience analyzing Threat IntelligenceKnowledge of Palo Alto FirewallsAWS or GCP experienceSecurity automation platformsScripting or programming
SIEMQRadarSplunkSumoLogicKibanaSecurity OnionArcSightPalo Alto FirewallsAWSGCPXSOARPythonJavaCRubyPowerShellBash
Bachelor’s degree2+ years of Security Operations or SOC experienceSIEMEDRThreat IntelligenceIncident ResponseIdentity & Access ManagementRBACPhishingFirewallsAWSGCPSecurity AutomationPythonSplunkQRadarSecurity OnionArcSightPalo Alto Firewalls
SIEMSecurity Information and Event ManagementEDREndpoint Detection and ResponseThreat IntelligenceIncident ResponseIdentity & Access ManagementRBACPhishingSecurity ControlsMalware ProtectionFirewallsIDS/IPSProxiesEncryptionLog ManagementQRadarSplunkSumoLogicKibanaSecurity OnionArcSightPalo Alto FirewallsAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformXSOARScriptingPythonJavaCRubyPowerShellBash
analyticalcritical thinkingattention to detailtime managementadaptabilitycollaborationcommunication
Industry Technology / Cybersecurity
Job Function Security Operations and Incident Response Analyst
Role Subtype Security Analyst
Tech Domains Cybersecurity, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, SIEM, EDR, Security Information and Event Management, Security Automation, Python, Java, C, Ruby, PowerShell, Bash
cybersecuritySOC analystSecurity Information and Event ManagementSIEMEDREndpoint Detection and ResponseThreat IntelligenceIncident ResponseIdentity & Access ManagementRBACPhishingFirewallsAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformSecurity AutomationPythonSplunkQRadarPalo Alto FirewallsSecurity OnionKibanaincident responsethreat intelligenceidentity access managementfirewalls

Lack of experience with SIEM or EDR tools, No security-related degree, No experience in security operations, Unwillingness to work remotely

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