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ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY's solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies.\n\nToday, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today's data-rich world.\n\nELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.\n\nJob Description\n\nThe Junior Security Incident Response Analyst is an entry‑level member of the Security Incident & Threat Response team. Reporting to the Security Incident & Threat Response Lead, this role monitors security alerts, performs initial triage and investigation, and helps execute incident response playbooks to protect the organization's systems and data. The analyst learns on-the-job while supporting more senior responders during active investigations.\n\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\n\nMonitor security dashboards and alert queues (SIEM, EDR, cloud security tools, identity logs) and promptly triage incoming alerts.\nPerform basic investigation steps: gather logs, review events, check user and asset context, and determine whether an alert is benign, suspicious, or confirmed malicious.\nEscalate confirmed or complex incidents to the Security Incident & Threat Response Lead or senior engineers with clear, well‑structured notes.\nHelp execute incident response playbooks under guidance (e.g., isolate endpoints, disable compromised accounts, collect forensic data, block malicious indicators).\nDocument investigation steps, timelines, and outcomes in the incident tracking system.\nSupport periodic vulnerability and misconfiguration reviews by helping review scan results and create remediation tickets.\nParticipate in incident response exercises and post‑incident reviews; capture lessons learned and update runbooks where appropriate.\nAssist with routine security hygiene tasks such as tuning low‑value alerts, updating watchlists, and maintaining standard operating procedures.\nStay current on common cyber threats and attacker techniques relevant to the organization's environment.\n\nQualifications\n\n1–2 years of experience in security operations, IT support with security exposure, or a related technical role (internships or labs acceptable).\nBasic understanding of networking (IP, ports, protocols), operating systems (Windows/Linux), and common security concepts (malware, phishing, brute force, privilege abuse).\nFamiliarity with at least one class of security tooling (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, cloud security logs) from coursework, labs, or prior work.\nStrong analytical and problem‑solving skills and attention to detail when reviewing logs and alerts.\nClear written communication skills for documenting incidents and handing off investigations.\nWillingness to participate in an on‑call or shift rotation as the team matures.\n\nPreferred\n\nAssociate or bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, or related field; or equivalent hands‑on experience.\nEntry‑level security certification (e.g., Security+, CySA+, SSCP) or actively working toward one.\nExperience with scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for basic automation is a plus.\n\nAdditional Information\n\nELLKAY is committed to fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment that supports innovation, teamwork, and professional growth. 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