Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology! Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit! Position Overview The Associate Cyber Threat Analyst is an integral member of the Threat Management Team, and is responsible for analyzing logs, detections, alerts, and security telemetry related to Paylocity’s information systems and data. The Associate Cyber Threat Analyst leverages cloud and Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) platforms and tools to analyze alerts designed to detect suspicious activity.? The Associate Analyst will analyze threat data to help the Threat Management Team to determine what response is appropriate. This position will also participate in incident response activities, including assisting Cyber Threat Analysts and Senior Cyber Threat Analysts with forensic analysis to help determine root cause and recommend corrective measures. In addition, the Associate Cyber Threat Analyst will respond to general help tickets and cases assigned to the Threat Management and broader Information Security teams. While the emphasis of this role is to respond to operational alerts and tickets, there may be project-based work and presentations (such as brown-bag sessions) to a larger audience from time to time. NOTE: This role requires participating in an after-hours on-call rotation (scheduled overnights and weekends). To be successful in this role, you must be able to work within the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Mountain Standard Time (MST) zone, with flexibility to accommodate occasional meetings outside of your core working hours. Primary Responsibilities While other duties may be assigned as needed, the primary duties of the Associate Cyber Threat Analyst will consist of: + Evaluating security threats, assessing the potential impact to the business, and implementing strategies to detect and generate meaningful, actionable security alerts and response activities + Assisting in determining what detections and log sources are most effective to correlate and quickly assess security events? + Applying business intelligence to analyze security telemetry to produce meaningful alerts and reports for potential security incidents + Analyzing detections and log data and classifying any incidents according to the criteria set forth in the Incident Response Plan and Response Playbooks, documenting the incident, and escalating as appropriate + Providing timely situational awareness during significant security incidents through clear and concise communication to appropriate personnel + Working collaboratively with IT and Software Development teams to continually improve our security posture + Performing (under the direction of a Senior DFIR analyst) forensics analysis when necessary + Providing input on emerging threats to executives to update our corporate risk analysis + Evaluating and recommend new security technologies, processes and methodologies + Staying current with threats to the Paylocity IT infrastructure and SaaS applications by continually analyzing threat intelligence sources and techniques utilized by cybercriminals + Responding timely to general cases and tickets assigned to Threat Management + Participating in the Threat Management on-call rotation for off-hours and weekend response to security alerts Education and Experience + High school Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor's Degree in InfoSec, Computer Science, or related preferred + 1+ years of experience in an Information Security role + Solid understanding of information security and networking concepts, such as firewalls, patch management, vulnerability scanning, intrusion prevention, SIEM, and endpoint security + Cloud and SaaS experience is a bonus + Experience writing SQL queries and PowerShell scripts and working with APIs are each a bonus + UEBA triage and response experience preferred + Experience with identifying IOCs and potential threat models for insider threat preferred + DLP (traditional, email, and cloud) preferred Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed. This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $57,300 - $106,300 /yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. 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