Information Security Analyst

Arctiq is a global, intelligence-driven technology services company delivering professional and managed services across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Networking & Connected Experiences, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, Autonomous Operations & Intelligence, and Enterprise Service Management. We help organizations operate, secure, and modernize complex environments by unifying infrastructure, networking, data, security, automation, and observability under a single, integrated operating model. Our work focuses on helping customers reduce operational friction, improve resilience, and make better, faster decisions as their environments evolve. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries.

This is a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity with one of Arctiq's clients. It's a hybrid position in Atlanta, GA, onsite 2-3 days per week at first, then 2 times per month.

We are seeking an Information Security Analyst II, a mid-level cybersecurity professional, to support the operation and continuous improvement of our client's information security program. This role independently manages assigned security responsibilities, supports risk reduction efforts, and collaborates across the organization to help protect systems, data, and business operations. Strong ownership, sound judgment, adaptability, and effective communication are essential to success in this role.

• Independently monitor, investigate, and respond to security events across enterprise technologies and security platforms, determining severity, business impact, and appropriate response
• Perform advanced analysis and correlation of security data to identify malicious activity, policy violations, control gaps, and other potential risks
• Collaborate with internal teams, managed security providers, and vendors to improve detection, escalation, response, automation, and overall security operations
• Identify opportunities to improve, automate, orchestrate, and scale security processes and controls as the technology environment, business operations, and threat landscape evolve
• Lead or materially support response to moderate-to-complex security incidents and investigations, including coordination of containment, remediation, recovery, and evidence preservation
• Document investigation timelines, evidence, findings, impact, actions taken, root cause, and lessons learned for review by leadership, Legal, HR, Compliance, or audit
• Immediately escalate high-severity, business-critical, or time-sensitive incidents and maintain clear communications through closure
• Support vulnerability and exposure management by validating risk, prioritizing remediation, coordinating with system owners, and verifying closure of high-risk vulnerabilities and control gaps
• Support security assessments, remediation workflows, penetration testing, control validation, and related evidence collection
• Evaluate the effectiveness of security controls across enterprise technologies and drive documented exceptions or deficiencies toward resolution
• Investigate identity, access, data, SaaS, and cloud security anomalies across enterprise platforms and security technologies
• Support identity governance, privileged access, access reviews, authentication controls, and account lifecycle management
• Apply identity-centric, least-privilege, and Zero Trust principles when supporting security controls and technology decisions
• Monitor and respond to security events involving confidential, sensitive, or regulated information, including PHI, PII, and PCI data
• Collect, validate, organize, and retain security evidence supporting regulatory, contractual, audit, customer, and internal assurance activities
• Support security risk assessments, third-party and vendor security reviews, and remediation tracking, communicating findings in clear business-risk terms
• Maintain repeatable procedures, playbooks, investigation records, evidence packages, and control documentation that support consistent, auditable security operations
• Support the investigation of and response to user-reported security concerns, phishing, impersonation, and other human-targeted threats
• Support security awareness activities, simulations, metrics, trend analysis, and follow-up actions designed to reduce user-related risk
• Own assigned work through completion, proactively research issues, engage appropriate resources, and escalate blockers or risks in a timely manner
• Balance incident-response priorities with recurring operational responsibilities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Provide concise, outcome-based updates covering completed work, current risk, blockers, decisions needed, and next steps
• Provide guidance and mentoring to team members in security operations, investigations, evidence collection, documentation, and repeatable procedures
• Participate in after-hours incident response or escalation support when required by business need
• Provide security support for new technologies, integrations, acquisitions, and business initiatives, including identifying security considerations and helping implement appropriate controls

Arctiq is an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.

We thank you for your interest in joining the Arctiq team! While we welcome all applicants, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.