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WaveStrong

Information security consulting and managed services

Security / Security Operations Center Analyst 3

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Houston, TX, USA
In Person
CybersecuritySecurity Operations & Incident Response

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience in the security domain, incident response, threat monitoring, and incident handling, including incident triage and response.
  • Determine detection requirements for data sources onboarded to the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system and assess existing SIEM detection cases to identify gaps and overlap in the overall detection scheme.
  • Perform security monitoring and incident response for cybersecurity events to determine whether they qualify as cybersecurity events.
  • Triage offenses to identify false positives.
  • Hands-on experience defining detection or protection schemes based on industry standards and frameworks.
  • Experience with SIEM, Endpoint Detection and Response, Firewall/Intrusion Prevention Systems/Intrusion Detection Systems, proxy, Data Loss Prevention, and authentication technologies.
  • Experience using data from security technologies and referential data sources to define security detection requirements, including detections correlating data across multiple sources.
  • Ability to interpret code to support detection case development.

About the company

WaveStrong provides information security and data privacy services to organizations across the US and Canada, combining advisory, managed security services, and solution consulting to plan, implement, and run security programs. Its advisory work includes risk assessments and compliance planning (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, NIST), while its managed services offer 24/7 monitoring, co-managed SIEM, endpoint security, and MDR as an extension of a client’s team. Solution consultants bring engineers to help with deployment and integration of security projects across on-premises and cloud environments, covering application, cloud, data protection, and threat detection. The company differentiates itself with an end-to-end approach that unites strategic planning, ongoing operations, and hands-on engineering, focused on unified GRC across diverse industries, with the goal of protecting confidential information, intellectual property, and customer data.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

null

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • WaveStrong hosted IBM-backed PA Security Leaders Round Table in 2026, reinforcing market visibility.
  • WaveStrong blog and events pages stayed active through 2026, showing ongoing demand generation.
  • Whiteswan partnership in April 2025 expands identity security offerings for enterprise buyers.

What critics are saying

  • Khanna v. Walia names WaveStrong in a 2026 Northern California RICO case.
  • Court dockets indicate WaveStrong faces counterclaims and cross-claims, distracting leadership through 2026.
  • Service-heavy cybersecurity consulting faces margin pressure from larger IBM ecosystem competitors and specialist MSSPs.

What makes WaveStrong unique

  • WaveStrong pairs consulting, managed security, and solution engineering for enterprise security operations.
  • IBM partnership signals distribution leverage and credibility in complex cybersecurity deals.
  • Identity security partnerships like Whiteswan broaden its portfolio beyond traditional advisory services.

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