Information Security Analyst

LanceSoft, Inc.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LanceSoft, Inc. is searching for a skilled Security Analyst to join the Security Operations Team in Melbourne, FL. This onsite position involves validating security events, troubleshooting VPN issues, and maintaining network security services.

The ideal candidate will have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in IT Security or related fields and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential. Candidates must also be able to obtain FAA Public Trust security clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of prior related experience in IT Security.
• At least 1 year of experience in the Information Security field.
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Tier 1 security configuration hardening.
• Validate security-related events and assess anomalous events.
• Produce technical reports outlining incidents and mitigation.

Skills

Security configuration hardening

Event correlation and analysis

Troubleshooting VPN issues

Communication with SOC and NOC

Understanding of cyber-attack vectors

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT Security or related field

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Tools

Firewalls

Routers

Switches

VPN

Job description

• Searching for talented Information Technology (IT) Security professional to join the Security Operations Team as a Security Analyst.
• This is an operations center staff position that supports the Enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC).
• This position is ONSITE in Melbourne, FL.
• Applicants must be willing to work rotating shift periods that include evening and weekend rotations.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for Tier 1 security configuration hardening, and configuration
• Use developed skills, tools, and external resources to validate security-related events to determine validity, exposure or false positive conditions
• Ability to retrieve, correlate and analyze event history, configuration files and system logs to assess presence of anomalous events
• Produce time-critical, technical reports to management outlining incident and potential mitigation
• Communicate with SOC and Network Operations Center (NOC) staff about potential issues, indicators and/or warnings
• Troubleshoot and effect restoration of service-impacting issues affecting customer VPN performance
• Handle trouble calls from customers and internal network users
• Apply baseline security configurations to network equipment to harden or update to meet approved requirement baselines.
• Ability to provide on-call support on a rotational basis as needed on weeknights and weekends
• Ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment to maintain availability and resiliency of network security services to customers.
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in IT Security or related field) and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience
• Minimum of (1) years' experience in the Information Security field.
• Minimum of (1) years' experience in the network engineering fields (Firewalls, Routers, Switches, VPN)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Understanding of various Operating Systems (e.g Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Understanding of system logs and be familiar with log analysis
• Understanding of predominant cyber-attack vectors (Buffer Overflow, Phishing, etc.)
• Information Security Operations Center analyst experience
• CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent certification preferred
• Understanding of system vulnerabilities and exploitation
• Understanding of vulnerability mitigation
• Strong written and oral communication skills, be self-motivated and a self-starter, maintain a curiosity and desire to learn, and be able to work well in a team environment