Information Security Analyst

https://cyberskyline.com/

At Cyber Skyline, we are on a mission to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Cyber Skyline delivers cloud-based cybersecurity skills assessments that help students & professionals track their skills growth and businesses find, measure, and cultivate talent.

Cyber Skyline is looking for an Information Security Analyst that will work closely with our software engineers to design and deploy technical cybersecurity challenges for competitions and assessments.

Must hold or be eligible to hold Public Trust clearance

Transitioning veterans and careers transitioners are encouraged to apply.

Salary: Starting at $100,000/yr, negotiable based on capabilities

You will:

• Design and implement practical cybersecurity challenges that meet both internal and customer needs
• Develop tooling to improve the efficiency and quality of the challenge development process
• Stay up-to-date with cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies to inform challenge design
• Assist the team in providing technical support to customers
• Participate in the team quality control process to test and validate the accuracy
• Develop technical solution guides and tutorials
• Update company design and process guidelines based on customer feedback

Who you are:

• Able to develop quick solutions for infrastructure / IT challenges with scripting languages
• Familiar with computer network and security appliances (routers, SIEM, IDS, etc)
• Have a strong understanding and practical experience with computer networking
• Have strong communication skills and can explain technical concepts to people without a technical background
• An independent thinker than can synthesize information to develop an intuitive approach to solve complex problems
• Want to get things done right rather than duct taping solutions together

Nice to haves:

• A frequent participant in hackathons or cybersecurity competitions / CTFs
• Familiarity with:
• Python
• JavaScript / Node.js
• Bash
• Powershell

What you’ll get:

• Work from your home with a home office stipend
• Health insurance, vision insurance, and dental insurance
• Quarterly company wellness stipend
• 401k match after 6 months of employment
• Reimbursement for half of your Internet bill
• The opportunity to be part of developing the careers of other individuals
• Learn new technology trends while creating CTF challenges
• Annual DEFCON trip with the rest of the engineering team

Our hiring process:

• Introductory Call - Initial conversation with the hiring manager to talk about the company, role, and expectations. No skills questions.
• Capabilities Interview- Work together with the hiring manager and walk through your approach in solving a practical problem. Notes from this interview are shared with the team for evaluation.
• Team Interview - Meet the people you would be working with in this role, work through a technical challenge with them, and ask them questions about working at Cyber Skyline.

How to boost your odds to get an interview:

• Keep your resume professional and free of any spelling / grammatical mistakes
• Answer “I read the job description” when responding to the question, “In one sentence - what makes you uniquely qualified for this role?”
• Use the past experience on your resume to highlight the outcomes and impact you achieved through your work

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• In one sentence - what makes you uniquely qualified for this role?
• What US state are you located in?

Work Location: Remote