Location: Murrieta, CA (Fully Onsite)
Compensation: Up to $95,000/year
Eligibility: SkillBridge candidates with a pathway to full-time employment
About the Opportunity
Our client is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to join a growing team responsible for building and scaling a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC). This is someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and being part of building things from the ground up.
This opportunity is structured through the DoD SkillBridge program, with a clear path into a long-term role. Candidates will gain hands-on experience working on real security operations, with the ability to contribute meaningfully from day one.
This is not a passive monitoring role. You will be directly involved in improving security operations, building processes, and strengthening cyber defenses.
Why This Opportunity
- Direct pathway from SkillBridge → employment
- Opportunity to help build and shape a SOC from the ground up
- Hands-on experience with real security tools, incidents, and workflows
- High-impact role focused on improving defensive capabilities and processes
This is an ideal role for someone who wants to own and improve parts of a security program, not just monitor alerts.
Work Schedule
This role supports a 24/7 SOC. Two shifts are available:
- First Shift: 5:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Second Shift: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Role Overview
As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will support the development and operation of a modern SOC environment.
You will monitor and respond to security events, investigate potential threats, and contribute to building the processes, controls, and standards that define how the organization approaches cybersecurity.
This role combines hands-on security operations with process building and continuous improvement.
What You Will Do
- Monitor, analyze, and respond to security alerts from SIEM platforms
- Investigate and triage potential threats and security incidents
- Contribute to the development and implementation of security best practices
- Help establish and document standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Support vulnerability identification and remediation efforts
- Partner with internal teams to strengthen cybersecurity controls and posture
What Our Client Is Looking For
Experience with or exposure to:
- SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel preferred)
- Configuration, tuning, monitoring, and alert investigation
- Vulnerability management tools
- Nessus or similar
- Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR)
- Microsoft Defender XDR or comparable
Additional strengths:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving security environment
- Interest in building and improving security processes, not just executing tasks