Analyst II, Information Security

About the role

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Information Security Analyst with expertise in Microsoft Intune and Defender. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining secure endpoint baselines, enforcing configuration and compliance, and collaborating with IT operations to reduce risk and improve security posture.

Responsibilities

• Create secure endpoint configuration baselines via Group Policy or Intune based on published security frameworks (NIST, CIS, etc.)
• Triage security alerts and escalate as necessary.
• Create, test, and deploy conditional access policies.
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot firewall security policies.
• Participate in regular audits to ensure security practices are compliant with company policies and applicable laws.
• Standardize and enforce Intune compliance policies, device configuration profiles, and remediation scripts.
• Collaborate with IT to minimize user friction while maximizing control (test rings, staged rollouts, rollback plans).
• Monitor endpoint configuration compliance and remediate drift.
• Contribute to Microsoft Entra ID hardening, including Conditional Access, MFA configuration, device compliance gates, role-based access, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Use PowerShell and/or Intune remediation scripts to automate repetitive tasks, reporting, and configuration drift checks.
• Maintain clear documentation (runbooks, diagrams, standards, exceptions) and contribute to a knowledge base.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in Information Security, System Administration, Help Desk, or similar roles
• Exposure to MDM/MAM policies for Windows/macOS/iOS/Android
• Demonstrated hands-on experience administering EDR (Microsoft Defender, Crowdstrike Falcon, Sentinel One)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate alerts, interpret audit logs, and distinguish signal from noise
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

• Cybersecurity experience in an OT or manufacturing environment
• Experience with Dragos OT security
• Certifications relevant to security and compliance
• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences sector
• Exposure to SIEM tools, endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms, or identity and access management systems
• Experience with Intune device configurations and MDM Policies
• Experience in GxP environments

Pay

Wisconsin pay range: $80,000 USD - $100,000 USD