Lead Cyber Security Analyst

19 Oct 2024

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Vega is Hiring! Actively searching for a Lead Cyber Security Analyst for our direct healthcare client in the metro DC area. This role is looking to interview and start the right person, right away!

Please note: This is currently a REMOTE position in our SOC, but return to Washington D.C. in a part-time on-site capacity once COVID-19 restrictions are eased. We specifically need someone who can do several weeks of training with our day shift and then take a lead role within a small cyber security team. May include weekend work on a Saturday or Sunday for emergent incident responses only.This job is for a lead cyber security analyst / incident responder who will perform in-depth analysis on security events, intrusion detection, malware analysis, threat hunting and all phases of security event monitoring and incident response. Job will require complete monitoring, triage and incident response functions in a combined SOC/CIRT environment. Will use advanced SOC / CIRT security platforms and processes on a daily basis.Requirements: 7-10 Years’ Experience in Cyber Operations, Engineering, and Incident Response• At least 6 years of experience as a security operations center (SOC) analyst• Successful candidate must be a motivated self-starter with a highly inquisitive and analytic mindset.• Relevant cybersecurity subject matter expertise – especially in information security, network security, security event triage, intrusion analysis, malware, computer networking TCP/IP, and anomalous behavior.• Experience and skills in: continuous monitoring, information security alerting, security event triage, intrusion analysis, threat trends, malware, and anomalous behavior.• Demonstrated experience with security information and event management (SIEM – Qradar is a Plus), security orchestration and automated response (SOAR – Demistory/PaloAlto XOAR is a plus), and other security technologies. If your experience matches the requirements above, we would love to speak with you. We encourage you to submit your resume to this posting, or to us directly at Be sure tp reference job ID, "MW12731".

  • ID: #21356016
  • State: District of Columbia Washington 00000 Washington USA
  • City: Washington
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-10-19
  • Deadline: 2021-12-16
  • Category: Security