Security Analyst
Job Summary
Job Description
The Security Operations Center Senior Analyst will join a growing security team. The role involves detecting, monitoring, analyzing, and resolving security incidents. The candidate will be a subject matter expert in security investigations and remediation. They will lead incident investigations, provide recommendations, handle security incident efforts, and coordinate with stakeholders. The analyst will also contribute to tuning SIEM filters, automate analysis, assist in threat hunting, and stay informed on security trends. They will also work on refining detection rules and response playbooks. This role requires working Central Time hours from 8am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday. There is no on call and no travel. The manager is in Dallas.
Must have:
- Experience in incident response and security operations.
- Strong background in IT security and security implementation roles.
- Lead incident investigations from detection to resolution.
- In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles and security architecture.
Perks:
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Collaborative and innovative environment.
- Leadership that supports professional growth.
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Job Details
What We Do
Managing cyber risk, together.
Forescout delivers automated cybersecurity across the digital terrain. We empower our customers to achieve continuous alignment of their security frameworks with their digital realities, across all asset types – IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT. It is a non-stop journey, managing cyber risk through automation and data-powered insights.
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(This role requires working Central Time hours from 8am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday. There is no on call and no travel. The manager is in Dallas.)
What You Will Do
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We are currently seeking a Security Operations Center Senior Analyst to join a growing security team. We are looking for highly talented people with a passion for cybersecurity, problem solving, and partnering with customers as part of a cohesive team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT security and is comfortable with both customer-facing and security implementation roles.
- Detection, monitoring, analysis, resolution of security incidents; participate in providing containment and recommendations.
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on security investigations and remediation actions.
- Identification of incidents, subsequent analysis, and investigation to determine their severity and the response required.
- Lead incident investigations from detection to resolution providing actionable recommendations and to ensure timely delivery of resolution outcomes.
- Lead security incident handling efforts in response to a detected incident, and coordinate with client stakeholders.
- Act as a Technical Escalation Point during security incidents, establishing the extent of an attack, the business impacts, and advising on how best to contain the incident along with advice on systems hardening and mitigation measures to prevent a reoccurrence.
- Contribute to tuning of SIEM filters and correlation rules to continuously improve detection and visibility
- Lead efforts to automate analysis and investigative functions/tasks, administration and remediation procedures, workflows and other operational tasks.
- Assist in threat hunting hypotheses scenarios and conduct proactive threat hunts.
- Maintain awareness of trends in security regulatory, technology, and operational requirements
- Maintain a keen understanding of evolving threats and vulnerabilities to ensure the security of the client network.
- Continuously refine detection rules and response playbooks.
- Collaborate with other teams to improve products capabilities, threat detections, and shared intelligence.
What You Bring To Forescout
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in cybersecurity roles, with significant experience in incident response and security operations. Experience in a senior role within a SOC (Security Operations Center) environment is highly desirable.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field. Relevant certifications such as Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), EC Council equivalent are preferred.
- Leadership Skills: Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor a team of cybersecurity professionals, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Proven experience in leading complex security investigations.
- Technical Proficiency: In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, including security architecture, network security, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), security event logging, device administration, and endpoint security technologies.
- Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse large datasets, identify patterns, and correlate disparate events to detect potential cyber threats.
- Tooling Experience: Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies, such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, DLP, WAF, IAM, firewalls, switches, routers, proxies, email gateways, and access points.
- Communication Skills: Effective communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience in writing clear and concise technical documentation.
What Forescout Offers You
- Competitive compensation and benefits – we cover 88% of employee and dependents’ health care premiums, 100% company paid employee life and disability insurance premiums, 401K match, generous FTO policy (U.S. only), option to purchase voluntary life, accident and critical illness insurance, employee assistance program, maternity and parental bonding leave with supplemental pay and much more
- Collaborative and innovative environment – make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology
- Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development
- Want a glimpse of Life @ Forescout? Check us out on Facebook and Instagram
- Learn more @ www.forescout.com
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About The Company
Forescout delivers automated cybersecurity across the digital terrain. We empower our customers to achieve continuous alignment of their security frameworks with their digital realities, across all asset types – IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT. It is a non-stop journey, managing cyber risk through automation and data-powered insights. For more information, please visit www.forescout.com.
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