Cybersecurity Analyst: Level 4

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As a senior technical leader within the Global Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC), you will combine hands-on expertise in incident response, advanced threat hunting, and digital forensics with strategic leadership in cybersecurity. You will be instrumental in guiding the CSOC’s approach to defending against sophisticated cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Security Leadership & Roadmap Development
Collaborate with the CSOC Head to shape and continuously evolve the center’s cybersecurity strategy in response to emerging threat landscapes.
Enhance detection and response mechanisms to align with organizational risk profiles and evolving cyber challenges.
Spearhead initiatives to advance SOC maturity, incorporating automation, cutting-edge analytics, and intelligence-driven security operations.
Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the CSOC’s effectiveness and resilience against advanced cyber threats.
Serve as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to executive leadership, Enterprise IT Security teams, and other business units on risk management and incident response strategies.

Advanced Incident Management & Threat Hunting
Act as the final escalation point for handling complex cybersecurity events, including nation-state attacks, ransomware outbreaks, and insider threats.
Lead proactive threat hunting efforts using behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and adversary pattern analysis.
Conduct thorough forensic investigations involving network breaches, malware incidents, and cloud security threats.
Create and refine SIEM detection rules, endpoint detection and response (EDR) logic, and network signatures to improve threat detection.
Correlate threat intelligence, log data, and endpoint telemetry to identify persistent and sophisticated attack campaigns.

Cyber Threat Intelligence & Emerging Threat Analysis
Maintain deep awareness of current cybersecurity developments, including APT activities, vulnerabilities, and exploit trends.
Drive threat modeling processes to anticipate and mitigate evolving adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Lead initiatives to map threats against frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and TIBER-EU.
Collaborate with global intelligence teams to integrate actionable threat data into CSOC workflows.
Continuously evaluate new malware variants, attack methods, and exploitation techniques to maintain a proactive defense posture.

Security Engineering & Operational Enhancements
Work closely with cybersecurity engineers, architects, and IT teams to strengthen overall security infrastructure.
Lead automation projects using SOAR platforms to develop response playbooks and streamline incident handling.
Recommend and deploy advanced detection tools including user behavior analytics (UEBA), deception technology, and AI-powered threat analysis.
Support red team/blue team exercises, purple teaming efforts, and resilience testing to enhance defense readiness.

Mentorship, Training & Advisory
Provide technical mentorship and coaching to CSOC analysts across all levels to foster professional growth.
Develop and deliver advanced training programs, simulation exercises, and tabletop scenarios to prepare teams for critical incident response.
Represent the CSOC in executive presentations, industry conferences, and cybersecurity forums.
Contribute to the creation and enforcement of cybersecurity policies, compliance standards, and governance frameworks.

Salary Range: $125,000-150,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

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