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As a Cyber Security
Analyst, your role on the team will include leveraging your knowledge of
industry best practices, good judgment and problem-solving skills to execute
security operations. Being on front lines of defense, the
Cyber Security Analyst is adept at making good decisions under pressure and be
able to quickly adapt to any security challenge. This individual also pays
attention to detail and is disciplined in documenting process and
procedures. The Cyber Security Analyst will also be 2rd tier
support for all requests coming into the department making sure departmental
SLAs are met. The Cyber Security Analyst’s motto is operational excellence,
continual process improvement and customer service.
Additional
Responsibilities:
- Perform log analysis and correlate
disparate datasets to identify abnormal behavior.
- Respond to security events, driving
issues to closure, and engaging all appropriate resources.
- Document Security process and procedures.
- Support service request in-take process
and communicate back to requestors promptly
- Provide enforcement of security policies,
standards and procedures
- Staying current on security technologies,
trends, standards and best practices
- Continually update skills
- Other duties and responsibilities as
assigned
- This position will sit in 24/7
Cyber Defense Center and will involve shift work including day, evening
and weekend roles.
Requirements
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or
related field, or equivalent work experience
- Five years of information technology
experience with two years in an information security-related role
- Solid knowledge and understanding of
information technology systems and process
- A sound
understanding of the OSI networking model
- Working
knowledge of IP networking protocols
- Experience
with Windows Server/Workstation and Mac OS is required
- Proven analytical, problem solving and
troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of information security
principles and practice
- Experience with antivirus, anti-malware
and proxies solutions.
- Experience in security incident response
- The ability to learn and apply new
concepts quickly
- Strong written and oral communication
skills
- Comfortable with interfacing with other
internal or external organizations regarding security policy and standards
violations, security controls failure and incident response situations
- Ability to balance and prioritize work
- Must be trustworthy in keeping sensitive
data confidential
Additional skills and
qualifications preferred:
- Experience using Splunk for log analysis
- Experience with Unix, Linux
- Computer programming and scripting
languages (python, c , perl, etc.)
- Experience analyzing firewall access
control lists
- One or more of the following professional
certifications
- Certified
Information Security Professional (CISSP)
- Cisco
Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Certified
Information Security Auditor (CISA)
- Global
Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)