Principal Security Operations Analyst- Ireland

Huntress; Jonesboro (TX); Remote; USD 121,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity company is seeking a Principal Security Operations Center Analyst to investigate and respond to intrusions. This remote role requires 6+ years in SOC or Incident Response, advanced malware analysis skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff. Successful candidates will enjoy a supportive work environment and competitive compensation ranging from €103,150 to €133,650 plus bonuses. Applicants should have a strong technical background in malware analysis and incident response.

Benefits

100% remote work environment

New starter home office set-up allowance (€480)

Generous personal leave entitlements

Digital monthly reimbursement (€111)

Pension

Access to coaching and personal development

Qualifications

• Experience triaging, investigating, and remediating intrusions daily.
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft M365 activity and remediations.
• Experience in forensic analysis and malware investigations.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between the SOC and other teams.
• Build automation to reduce SOC workload.
• Perform tactical forensic timelining and root cause analysis.

Skills

6+ years of experience in a SOC

Ability to explain complex alerts/events simply

Proven mentoring experience

Understanding of Malware Analysis

Experience with Threat Actor Tools

Strong experience with Windows Administration

Strong experience with M365/Cloud attack techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or cybersecurity

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Reports to: Manager, Security Operations Analyst- EMEA

Location: Remote Ireland

Compensation Range: €103,150 to €133,650 base plus bonus and equity

What We Do

Huntress is a fully remote, global team of passionate experts and ethical badasses on a mission to break down the barriers to cybersecurity. Whether creating purpose-built security solutions, hunting down hackers, or impacting our community, our people go above and beyond to change the security game and make a real difference.

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress protects all businesses—not just the 1%—with enterprise-grade, fully owned, and managed cybersecurity products at the price of an affordable SaaS application. The Huntress difference is our One Team advantage: our technology is designed with our industry-defining Security Operations Center (SOC) in mind and is never separated from our service.

We protect 4M+ endpoints and 7M+ identities worldwide, elevating underresourced IT teams with protection that works as hard as they do. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting.

What You’ll Do

Huntress is looking for a Principal Security Operations Center Analyst based in the UK or Ireland to join our quickly growing team. In this role, you will triage, investigate, respond to, and remediate intrusions daily. You’ll be surrounded by passionate individuals who are mission-driven to help protect companies worldwide from cyber-attacks. This person will also mentor junior team members, allowing them to grow individually and as a team.

The Huntress Security Operations Center is an elite team that wakes up daily to combat threat actors. You will have daily opportunities to progress your analysis skills while being at the forefront of what’s happening in the wild. With the chance to work on various incidents alongside a skilled team, you’ll have the opportunity to accelerate your career and skills, too.

Responsibilities

• Function as the lead liaison between the SOC and other Product and Research teams
• Build automation to help reduce the workload on the SOC through report template creation
• Own and complete investigative objectives associated with multi-host intrusions without assistance
• Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts coming in from the Huntress platform
• Perform tactical forensic timelining and analysis to determine the root cause of attacks, where possible, and provide remediations needed to remove the threat
• Perform advanced malware analysis as part of investigating systems and identities
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations
• Assist in escalations from the product support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions
• Assist our SOC Support team by engaging with customers via video/phone to explain or describe activity observed by the SOC when needed
• Contribute to detection efforts by helping to create or request net new detections, as well as tuning detections
• Provide technical mentorship to more junior team members
• Contribute regularly to external-facing Huntress content such as blogs, webinars, presentations, and speaking engagements

What You Bring To The Team

• 6+ years of experience in a SOC, Incident Response, or Forensics role
• Ability to explain possible complex alerts/events in a non-complex way, both written and verbal
• Proven mentoring experience and skills to junior team members, helping them to grow individually and as a team
• Understanding of Malware Analysis (Configuration of isolated Malware Analysis VM, Identification of File Formats, Basic Static & Dynamic analysis)
• Demonstrated experience with Windows and/or macOS as an attack surface
• Strong understanding and experience with Threat Actor Tools and techniques: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminals, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, SCM, Windows Domain and host Enumeration Techniques, Basic Lateral Movement Techniques, Basic Persistence Mechanisms, Basic Defense Evasion Techniques, other offensive/Red Team TTPs)
• Strong experience with Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration and upkeep (Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell, Windows Server Update Service, and Domain Trusts)
• Strong experience with M365/Cloud attack techniques
• Demonstrated equivalent of self-guided study experience or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, System Administration, or cybersecurity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby)
• Demonstrated experience on platforms like HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, etc.
• Participation in cybersecurity competitions such as Capture the Flag, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, etc.
• Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs
• Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role

What We Offer

• 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
• New starter home office set-up allowance (€480)
• Generous personal leave entitlements
• Digital monthly reimbursement (€111)
• Travel to the US 1-2 times/year for various company events
• Pension
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes.

Accommodations

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