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Information Security Analyst I

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (Madison, WI)
United States
IT
The Position
Information Security Analyst to support the implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of security controls across endpoint, identity, and Microsoft 365 environments.

Responsibilities:
- Monitor security alerts and escalate issues to senior team members as needed.
- Support endpoint security and compliance 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/device access reviews, MFA, and identity-related security tasks.
- Document procedures and troubleshooting steps in runbooks/knowledge bases.
- Investigate security issues, configuration inconsistencies, and endpoint compliance gaps with IT teams.
- Track remediation items and follow up on assigned security tasks.
- Support security awareness and continuous improvement efforts.
- Use PowerShell and/or Intune remediation scripts to automate tasks and check for configuration drift.

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/IT/Computer Science (or related) or equivalent experience.
- 1+ years in information security, system administration, help desk, or similar roles.
- Exposure to MDM/MAM policies for Windows/MacOS/iOS/Android.
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Defender Portal: Sentinel, Secure Score, Cloud Apps.
- Analytical/problem-solving skills; can investigate alerts and interpret audit logs.
- Strong written/verbal communication.
- Ability to follow procedures, manage tasks, and escalate appropriately.

Preferred:
- Microsoft certifications in security/compliance.
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences.
- Exposure to SIEM, EDR, and/or identity and access management systems.
- Cross-functional experience (Legal, Compliance, HR, IT) handling sensitive/insider risk info appropriately.
- Exposure to Intune device configurations and MDM policies.

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