Intrusion detection analyst vs security engineer

The differences between intrusion detection analysts and security engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an intrusion detection analyst and a security engineer. Additionally, a security engineer has an average salary of $104,524, which is higher than the $86,862 average annual salary of an intrusion detection analyst.

The top three skills for an intrusion detection analyst include SIEM, incident response and firewall. The most important skills for a security engineer are java, cloud security, and infrastructure.

Intrusion detection analyst vs security engineer overview

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Security Engineer
Yearly salary	$86,862	$104,524
Hourly rate	$41.76	$50.25
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	5,673	86,093
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Intrusion detection analyst vs security engineer salary

Intrusion detection analysts and security engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Security Engineer
Average salary	$86,862	$104,524
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $115,000	Between $77,000 And $141,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	ICE Mortgage Technology
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and security engineer education

There are a few differences between an intrusion detection analyst and a security engineer in terms of educational background:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Security Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Washington	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Intrusion detection analyst vs security engineer demographics

Here are the differences between intrusion detection analysts' and security engineers' demographics:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Security Engineer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and security engineer duties and responsibilities

Intrusion detection analyst example responsibilities.

Manage endpoint encryption, antivirus/anti-malware host IPS, process documentation, incident management.
Monitor security events in the SIEM and other general office tools.
Monitor and analyze network communication traffic with ArcSight SIEM in a SOC/CERT/CSIRT.
Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (SourceFire, EEMSG IronPorts, and ArcSight) locate at supporting customer's locations.
Perform packet analysis utilizing Wireshark.
Used ArcSight for SEM level rule tuning.

Security engineer example responsibilities.

Provide SME level support in a manage PKI environment.
Achieve authority-to-operate (ATO) status ahead of schedule.
Hardened/Tune a manage fleet of Cisco ASA and IPS security appliances.
Create custom scripts using ruby and proprietary gems to automate testing and reporting.
Manage CND tools team standup of multiple ArcSight logger and connector appliances according to DISA STIG requirements.
Manage vendor relations for VPN connectivity.

Intrusion detection analyst vs security engineer skills

Common intrusion detection analyst skills

SIEM, 11%
Incident Response, 10%
Firewall, 8%
SOC, 6%
Security Events, 6%
ArcSight, 5%

Common security engineer skills

Java, 9%
Cloud Security, 8%
Infrastructure, 8%
Application Security, 4%
Incident Response, 4%
Windows, 4%

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