Associate Cybersecurity Analyst

Community Options, Inc.; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Options, Inc. is seeking an entry-level Associate Cybersecurity Analyst to join a motivated team focused on enhancing cybersecurity measures. In this on-site role, you will actively engage in monitoring security alerts, analyzing network traffic, and collaborating on security solutions. Candidates should possess a relevant Bachelor's degree and exhibit strong critical thinking abilities.

Benefits

20 days of PTO

12+ paid holidays

Flexible Sick Day Policy

Paid Parental Leave

Comprehensive Health, Disability Life, Dental and Vision Plans

401(K) discretionary match & retirement plans

Continued education reimbursement

On-going training & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelors in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of IT security principles and methods.
• Strong understanding of network traffic and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze real-time alerts from security tools.
• Evaluate network traffic and investigate potential threats.
• Document investigation and communicate findings.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Knowledge of current threats

Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

Network protocols

Job description

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Description

DOT Security’s mission is to improve the security posture of client organizations by providing detection, response, risk management, and compliance services as identified and required. DOT Security will implement processes, technology, and subject matter expert personnel to monitor and respond to client needs in the cybersecurity and compliance space. Working with client organizations, DOT Security will continuously measure and improve internal processes and technology, which will translate to improved services provided to the client.

Description

DOT Security’s mission is to improve the security posture of client organizations by providing detection, response, risk management, and compliance services as identified and required. DOT Security will implement processes, technology, and subject matter expert personnel to monitor and respond to client needs in the cybersecurity and compliance space. Working with client organizations, DOT Security will continuously measure and improve internal processes and technology, which will translate to improved services provided to the client.

DOT Security is seeking team members who are passionate about Cybersecurity, detailed-oriented, desire for continuous learning, and enjoys working in a collaborative environment. We provide our employees with a career progression path, that challenges our team to grow as cybersecurity professionals with strong cybersecurity skills. As a member of Dot Security, you will get the opportunity to work from a brand-new, state of the art Security Operations Center (SOC) facility.

What You Will Be Doing

As an Associate Cybersecurity Analyst, you’ll be on the front lines of defense, working with a highly motivated team that is focused on analyzing, developing, and delivering solutions to stop adversaries. You will be responsible for diligently working on alerts from various defensive security systems/tools (e.g. IDS alerts, firewall, and network logs) to analyze and determine if the alerts represents a threat.

This is an on-site position working out of the DOT Security - Security Operations Center in Mettawa, IL.



What Do Cybersecurity Analysts Do? | A Day in the Life

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze real-time alerts from our SIEM and other security tools to determine possible causes of such alerts.
• Ability to evaluate and investigate network traffic, read, interpret logs, and packet captures
• Provide timely detection, investigation, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Document investigation and analysis actions to effectively communicate information to both internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluate and escalate events and incidents based on established escalation procedures, playbooks, etc.
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.
• Investigate phishing emails
  
  

Things We Are Looking For

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate to non-technical stakeholders
• Knowledge of current threats and vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Understanding of Information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, virtual private networks, encryption).
• Understanding of Traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
• Knowledge on Authentication, authorization, and access control methods.
• Understanding of Defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture.
• Knowledge on network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
• Knowledge of Windows/Unix ports and services
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity (college degrees may be substituted for two years of relevant work experience)
  
  

AND/OR

• Master’s degree or four years of relevant work experience
  
  

Benefits

• Expected salary range of $70,000-$85,000
• 20 days of PTO
• 12+ paid holidays
• Flexible Sick Day Policy
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Health, Disability Life, Dental and Vision Plans
• 401(K) discretionary match & retirement plans
• Continued education reimbursement
• On-going training & development opportunities
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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