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Maxim Crane Works

<div>We are seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team in Canonsburg, PA. In this hands-on role, you will strengthen the organization's security posture by operating and improving key security technologies, including Endpoint Detection &amp; Response (EDR), SIEM, vulnerability management, and identity security across Azure Entra ID and Active Directory, while supporting real-world threat investigations and security awareness initiatives. This position is designed for a security professional who enjoys working directly with security tools and playing an active role in protecting systems and data, with compensation and scope reflecting direct ownership and operation of security controls rather than a purely advisory or architectural function.
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<div><div><div>Purpose

The Cybersecurity Analyst strengthens endpoint, identity, and detection controls by operating and improving EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, Azure Entra ID/Active Directory, and security awareness programs while supporting real-world investigations.

This is a hands-on analyst role, compensation and scope reflect direct ownership and operation of security tools rather than a purely advisory or architectural function.

Duties and Responsibilities

. Monitor SIEM and EDR alerts, investigate and document findings, escalate per runbooks, and tune detections to reduce noise while maintaining coverage

. Perform root-cause analysis of incidents where applicable

. Conduct periodic threat hunting aligned with current attacker techniques

. Maintain EDR policies, agent health, and containment workflows, and coordinate remediation with IT operations

. Perform vulnerability scans, prioritize CVEs, drive patching or mitigations, track SLAs, and report risk trends

. Enforce MFA and Conditional Access, review privileged access, and support identity hardening and authentication policies

. Plan and execute phishing simulations and role-based security awareness training, reporting metrics and driving behavior improvement

. Develop SIEM analytics and playbooks, enrich detections, and support incident response and post-incident reviews

. Maintain procedures and evidence, support audit and risk activities, and contribute to the security policy lifecycle
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<li>Other duties as assigned</li>
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Minimum Requirements

Education:

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant work experience may be substituted.

Experience:

1&ndash;5+ years in cybersecurity or IT operations, or equivalent hands-on experience. Candidates are expected to be comfortable working directly in security tools; depth of responsibility will align with experience. Preferred hands-on experience in several of the following areas:
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<li>EDR policy management, investigations, and containment</li>
<li>Alert triage, query development, dashboards, and runbooks</li>
<li>Vulnerability scanning, prioritization, and remediation</li>
<li>Azure Entra ID / Active Directory with MFA, Conditional Access, and privilege hygiene</li>
<li>Cybersecurity awareness training and phishing campaigns with metrics reporting</li>
<li>PowerShell: ability to read and modify basic scripts; advanced scripting a plus.</li>
<li>Familiarity with ticketing and change management</li>
<li>Clear incident documentation and concise stakeholder updates</li>
<li>Experience supporting audits or security questionnaires</li>
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Skills/Knowledge:
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<li>Security Tooling (transferable): SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, ConnectWise), EDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender), vulnerability management (Tenable, Qualys), and security awareness platforms (KnowBe4)</li>
<li>Working knowledge of security frameworks (NIST CSF, 800-53/800-171, CIS Controls)</li>
<li>Azure and Microsoft 365 security fundamentals, detection tuning and automation using KQL and PowerShell</li>
<li>Comfortable learning new tools and techniques while working on real investigations.</li>
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Other:
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<li>Separates signal from noise and uses data to justify tuning and remediation</li>
<li>Drives incidents and vulnerabilities to closure with cross-functional teams</li>
<li>Balances security controls with user experience and operational impact</li>
<li>Translates technical risk for non-technical audiences</li>
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</div></div>Language Skills:

Must be able to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence and memos and the ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to finger; handle or feel; and kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear; push and/or pull; reach; climb; bend and/or stoop; balance; work at heights greater than 100 feet, balance at heights greater than 100 feet. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment: 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.</div>

Cybersecurity Analyst

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