Network Security Administrator

Trantor Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trantor Inc. in Palo Alto seeks a Security Operations Analyst to monitor security tools, investigate incidents, and support threat detection across our infrastructure and applications.

You will analyze security metrics, prepare executive reports, collaborate with engineering teams on remediation, and drive continuous improvements to our security posture.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with IT teams and end users.
• Experience identifying coding issues in Java.
• Experience identifying coding issues in .NET.
• Website coding issues.
• Experience with infrastructure and operating systems vulnerability assessment.
• Strong process improvement skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• SIEM (log) analysis experience.
• Systems forensics.
• Windows, Linux, and MAC operating systems.
• Network security.
• Malware / EDR management.
• Knowledge of information security policies.
• Vulnerability scanning.
• WAF monitoring and analysis.
• LogRhythm – ability to search in detail on security events.
• Mimecast Email and BEP – ability to check alerts, block email addresses, and perform basic administration.
• BitDefender – ability to check for EDR alerts and risk score changes.

Responsibilities

• Security Monitoring: Perform daily checks of security dashboards and tools (LogRhythm, Bitdefender, Mimecast, LogicMonitor, Cisco FTD, F5).
• Security Investigations: Investigate issues from monitoring, Help Desk, and security reporting (phishing, malware, vulnerabilities).
• Security Reporting: Gather reports and extract statistics; create executive summaries; track Mozilla Observatory scores; identify trends.
• Vulnerability Reporting: Filter scan reports by risk level; create app-specific vulnerability reports; guide remediation.
• Application Security Development: Identify vulnerabilities through code review.

Skills

Communication skills

Java issues

\.NET issues

Website issues

Vulnerability assessment

Process improvement

Problem solving

SIEM analysis

Forensics

OS knowledge

Network security

Malware/EDR management

Security policies

Vulnerability scanning

WAF monitoring

LogRhythm searches

Mimecast BEP

BitDefender EDR

Job description

About Trantor:

Trantor is a technology services company focused on outsourced product development and digital re-engineering. Leveraging our CaptiveCoE engagement model, we operate as a seamless extension of our client's teams to provide rapid scalability with predictable budgets. Founded in 2012, Trantor has worked with customers across Tech, FinTech, Media & Cybersecurity industries. We have centers in the US, India, Canada, and Costa Rica. We are consistently rated as the #1 employer in the region with the ability to attract and retain technical talent. Our commitment to excellence and impactful results has translated to long-term relationships and value for our clients and solution partners.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Security Operations Analyst to monitor enterprise security tools, investigate security incidents and vulnerabilities, and support timely threat detection and response across the organization's infrastructure and applications. The role also involves analyzing security metrics, preparing executive reports, collaborating with technical teams on remediation efforts, and driving continuous improvements to the organization's overall security posture.

Roles & Responsibilities

Security Monitoring

• Perform daily checks of security dashboards, including LogRhythm (SIEM), Bitdefender (EDR and Risk Score), Mimecast (email and brand protection), LogicMonitor, Cisco FTD firewalls, and F5 WAF/Load Balancer.
• Monitor developer tool dashboards and code repositories.
• Open security incidents to the appropriate group, including detailed information so engineers can properly investigate and respond.

Security Investigations

• Investigate issues identified through security monitoring, such as authentication failures, Mimecast malware, Bitdefender malware, and code vulnerabilities.
• Investigate issues raised via Help Desk incidents, such as Phish Alert Button reports.
• Investigate issues surfaced through security reporting, such as Mimecast malicious attachments and URLs.

Security Reporting

• Gather security reports and extract critical statistics.
• Combine key statistics from all reports into executive summary reports.
• Track Mozilla Observatory scores for website security reporting.
• Identify security and risk trends.

Vulnerability Reporting

• Filter scan reports to identify vulnerabilities by risk level and device.
• Create vulnerability reports by application.
• Meet with system and application groups to guide remediation efforts.

Application Security Development

Identify security vulnerabilities through code review.

Required Skills

• Excellent communication skills with both IT teams and end users.
• Experience identifying coding issue in Java.
• Experience identifying coding issue in .NET.
• Website coding issue.
• Experience with infrastructure and operating systems vulnerability assessment.
• Strong process improvement skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• SIEM (log) analysis experience.
• Systems forensics.
• Windows, Linux, and MAC operating systems.
• Network security.
• Malware / EDR management.
• Knowledge of information security policies.
• Vulnerability scanning.
• WAF monitoring and analysis.
• LogRhythm – ability to search in detail on security events.
• Mimecast Email and BEP – ability to check alerts, block email addresses, and perform basic administration.
• BitDefender – ability to check for EDR alerts and risk score changes.