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Information Security Analyst I

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
August 20, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
IT
Information Security Analyst

Responsibilities:
- Monitor security alerts and escalate issues to senior team members as needed.
- Support endpoint security and compliance efforts within Microsoft Intune and related Microsoft security tools.
- Maintain device compliance policies, configuration profiles, and security settings.
- Test and validate security changes, policy updates, and endpoint configurations.
- Support user and device access reviews, MFA, and identity-related security tasks.
- Document procedures, standards, and troubleshooting steps in runbooks/knowledge bases.
- Investigate security issues, configuration inconsistencies, and endpoint compliance gaps.
- Track remediation items and follow up on assigned security tasks.
- Contribute to security awareness and continuous improvement efforts.
- Use PowerShell and/or Intune remediation scripts to automate tasks, reporting, and configuration drift checks.

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/IT/Computer Science (or related) or equivalent practical experience.
- 1+ years in Information Security, System Administration, Help Desk, or similar.
- Exposure to MDM/MAM policies for Windows/macOS/iOS/Android.
- Hands-on administration of Microsoft Defender Portal (Sentinel, Secure Score, Cloud Apps).
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; ability to investigate alerts and interpret audit logs.
- Effective written/verbal communication; can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to follow procedures, manage assigned tasks, and escalate appropriately.

Preferred:
- Microsoft certifications relevant to security and compliance.
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences.
- Exposure to SIEM, EDR, and/or identity and access management systems.
- Cross-functional experience handling sensitive data/insider risk with discretion.
- Exposure to Intune device configurations and MDM policies.

Pay range (USD): Wisconsin $70,000–$85,000; California $80,000–$95,000.

Application instructions:
- Candidates must have current, valid authorization to work in the country where this role is located.