What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Risk Analyst position at IronEdge Group, LTD?
Lead Risk Analyst
(This is a remote position open to applicants in TX, NM, AZ, KS, MO, and CO)
Job Description
The Lead Risk Analyst oversees the daily operations of the Risk and Compliance team, ensuring adherence to security best practices and organizational standards. This role provides leadership, guidance, and performance oversight to staff, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. The Lead Risk Analyst manages incident response activities, addressing escalated security events, SIEM alerts, and tool issues to minimize risk and downtime. Responsibilities include monitoring MDR/EDR alerts, phishing tickets, and firewall requests while maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring operational efficiency. The role also conducts compliance audits, vulnerability assessments, and security awareness reviews. Additional duties include developing after-hours response plans, coordinating emergency response efforts, and advising clients on security improvements and Zero Trust implementations. This position requires proactive leadership in training, workflow management, and providing timely feedback to support team and departmental goals.
Requirements
Get to the EDGE—where Everyone Deserves Great Experiences!
IronEdge is the premier IT solutions provider for small-to-medium sized businesses. We love what we do, and our team loves working together to eliminate the frustration companies face with technology. As a service-centric company with a culture that always puts people first, IronEdge is dedicated to providing a fun, fulfilling and inclusive environment where teammates can excel in their specialized roles. Our company’s core values are built upon the strong foundation of teamwork, continuous learning, integrity, courage and ownership, guiding everything we do at IronEdge. With a great team comes great achievements and we’re proud to share that IronEdge has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® Certified™ company. Our award-winning team is honored to be recognized among the tech industry’s leading MSPs and named to esteemed lists such as the CRN MSP 500 and Channel Futures MSP 501 year after year.
Benefits
$88,000 to $95,000 (Exempt)
(This is a remote position open to applicants in TX, NM, AZ, KS, MO, and CO)
Job Description
The Lead Risk Analyst oversees the daily operations of the Risk and Compliance team, ensuring adherence to security best practices and organizational standards. This role provides leadership, guidance, and performance oversight to staff, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. The Lead Risk Analyst manages incident response activities, addressing escalated security events, SIEM alerts, and tool issues to minimize risk and downtime. Responsibilities include monitoring MDR/EDR alerts, phishing tickets, and firewall requests while maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring operational efficiency. The role also conducts compliance audits, vulnerability assessments, and security awareness reviews. Additional duties include developing after-hours response plans, coordinating emergency response efforts, and advising clients on security improvements and Zero Trust implementations. This position requires proactive leadership in training, workflow management, and providing timely feedback to support team and departmental goals.
Requirements
- 3 years of experience in a SOC or incident response role.
- CompTIA Security certification
- Proven experience in leading Risk and Compliance roles, with a strong understanding of cybersecurity applications, public cloud platforms, Microsoft 365, firewalls, SIEM systems, vulnerability management, and EDR tools.
- All positions require the successful completion of a criminal background check, and further background checks if the position involves access to sensitive information or secure facilities.
- Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, and Open Arrest for any Criminal Offense, and Family Violence Convictions.
Get to the EDGE—where Everyone Deserves Great Experiences!
IronEdge is the premier IT solutions provider for small-to-medium sized businesses. We love what we do, and our team loves working together to eliminate the frustration companies face with technology. As a service-centric company with a culture that always puts people first, IronEdge is dedicated to providing a fun, fulfilling and inclusive environment where teammates can excel in their specialized roles. Our company’s core values are built upon the strong foundation of teamwork, continuous learning, integrity, courage and ownership, guiding everything we do at IronEdge. With a great team comes great achievements and we’re proud to share that IronEdge has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® Certified™ company. Our award-winning team is honored to be recognized among the tech industry’s leading MSPs and named to esteemed lists such as the CRN MSP 500 and Channel Futures MSP 501 year after year.
Benefits
- IEG pays a portion of employee premiums for Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
- Flexible Time Off plus Holidays
- Matching 401k
- At IEG, everyone deserves great experiences!
$88,000 to $95,000 (Exempt)
Salary : $88,000 - $95,000
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