Security Analyst

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or related technical field OR equivalent work experience
• Experience working in security monitoring and intrusion detection, security assessments and penetration testing, and incident response

• Perform real-time security monitoring, detection, and response to security events and incidents
• Conduct thorough investigations of security events generated by detection mechanisms, such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and AV
• Recognize successful intrusions and compromises through review and analysis of relevant event detail information
• Differentiate false positives from true intrusion attempts
• Launch and track investigations to resolution
• Alert users of intrusions or potential intrusions and compromises
• Sort events and escalate incidents after a thorough investigation
• Provide Tier 2 level support of incidents
• Educate and mentor interns to enable them to learn and advance their information security abilities
• Perform vulnerability assessments to gauge the organization against regulatory and internal policy compliance
• Provide technical security guidance to IT staff, particularly on vulnerability remediations
• Participate in application and infrastructure penetration tests, as well as social engineering tests
• Maintain situational awareness of the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies
• Work and collaborate with researchers on cybersecurity related research projects