Cloud Security Analyst II (5768)

SMX; Nashville (TN); A distancia; USD 73.000 - 111.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Descripción de la vacante

SMX is seeking a Cloud Security Operations Analyst to strengthen the security monitoring of cloud infrastructures for our client. You will guide teams, analyze threats, and develop monitoring solutions while ensuring timely delivery of managed security services.

The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and hands-on work across Unix/Linux/Windows environments in a remote-capable setup. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in cybersecurity or cloud, a 4-year degree in a relevant field, and

Formación

• Ability to lead and coordinate efforts in small working teams
• Ability to continually learn and enhance capabilities
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing from a technical perspective
• Ability to collaborate with customer stakeholders regarding security capabilities versus threat actor techniques
• Demonstrable understanding of common enterprise applications, infrastructure, and security technologies
• Ability to analyze emerging cyber security threats and applicability to customer environments
• Proactive, self-motivated and target driven for service delivery
• Ability to work within a team
• Skills in presenting and communicating with customers
• Must possess 2+ years cyber security or cloud experience, with a preference for SOC
• Experience with Unix, Linux or Windows operating systems; CLI familiarity
• Cloud or virtualization experience preferred
• Experience with advanced endpoint security tools and incident response
• Scripting language experience is preferred
• Security certifications preferred but not required
• Additional years of experience can substitute for degree
• Must be able to obtain Public Trust and DoD clearance

Responsabilidades

• Develop and improve security monitoring capabilities and procedures
• Monitor, triage, and notify clients of potential incidents and tune sensors
• Implement endpoint security policies and rules
• Support operational threat analysis via log correlation and security tools
• Support contingency and incident response activities
• Develop monthly and quarterly monitoring reports
• Recommend improvements and protect customer data
• Write knowledge base documents and SOPs

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Threat analysis

Customer collaboration

Enterprise security

Scripting (optional)

Teamwork

Presentation

Educación

4-year degree in Cybersecurity or Computer Science

2+ years cybersecurity or cloud experience

Descripción del empleo

Smartronix, LLC is currently seeking a Cloud Security Operations Analyst to support our Security Operations team responsible for the managed security services of our customer’s cloud-based infrastructures. Candidate will need to guide/assist individuals as they evaluate the overall cyber security posture and develop security monitoring solutions for countering emerging threats. The right candidate will contribute to detecting and mitigating security threats by leveraging the provided security tools to ensure quality and timely delivery of our customers' managed security services. This is a remote position supporting a Herndon, Viriginia based team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and continually improve system and network security monitoring capabilities and procedures
• Monitor, triage, and notify our clients of potential security incidents and tune sensors and queries to reduce false positives
• Implement endpoint security agent policies and rules to meet defensive objectives
• Support operational threat analysis based upon log correlation and endpoint security tools
• Support contingency and incident response activities
• Develop monthly and quarterly reports based upon system and network monitoring and alerting capabilities
• Recommend improvements; maintain/monitor production and non-production systems to ensure customer data is protected from unauthorized access
• Write knowledge base documents to improve operations, SOP and contribute to overall organization improvements

Required Skills and Experience:

• Ability to lead and coordinate efforts in small working teams
• Ability and willingness to continually learn and enhance capabilities
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing from a technical perspective
• Ability to collaborate with customer stakeholders regarding security capabilities versus threat actor techniques
• Demonstrable understanding of common enterprise applications, infrastructure, and security technologies
• Ability to analyze emerging cyber security threats and applicability to customer environments
• Proactive, self-motivated target driven for service delivery
• Ability to work within a team
• Skills in presenting and communicating with customers
• 4 year degree focused on Cybersecurity or Computer Science
• Must possess 2+ years cyber security or cloud experience, with a preference for supporting a Security Operations Center
• Experience with Unix, Linux or Windows operating systems; comfortable on the command line interface
• Cloud or virtualization experience is preferred but not require
• Experience with advanced endpoint security tools and their use to counter malicious threat actors
• Experience performing security incident response, incident analysis, and incident handling
• Scripting language experience is preferred by not required
• CISSP, CEH, CASP or additional security certifications are preferred but not required
• Additional years of experience can be substituted in lieu of degree
• Must possess the ability to obtain a Public Trust and DoD security clearance

#LI-SA

The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:

$73,100—$110,800 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).