Pearl Technologies Ltd. Looking for IT Security Analyst at Remote

Pearl Technologies Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a motivated IT Security Analyst to enhance its cybersecurity efforts. This role involves proactively monitoring security alerts, implementing best practices, and participating in ongoing cybersecurity projects. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge security solutions and contribute to maintaining a secure environment. With a focus on personal growth and development, this position offers a chance to advance your career in a supportive atmosphere. If you are passionate about security and technology, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking company.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Growth

Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT security experience in large enterprises.
• Hands-on experience with various security solutions and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and incidents, providing resolutions as needed.
• Participate in cybersecurity projects and security awareness campaigns.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.

Skills

IT Security

Security Certifications (Security+, CCNA CyberOps/Security, CEH)

Security Solutions (Carbon Black, Illumio, Mimecast)

Data Analysis

Network Security

Cloud Security

Security Frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001)

Penetration Testing

Tools

Carbon Black

Windows Defender

Illumio

Mimecast

Tenable/Nessus

Knowbe4

Job description

Pearl Technologies invests time and support into its employees to provide them with the room to learn and grow their expertise and work their way up. We are an entrepreneurial-minded organization that welcomes and supports individual ideas and strategies.

We are currently expanding and looking to add a motivated and experienced IT Security Analyst.

Responsibilities:

1. Proactively monitor all security alerts/incidents and provide resolution if needed.
2. Execute all defined strategies to mitigate all security-related risks and implement best practices.
3. Participate in all ongoing cybersecurity projects.
4. Participate and coordinate security awareness campaigns.
5. Execute periodic reviews of technical compliance of all critical assets such as databases, operating systems, security solutions, endpoints, network devices, etc.
6. Review and analyze users’ security requests, deploy them to managed appliances/systems, following all processes and procedures, minimizing chances of failures and outages to client environments.
7. Regularly review product announcements, advisories and create remediation plans and implement to mitigate associated risks.
8. Participate in troubleshooting sessions to find root causes of issues and provide quick workarounds and timely resolutions within client SLAs.
9. Review emerging security technologies, conduct security controls testing, and perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing as required, providing technical recommendations based on experience and knowledge.
10. Participate in the review/creation of risk management, threat management, disaster recovery, and security assessments for the organization.
11. Maintain a good and updated level of knowledge and awareness of security and technological innovations and trends.

Requirements:

1. 3 or more years of experience in IT security for large enterprises.
2. Security Certification such as Security+, CCNA CyberOps/Security, CEH, or any security vendor certification.
3. Hands-on experience with security solutions such as Carbon Black / Windows Defender (AV), Illumio (Micro-segmentation tools), Mimecast (email security), Umbrella (DNS Security), Tenable/Nessus (Vulnerability Assessment), Knowbe4 (Security Awareness), etc.
4. Ability to analyze system data, including, but not limited to, security and network event logs, web, anti-virus, DLP, syslogs, IPS, and firewall logs.
5. In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with common protocols, such as DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN.
6. Good knowledge of network security, app security, and cloud security.
7. Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, etc.

Demonstrated ability to organize and analyze data.

1. Good understanding of Windows and Linux/Unix servers and architecture, including basic operation, services and processes, partitions, jobs, scheduling, storage, memory, clustering and load balancing, VMware and virtualization, hardening, and access control.
2. Hands-on experience with penetration tests (a plus).

Benefits:

1. Competitive Salary.
2. Career Growth.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Remote.