Cyber Defense Senior Analyst
Job Summary
Job Description
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
- 6+ years SOC analyst, malware research, or threat hunting experience
- Experience with EDR and SIEM technologies
- Incident response leadership experience
- Security certifications (CompTIA, SANS-GIAC, CISCO, EC-Council)
- Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python)
- Understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems
- Excellent communication skills
7 skills required
Job Details
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in SOC analyst, malware research, threat hunting, or similar roles, working with EDR and SIEM technologies.
- Experience using multiple operating systems, directory service software, and document, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
- Experience leading incident response activities.
Preferred qualifications:
- Certification in one or more of the following: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, ISC2 (CISSP), SANS-GIAC certification (GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GPEN, GWAPT), CISCO (CCNA), EC-Council (CEH, LPT).
- Knowledge of scripting languages (i.e., PowerShell and Python).
- Understanding of operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
- Understanding of security controls for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Linux and network equipment.
- Ability to engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
About the job
As a Cyber Defense Analyst, you will be responsible for enabling efficient and accurate incident response activities and daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams like Security Architects, Security Engineers, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners, to define requirements and deliver recommendations focused on incident response activities to support the client's CDC. In addition, you may be responsible for the analysis, response, containment, remediation, and long-term improvement of a client's Security Operation Center (SOC) in order to maintain and transform incident detection and response capabilities.
In this role, you will work as a member of a highly technical team in a rapidly changing environment, administer a variety of information security technologies, learn new emerging technologies, and be passionate about protecting customer data and corporate assets from the threats facing multiple industries.
Responsibilities
- Identify challenges in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
- Conduct real-time analysis using SIEM, endpoint, and network based technologies with a focus on identifying security events and false positives.
- Advise on CDC, CSIRT, and SOC management activities.
- Research and leverage cybersecurity intelligence sources, attacker techniques, containment methodologies, and remediation processes to improve Security Operation Center (SOC) incident detection and response capabilities.
- Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.
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