Cyber Security Analyst (100% remote)

Lensa; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst to conduct investigations and manage cyber security incidents. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to react quickly in high-stress situations. Candidates should have a technical degree and experience in incident response and security monitoring.

Qualifications

• Experience with troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis.
• Analyze monitoring results and investigate incidents.
• Provide feedback to improve monitoring rules.

Skills

Incident Response

Forensics analysis

Security Event Monitoring

Consultative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

SIEMs

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Job description

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Mission

The Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst (or Engineer) is responsible for conducting all Cyber Security Incident investigations at different levels of the organization, facilitating the identification, analysis, and containment of cyber security incidents, and making first responder security decisions related to the information technology (IT) and business impact within their scope.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis using various defense tools such as IDS/IPS, firewalls, HBSS, etc.
• Correlate network activity to identify unauthorized use trends.
• Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid incident identification.
• Analyze monitoring results, assess, and correlate outputs using automated systems; conduct triage, event correlation, classification, and analysis to investigate and log incidents following risk management processes.
• Provide proactive feedback to improve monitoring rules based on experience and industry best practices.
• Work independently and guide business and IT teams within security policies and processes.
• Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with team members.
• Drive creative solutions to problems or risk minimization.
• Possess consultative skills and work cross-functionally.
• Remain focused and results-oriented.
• React quickly and decisively in high-stress situations.
• Make strong decisions by weighing potential actions' costs and benefits to select the most appropriate one.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as CS, Cyber Security, IT, Engineering, Mathematics, or related.
• Incident Response experience, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and cyber outbreak management.
• Experience with Security Event Monitoring and Analysis (Log analysis, Windows event analysis, SIEMs like Chronicle and Splunk preferred).
• Forensics analysis experience (Malware, memory, network, and host forensics).
• Desirable Certifications: SANS, GIAC, Blue team levels, CCD.
• Proficiency in English and Portuguese.
• Availability for alternative shifts.
• Valid work documentation for Brazil.

Company policy promotes equal opportunity employment and adheres to legal protections against discrimination. For more info, see the 'Know Your Rights' and 'Pay Transparency' posters at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters. The company is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor prioritizing veteran referrals.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and Consulting

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