Security Operations Analyst

Huntress Labs Incorporated; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 62,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress Labs, une société basée sur la cybersécurité, recherche un analyste pour son Centre des opérations de sécurité. Ce rôle implique l'analyse des alertes, la remédiation d'intrusions, et la possibilité de progresser rapidement dans un environnement dynamique. À distance depuis le Royaume-Uni, c'est une belle opportunité pour les passionnés de cybersécurité de contribuer à la sécurité des petites entreprises. Vous travaillerez avec une équipe dévouée dans une culture inclusive favorisant la croissance professionnelle.

Benefits

100% remote work environment

Home office set up reimbursement (£398)

Generous personal leave entitlements

Digital monthly reimbursement (£92)

Travel to the US 1-2 times/year

Pension contributions

Access to coaching platforms

Qualifications

• Expérience antérieure de 2 ans dans un rôle SOC ou de la forensic digitale.
• Connaissance des outils de Threat Actor et techniques de défense.
• Compétences en communication pour interagir avec des auditoires variés.

Responsibilities

• Traiter, enquêter et répondre aux alertes.
• Effectuer des examens tactiques des télémétriques EDR.
• Contribuer à l'ingénierie de détection et aux efforts de tuning.

Skills

Windows Administration

Linux

MacOS

Threat analysis

Basic Threat Actor tools

Effective communication

Curiosity

Education

2+ years experience in a SOC or Digital Forensics role

Tools

Windows EDR tools

Linux investigative tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)

Job description

Reports to: Manager, Security Operations Center

Location: Remote UK

Compensation Range: £62,000 to £70,500 base plus bonus and equity

What We Do:

Founded in 2015 as a fully remote company by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress was built on a simple premise: to force hackers to earn every inch of their access.

Today’s cyber-attacks aren’t limited to large organizations with the security tools that can ward off threats. Hackers don't discriminate and will find a way to penetrate any vulnerability in any size business, which is why Huntress focuses on protecting those small to midsize businesses that make up the backbone of our economy.

Huntress stops hidden threats that sneak past preventive security tools by utilizing our award-winning security platform and expert human threat hunters through dynamic products, including Managed EDR, MDR for Microsoft 365, and Managed Security Awareness Training.

Join the hunt and help us stop hackers in their tracks!

What You’ll Do:

Huntress is looking for a Security Operations Center Analyst to add to our growing team. In this role, you will get to triage, investigate, respond, and remediate a variety of intrusions on a daily basis. You’ll be surrounded by passionate individuals who are mission-driven to help protect companies around the world from cyber-attacks and will have daily opportunities to progress your analyst skillset and accelerate your career growth.

The Huntress Security Operations Center is an elite team of individuals who wake up every day to combat threat actors. You will have daily opportunities to progress your analysis skills while being at the forefront of what’s happening in the wild. If you’re looking to accelerate your career and skills, this is the team for you!

Responsibilities:

• Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts from the Huntress platform
• Perform tactical review of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to determine the root cause of attacks where possible and provide remediations needed to remove the threat
• Perform tactical malware analysis as part of investigating and triaging alerts
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations
• Assist in escalations from the Product Support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions
• Contribute to detection engineering creation and tuning efforts
• Contribute to projects focused on driving better outcomes for our analysts and partners
• Contribute to our collaboratively mentored team (we're all here to make each other better!)
  
  

What You Bring To The Team:

• 2+ years experience in a SOC or Digital Forensics (DFIR) role
• Demonstrated experience with Windows, Linux, and MacOS as an attack surface
• Demonstrated experience with basic Threat Actor tools and techniques: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminals, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, SCM, Windows Domain and host Enumeration Techniques, Basic Lateral Movement Techniques, Basic Persistence Mechanisms, Basic Defense Evasion Techniques, other offensive/Red Team TTPs)
• Demonstrated experience with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts
• Working knowledge of Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration
• Active Directory, Group Policy, Domain Trusts, etc.
• Working knowledge of core networking concepts
• Common ports/protocols, NAT, Public/Private IPs, VLANs, etc.
• Working knowledge of web technologies and concepts
• Web servers/applications, OWASP top 10, etc.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex events to less technical audiences, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration within the SOC and across departments
• Dedicated to prioritizing and addressing customer needs and concerns in all decision-making processes
• A strong sense of curiosity and a genuine excitement for learning
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role
• Linux and MacOS investigative experience
• Experience with scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby)
• Demonstrated experience on platforms such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud-based investigations such as M365, Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.
• Participation in cybersecurity competitions such as Capture the Flags, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, etc.
• Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs
  
  

What We Offer:

• 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
• New starter home office set up reimbursement (£398)
• Generous personal leave entitlements
• Digital monthly reimbursement (£92)
• Travel to the US 1-2 times/year for various company events
• Pension
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
  
  

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit small businesses.

Accommodations:

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail]. Please note that non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

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  Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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