IT Security Analyst

Summary

This position will be part of the company’s IT Security Operations Center (SOC) team and will be responsible for all internal security operations tasks as they pertain to the Security Operations Center.  This position will be expected to work alongside the team to detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents, as well as working towards improving SOC processes.

The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in incident response, malware analysis, and threat intelligence.

Essential Functions

• Monitoring of security alerts through ITSM platforms

• Respond to security alerts, utilizing open-source intelligence to enrich investigations with meaningful information

• Monitoring, evaluating, and profiling of cyber threats to the organization

• Proactively hunt security threats and anomalies on the network

• Analyze malware statically and dynamically in a sandbox environment

• Stay up to date with the latest threat attack vectors and countermeasures

• Develop and maintain documentation on SOC processes and procedures

• Serve as part of an on-call support rota

• Working proficiency with Azure Sentinel KQL (Kusto Query Language)

Position Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in IT

• Cybersecurity Certifications

• Azure Certifications

Experience

• 3+ years in a hands-on technical role in cyber security operations

• 1-2+ years’ experience within an internal SOC or an MSSP

• Working Proficiency in English

• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure environments and solutions

• Experience working with and analyzing logs related to IDPS, EDR, and firewall solutions

• Solid understanding of:

• Incident response

• Malware analysis

• Endpoint and network digital forensics

• Security detection rules

• Best security practices and frameworks

Functional Success Drivers

• Ambition

• Motivational

• Results Orientated

• Independence

• Communication (Verbal & Written)

• Organization / Planning