Top 33 Senior information security analyst Jobs in Chicago Il

Senior Analyst - Insider Threat (Remote)
United Airlines —Chicago, IL
- $112,480 - $146,540 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 3 years
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Senior Analyst - Data Protection (Remote)
United Airlines —Chicago, IL
- $112,480 - $146,540 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Senior Incident Response Analyst
Niche Talent Finders —Chicago, IL
- Office
- Windows
- 3 years
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Senior Associate/Cybersecurity & Incident Response (Forensic Services practice)
Charles River Associates —Chicago, IL
- $130,000 - $152,500 a year
- 5 years
- HIPAA
- Office
- Commuter assistance
- Paid parental leave
Sr. Vulnerability Analyst
CBOE —Chicago, IL
- $121,550 - $157,300 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- English
- Office
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst
Johnson & Quin Inc —Niles, IL
- $120,000 - $140,000 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- 6 years
- Bachelor's degree
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IT Security Engineer II - Identity and Access Management
Endeavor Health —Skokie, IL
- $46.64 - $72.29 an hour
- Full-time
- System design
- HIPAA
- 3 years
- Free parking
- Wellness program
Associate Cyber Security Engineering
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $80,800 - $133,400 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer Science
- Mid-level
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Senior Cyber Security Specialist I - Insider Threat Analysis
Walgreens —Deerfield, IL
- $98,600 - $157,500 a year
- Hybrid work
- HIPAA
- Office
- Windows
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Cybersecurity Analyst
DCC Propane, LLC —Lisle, IL
- $80,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mid-level
- Office
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
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Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst 23-E-15
Office of the Illinois Attorney General —Chicago, IL
- $90,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Office
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
U.S. Bank National Association —Chicago, IL
- $126,820 - $149,200 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Writing skills
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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IAM Risk Audit - Lead
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $99,600 - $169,200 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Sr Lead, Cyber Sec IT RiskM
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $114,500 - $194,700 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer science
- Azure
- Computer Science
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Senior Cybersecurity Architect, Agentic SOC Modernization & AI-Enabled Security Operations
West Monroe —Chicago, IL
- $203,200 - $261,900 a year
- Email
- 7 years
- HIPAA
- Travel
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
SR CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
NOW HEALTH GROUP, INC. —Bloomingdale, IL
- On call
- Research
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring
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Senior Analyst, Internal Controls & SOX
HUB International —Chicago, IL
- $90,000 - $110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Mid-level
- Finance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
13d
Senior Security Engineer, Enterprise Security
Braze —Chicago, IL
- $128,900 - $200,000 a year
- On call
- System design
- 3 years
- Mentoring
- Paid parental leave
- Health insurance
Quick Apply
2d
Sr. Consultant, Professional Services (Microsoft Security)
Softchoice —Chicago, IL
- $116,800 - $146,000 a year
- Email
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Customer service
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Lead, Cybersecurity Engineer Operations
RB Global —Westchester, IL
- $123,950 - $154,880 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Quick Apply

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Senior Analyst - Insider Threat (Remote)

United Airlines -
Chicago, IL

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Job Details

Full-time
$112,480 - $146,540 a year

Benefits

Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance

Qualifications

Security data analysis
Bachelor's degree
Data classification
Data Loss Prevention
Cross-functional collaboration
Cross-functional communication
IT security monitoring

Full Job Description

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

Description

Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.

We’re on a path to becoming the best airline in aviation history. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help lead the industry in cyber safety, security and resilience. United's CDR team plays a critical role in protecting our operations by enabling secure and resilient systems, managing threats and vulnerabilities, and ensuring swift response and recovery. Our mission is to seamlessly embed cybersecurity and digital risk management into every aspect of our business. We help drive progress and growth through trusted digital solutions, safeguarding assets and empowering our team, all while promoting a cyber-safe and secure environment that supports resilient airline operations.

United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401(k), and privileges like space-available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe? Apply today!

Job overview and responsibilities

The Senior Analyst, Insider Threat, is responsible for advancing detection capabilities and improving the quality and effectiveness of insider threat monitoring. This role focuses on designing, tuning, and operationalizing detection logic to increase alert fidelity and drive measurable improvements in actionable insider threat alerts. The position partners closely with Cybersecurity, Data Protection, HR, and Legal to ensure detections align to risk priorities and business context. This role plays a critical part in evolving the Insider Threat Program from reactive alerting to scalable, intelligence-driven detection.

Detection Engineering & Alert Fidelity Optimization: Design, build, and continuously refine insider threat detection logic, use cases, and analytics to improve signal quality. Focus on reducing false positives and increasing the percentage of actionable insider threat alerts.
Alert Triage, Investigation, & Feedback Loop: Lead triage and investigation of insider threat alerts, applying structured methodologies to assess risk Translate investigation outcomes into detection improvements, ensuring a continuous feedback loop between operations and engineering.
Detection Strategy & Use Case Development: Develop and implement a scalable detection strategy aligned to key insider threat risks (i.e., data exfiltration, employee exit risk, misuse). Identify gaps and prioritize new detection use cases to expand coverage and effectiveness
Threat Hunting & Advanced Analytics: Conduct proactive threat hunting using behavioral, endpoint, and data activity signals to identify emerging insider risks. Translate findings into new detection use cases and improvements to existing detection logic.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelor's degree required (Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science majors preferred)
3+ years in STEM-related field
Strong experience with insider threat detection methodologies, behavioral analytics, and risk indicators
Proven ability to design, tune, and operationalize detection logic to improve alert quality and reduce noise
Experience working with DLP, UEBA, or related telemetry to identify and investigate insider risk activity
Analytical mindset with ability to translate investigation outcomes into detection improvements
Understanding of data classification, data movement patterns, and exfiltration techniques
Ability to measure and improve detection effectiveness (i.e., alert fidelity, actionable alert rate)
Strong collaboration and communication skills to influence cross-functional stakeholders
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

Master's degree
Certifications such as CISA, Security +
Hands-on experience with DLP platforms, insider risk tools, or detection engineering workflows
Experience using Splunk for Insider Threat
Familiarity with M365 / Purview, endpoint telemetry, or cloud activity monitoring
Experience building metrics or KPIs to track detection performance and program maturity
Knowledge of automation or scripting to support detection tuning and scaling

Posting End Date 7/27/2026

The base pay range for this role is $112,480.00 to $146,540.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact [email protected]

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