Cybersecurity Analyst I

Primary Talent Partners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Cybersecurity Analyst I in Charlotte, NC. The 12-month W2 contract includes a shift rotation from 9-5 to 6pm-6am, with a main requirement to cover 6pm-6am as needed. The role focuses on monitoring security events and supporting incident response within a CSOC.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field (or equivalent) and 5–9 years of experience. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5–9 years of experience in cybersecurity-related roles.
• Ability to monitor security events and investigate potential threats in a CSOC environment.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and develop tools used to generate cyber security events and incidents across the environment.
• Work with peers and management in a 24×7 CSOC environment.
• Monitor alerts, investigate threats, and correlate activity across security tools to identify malicious behavior.

Skills

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Automation tools

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Cybersecurity Analyst I with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $30.00 – $35.00/hr ; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Schedule: Onboarding phase for 3-5 months where they will be 9am-5pm; then they go into an incubation phase of either 9-5 or 10-6 (changes based on current team needs); then they go to a night shift 6pm-6am, timing varies, could be 3-months to 2-years; then they flip to a day shift 6am-6pm **main NEED is they’re willing to work a 6pm-6am shift**

Description:

• Responsible for support, maintenance and development of tools utilized to generate cyber security events and incidents across the environment.
• The Analyst will work closely with peers, other internal/external teams and management in a 24×7 Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) environment.
• The Analyst is also responsible for following processes and procedures as defined by Cybersecurity leadership and the Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT).
• In this role, the Analyst will monitor security alerts and events generated across the environment, perform daily investigation and triage of potential threats, and correlate activity across multiple security tools to identify malicious behavior or suspicious activity.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, other degrees with high level understanding of network and application security and information systems, or equivalent experience. 5-9 years of experience.

This will be helping to maintain and facilitate the cyber incident response procedure. Though this touches exceptionally technical workflow, cyber experience is not a pre-requisite. This facilitator role needs to be technology savvy with experience in the key Microsoft office products. Strong verbal and written communications in addition to experience with managing small projects, keeping organized plans/trackers and working in a technical environment. Experience with developer and/or automation tools is also a desired skillset.

*Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Mand…
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