Remote Cloud Security Operations Analyst

SMX; Bismarck (ND); Remote; USD 73,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Cloud Security Operations Analyst to support our Security Operations team responsible for managed security services of cloud-based infrastructures. The role involves guiding teams, developing monitoring solutions, and mitigating threats for our clients from a remote base supporting a Virginia-based team.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in cybersecurity or cloud, strong teamwork and communication, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust with DoD clearance.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree focused on Cybersecurity or Computer Science.
• Must possess 2+ years cyber security or cloud experience, with a preference for supporting a Security Operations Center.
• Experience with Unix, Linux or Windows operating systems; comfortable on the command line interface.
• Experience with advanced endpoint security tools and their use to counter malicious threat actors.
• CISSP, CEH, CASP or additional security certifications are preferred but not required.
• Must possess the ability to obtain a Public Trust and DoD security clearance.
• Ability to analyze emerging cyber security threats and applicability to customer environments.
• Must be able to lead and coordinate efforts in small working teams.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing from a technical perspective.
• Skills in presenting and communicating with customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continually improve system and network security monitoring capabilities and procedures.
• Monitor, triage, and notify our clients of potential security incidents and tune sensors and queries to reduce false positives.
• Implement endpoint security agent policies and rules to meet defensive objectives.
• Support operational threat analysis based upon log correlation and endpoint security tools.
• Support contingency and incident response activities.
• Develop monthly and quarterly reports based upon system and network monitoring and alerting capabilities.
• Recommend improvements; maintain/monitor production and non-production systems to ensure customer data is protected from unauthorized access.
• Write knowledge base documents to improve operations, SOP and contribute to overall organization improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Threat analysis

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Customer presentation

OS familiarity

Cloud experience

Certifications preferred

Education

Bachelor degree in Cybersecurity or Computer Science

Tools

Endpoint security tools

Job description

SMX is seeking a Cloud Security Operations Analyst to support our Security Operations team responsible for managed security services of cloud-based infrastructures. The role involves guiding teams, developing monitoring solutions, and mitigating threats for our clients from a remote base supporting a Virginia-based team.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in cybersecurity or cloud, strong teamwork and communication, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust with DoD clearance.