Cyber Security Analyst

Oxford, MA 01540

Posted: 08/22/2023 Industry: IT Job Number: 241077

Job Description


Our client is looking for a senior cyber security analyst to help ensure the company’s security goals.

Duties:

  • Manage the relationship with our Managed Detection and Response vendor as they provide us with Tier-1 and Tier-2 SOC services.
  • Lead our internal Tier-3 SOC function, responding to events escalated by our MDR partner and working to resolve them, or delegating them to regional IR team members.
  • Be a subject matter expert on event monitoring, triage, and response capabilities.
  • Lead and coordinate the effective management of security incidents and operational responses.
  • Lead post-incident analysis to determine root causes and appropriate preventive actions, to reduce the likelihood of future cybersecurity events.
  • Responsible for helping to design, build, and deliver a threat hunting strategy.
  • Ensure that the organization stays current with new and emerging threats, security risks, and potential impacts to the business.
  • Proactively leverage cyber threat intelligence to reduce risk exposure and increase our resilience when dealing with advanced threats.
  • Participate in knowledge sharing with team members and work to develop security solutions as necessary.

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of IT industry experience working for a global organization.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a full-time cybersecurity role.
  • Experience working with SIEM solutions for evidence collection, and incident response purposes.
  • Strong understanding of the CIS Critical Security Controls.
  • Experience documenting processes and internal IT security controls.
  • Strong deductive reasoning, critical thinking, problem solving, and prioritization skills.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple/detail-oriented tasks.
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Skills:
  • The ability to think with a security mindset.
  • Strong IT background with expert level knowledge in one or more security practice areas (endpoint protection, vulnerability management, network security monitoring, incident response, data loss prevention (DLP), etc.).
  • Knowledge of AWS security
  • Knowledge of disaster recovery and continuity of operations planning.
  • Experience with hands-on configuration and operation of security tools.
  • A solid understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
  • Must be detail oriented and able to multitask to meet deadlines and objectives.
  • Experience working in a large, geographically diverse enterprise network.
  • Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GSEC, GCFA, or CISSP are considered a plus.
  • Willingness to attend security and risk related conferences and training.

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