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About Alkami
Alkami Technology is a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider offering retail and business banking platforms to credit unions and banks to help them compete with larger financial institutions. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking
Alkami currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$129,000–$162,500
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As a Staff Security Analyst, you will join the security team to lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise threat detection and incident response capabilities. You will manage complex incident response activities including containment and recovery while building out automated workflows and detection engineering standards. Your daily work involves proactive threat hunting, forensic investigations across cloud and network environments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks within a regulated financial services environment. To succeed, you must possess expertise in SIEM analytics, endpoint detection, behavioral analytics, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. You will utilize tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Chronicle. This role focuses on solving complex security challenges and enhancing organizational resilience against evolving cyber threats through technical leadership and advanced investigation techniques.
Lead complex incident response activities including containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident improvements.
Design and mature enterprise threat detection capabilities using SIEM, endpoint detection, and cloud monitoring.
Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify advanced attacker behaviors and indicators of compromise.
Develop and maintain detection engineering standards, playbooks, and automated response workflows.
Lead forensic investigations across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and application environments.
Advise technology teams on monitoring strategies, logging requirements, and incident readiness.
Mentor security analysts through technical guidance, investigation reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Research emerging attack techniques and AI-enabled threats to enhance security capabilities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
6–10 years of experience in security operations, threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, cybersecurity engineering, or a related discipline.
Expertise in SIEM, endpoint detection and response, cloud security monitoring, identity monitoring, and email security platforms.
Advanced skills in threat hunting, digital forensics, malware analysis, and adversary behavior analysis.
Expert knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, detection engineering, and incident response frameworks.
Ability to lead complex cross-functional investigations and influence technical stakeholders.
Must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.
GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, SC-200, CISSP, or comparable advanced cybersecurity certification (preferred); experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Chronicle (preferred).