Analyst III, Security Operations

Liberty

Hyde Park Township (IL)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative Environment

401k Plan with Matching

Company Funded Pension Program

Share Purchase/Match Plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer Paid Days Off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement Fund

Free Parking

Health & Wellness Programs

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Security Operations Analyst III to enhance its cybersecurity posture. In this role, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to protect both IT and OT environments from evolving threats. Your expertise in incident response and threat intelligence will be crucial as you monitor security alerts, perform forensic analyses, and develop effective incident response strategies. This position offers a collaborative environment with a focus on continuous learning and professional growth. If you're passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

5+ years of cybersecurity experience with relevant certifications.
Strong background in incident response and ticket management.

Responsibilities

Monitor and report on security alerts and incidents.
Develop dashboards and standardize incident response playbooks.
Perform forensic analysis and respond to phishing incidents.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Incident Response

Threat Intelligence

Forensic Analysis

Communication Skills

Scripting Languages

Windows Administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

SIEM

EDR Platforms

Ticket Management Systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At Algonquin-Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

As the Analyst III, Security Operations will be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets and ensuring operational best practices and delivering on agreed upon service expectations and procedures. As a Security Operations Analyst III at Liberty, you will be collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to operate and sustain a security operations program. You will be instrumental in operationalizing the Security Operations Team at Liberty – defending both the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) environments against an ever-evolving threat landscape. You will work alongside the IT Infrastructure, IT Operations, and other security partners within Liberty to support the enterprise cybersecurity program. You will be an active team member in daily Security Operations which includes Incident Monitoring & Response, Web Application Firewall administration, SIEM administration, Threat Intelligence gathering, Threat Hunting, Tabletop Exercise execution, Red & Blue team engagements, and Vulnerability Management, developing hardened configurations, and improving system protection configurations. Your role will also include supporting various IT related engagements such as supporting regulatory and compliance requirements (NERC CIP, SOX, PCI-DSS). The Analyst III, Security Operations must apply their advanced knowledge of security technology and operations gained extensive professional experience with these technologies, processes, and theories. You will help develop and coach junior members of the team in advancing their knowledge and expertise upon effective security operations and administration.

Accountabilities

Monitor, track, and report on security alerts, and incidents that happen throughout the day.
Develop and deploy dashboards and reporting to meet Liberty’s needs
Validate suspicious events and incidents using open-source and proprietary intelligence sources
Perform as an escalation point for Tier I and II Analysts, as necessary, related to alerts
Standardize and Maintain Incident Response Playbooks
Perform forensic analysis on workstations, malware, malicious domains, etc.
Leverage strong communication skills, written and verbal
Monitor Security Monitoring Tools for Alerts
Support ITSRC projects and IT engagements
Review, document, evaluate, and support response to reported phishing emails.
Develop and compile reports on security incidents (phishing, viruses, breaches, etc.)
Respond to and research innovation request technologies submitted by the business. Triage and provide recommendations to IT Security Risk and Compliance leads.
Save time by automating repetitive tasks in SOAR
Create and tune custom detections in SIEM and EDR platforms

Education and Experience

University - Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
5 + years of cybersecurity experience
Relevant security certifications is an asset (i.e., GCIA, GCIH, GSOC, Security+, CISSP, etc.)
Strong background in ticket management systems
Strong familiarity in incident response
Windows-Administration background
Familiarity of IT Best-Practices (NIST, ISO27001)
Understanding of antimalware technologies (Signature-based & Heuristic)
Solid understanding of threat vectors and incident response investigation best-practices
PC skills and hands-on experience building tools and presentations with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Access.
Knowledge of scripting languages is required
Knowledge of information security industry best practices is required

What we offer

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

401k Plan with matching

Company funded Pension program

Share purchase/match plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

Free parking

Variety of Health & Wellness programs

Discount and Perks program

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

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