Associate Analyst - SOC

1 Day ago • 1-2 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Associate Analyst will provide intrusion/incident monitoring and detection utilizing customer provided data sources, audit and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise level. The role requires flexibility and the ability to adapt to change quickly. The Associate Analyst will work closely with Threat Analysts to service customers through the Managed Detection and Response offering. Responsibilities include analyzing, documenting, and reporting on potential security incidents, maintaining an understanding of security threats and vulnerabilities, and providing triage on various security enforcement technologies. The role also involves performing knowledge transfers, documenting and triaging client issues, and recommending best practices to customers.
Must have:
  • 1-2 years of experience with Incident Ticketing Systems
  • Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills
  • Ability to generate comprehensive written reports
  • Ability to work customer environments to report on critical security events
  • Ability to troubleshoot technical problems
  • Queue management
  • Data analysis using SIEM, Database tools (Elastic), and Excel
  • Experience troubleshooting security, network, or endpoints
  • Familiarity with web-based attacks and OWASP Top 10
  • Familiarity with SANS top 20 critical security controls
  • Understanding of enterprise Windows security architecture
  • Experience monitoring commercial AV solutions
  • Ability to identify false positives
  • Understanding of malware propagation and attack vectors
  • Familiarity with vulnerability scoring systems (CVSS)
  • Eligibility to obtain security clearance
  • Shift flexibility and on-call support
Good to have:
  • Desire to gain full-time professional experience in Information Security
  • Previous experience as a point of escalation
  • Customer interactions and issue resolution
  • Base knowledge of contemporary security architectures/devices
  • IDS monitoring/analysis with tools like Sourcefire and Snort
  • Experience with SIEM platforms (QRadar, LogRhythm, Exabeam, Securonix, Splunk)
  • Understanding of attack vectors and exploitation
  • Mitigation, Active Directory knowledge
  • Understanding of direct vs. indirect attacks
  • Understanding of system hardening best practices
  • Knowledge of Anti-Virus (AV) and Host Based Intrusion Prevention (HIPS)
  • Knowledge of malware mitigation controls
  • Understanding of Network Based Attacks / System Based Attacks
  • Basic understanding of vulnerability assessment tools
  • Experience with malware protection tools like FireEye
  • Ability to work greater than 40 hours per week
Perks:
  • Company committed to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving opportunities
  • Volunteer Opportunities

Job Details

The Associate Analyst will provide intrusion/incident monitoring and detection utilizing customer provided data sources, audit and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise level. An Associate Threat Analyst is required to be flexible and adapt to change quickly. The Associate Threat Analyst will work closely with our Threat Analyst to service customers through our Managed Detection and Response offering.

How you’ll make an impact

  • Analyze, document and report on potential security incidents identified in customer environments.
  • Work with partners to maintain an understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact systems, networks, and assets.
  • Provide triage on various security enforcement technologies including, but not limited to SIEM, anti-virus, content filtering/reporting, malware prevention, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls, messaging security platforms, vulnerability scanners etc.
  • Perform knowledge transfers, document, and triage client’s issues regarding mitigation of identified threats
  • Provide ongoing recommendations customers on best practices
  • Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild
  • Utilize defined SOP’s and KB’s
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards


What we’re looking for 

  • 1-2 years of working with Incident Ticketing Systems (i.e. ServiceNow, Remedy, Remedy Force, Heat, etc.). required
  • Desire to gain full-time professional experience in the Information Security field
  • Excellent time management, reporting, communication skills, and ability to prioritize work
  • Ability to generate comprehensive written reports and recommendations
  • Write professional emails
  • Previous experience as a point of escalation in a technical environment
  • Customer interactions and working through various issues
  • Base knowledge of contemporary security architectures/devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, remote access technologies, anti-malware, SIEM, and AV
  • Ability to work customer’s environments to report on critical security events
  • Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and ask probing questions to find the root cause or a problem
  • Queue management
  • Data analysis using SIEM, Database tools such as Elastic, and Excel
  • Experience troubleshooting security, network, and or endpoints
  • IDS monitoring/analysis with tools such as Sourcefire and Snort
  • Experience with SIEM platforms preferred (QRadar, LogRhythm, Exabeam, Securonix, and Splunk)
  • Familiarity with web-based attacks and the OWASP Top 10 at a minimum
  • Attack vectors and exploitation
  • Mitigation, Active Directory
  • Direct (E.g. SQL Injection) versus indirect (E.g. cross-site scripting) attacks
  • Familiarity with SANS top 20 critical security controls
  • Understand the foundations of enterprise Windows security including:
  • Windows security architecture and terminology
  • Common system hardening best practices
  • Anti-Virus (AV) and Host Based Intrusion Prevention (HIPS)
  • Experience in monitoring at least one commercial AV solution such as (but not limited to) Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, McAfee/Intel, Symantec, Sophos or Trend Micro
  • Ability to identify common false positives and make suggestions on tuning
  • Malware, Denial of Service Attacks, Brute force attacks
  • Understanding of base malware propagation and attack vectors
  • Propagation of malware in enterprise environments
  • Experience with malware protection tools such as FireEye a plus.
  • Understanding of malware mitigation controls in an enterprise environment.
  • Network Based Attacks / System Based Attacks
  • Familiarity with vulnerability scoring systems such as CVSS
  • Basic understanding of vulnerability assessment tools such as vulnerability scanners and exploitation frameworks
  • Eligibility to obtain security clearance
  • Shift flexibility, including the ability to provide on call support when needed
  • Ability to work greater than 40 hours per week as needed
  • This role is Work from Office role

What you can expect from Optiv

  • A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
  • Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
  • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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