Detection & Monitoring Analyst

Ardent is seeking a Detection & Monitoring Analyst to join our team.  

This is a remote position with expected travel to Tallahassee, FL. 

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Detection & Monitoring Analyst that validates whether authorized test activity generates accurate security telemetry and whether agency detection processes identify, triage, escalate, and document events according to approved criteria. The analyst serves as the defender-side specialist connecting simulated activity to SIEM, EDR, network, identity, and ticketing evidence across a potentially broad multi-agency environment.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Monitor approved testing activity across SIEM, EDR/XDR, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and ticketing systems.
• Validate whether expected signals are generated, correlated, enriched, prioritized, and represented accurately in alerts.
• Trace analyst triage, escalation, communications, and handling timelines against OCIG-approved criteria and documented agency expectations.
• Perform alert investigation, packet and network traffic analysis, log correlation