Security Operations Analyst

Huntress; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Paid time off

Parental leave 12 weeks

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Life and Disability insurance

Stock options

Home office stipend

Education allowance

Digital reimbursement

Coaching access

Job summary

Huntress is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst to join our fully remote team. In this role, you will triage, investigate, respond to alerts, and remediate intrusions across a global customer base while advancing your SOC/DFIR skills.

You’ll work with Windows, Linux, and MacOS as attack surfaces, leverage MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and collaborate with passionate teammates who are dedicated to reducing cyber risk for organizations of all sizes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a SOC or DFIR role.
• Windows, Linux, and MacOS as attack surfaces.
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminal knowledge.
• Static and dynamic malware analysis concepts.

Responsibilities

• Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts from the Huntress platform.
• Perform tactical review of telemetry and artifacts to determine root cause and remediations.
• Perform tactical malware analysis as part of triaging alerts.
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations.
• Assist in escalations from the Product Support team for threat-related questions.
• Contribute to detection engineering creation and tuning efforts.
• Contribute to projects focused on better outcomes for analysts and partners.
• Collaborate within a mentored team to improve everyone's skills.

Skills

SOC experience

EDR analysis

Malware analysis

Windows/Linux/MacOS

Threat intelligence

Communication

MITRE ATT&CK

PowerShell

Tools

EDR tooling

Job description

Headquarters: Remote US

Reports to: Manager, Security Operations Center

Location: Remote, US

Compensation Range: $100,000-$125,000 base plus bonus and equity. This role may be eligible for on-call/call-in pay in addition to base pay

*The initial training period for this position will be Monday-Friday. Following training, the work schedule is subject to change and may include weekend or a 4×10 shift, depending on business requirements*

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 Security Operations Center Analyst to add to our growing team. In this role, you will get to triage, investigate, respond, and remediate a variety of intrusions on a daily basis. You’ll be surrounded by passionate individuals who are mission-driven to help protect companies around the world from cyberattacks and will have daily opportunities to progress your analyst skillset and accelerate your career growth.

The Huntress Security Operations Center is an elite team of individuals who wake up every day 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. If you’re looking to accelerate your career and skills, this is the team for you!

Responsibilities:

• Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts coming in from the Huntress platform.
• Perform tactical review of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to determine the root cause of attacks, where possible, and provide remediations needed to remove the threat.
• Perform tactical malware analysis as part of investigating and triaging alerts.
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations.
• Assist in escalations from the Product Support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions.
• Contribute to detection engineering creation and tuning efforts.
• Contribute to projects focused on driving better outcomes for our analysts and partners
• Contribute to our collaboratively mentored team (we’re all here to make each other better!).

What You Bring To The Team:

• 4+ years of experience in a SOC or Digital Forensics (DFIR) role
• Demonstrated experience with Windows, Linux, and MacOS as an attack surface
• Demonstrated experience with basic 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)
• Demonstrated experience with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts
• Working knowledge of Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration
• Active Directory, Group Policy, Domain Trusts, etc.
• Working knowledge of core networking concepts
• Common ports/protocols, NAT, Public/Private IPs, VLANs, etc.
• Working knowledge of web technologies and concepts
• Web servers/applications, OWASP top 10, etc.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex events to less technical audiences, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration within the SOC and across departments
• Dedicated to prioritizing and addressing customer needs and concerns in all decision-making processes
• A strong sense of curiosity and a genuine excitement for learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role
• Linux and MacOS investigative experience
• Experience with scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby)
• Demonstrated experience on platforms such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud-based investigations such as M365, Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.
• Participation in cybersecurity competitions such as Capture the Flags, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, etc.
• Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs

What We Offer:

• 100% remote work environment – since our founding in 2015
• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
• 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Life and Disability insurance plans
• Stock options for all full-time employees
• One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
• Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
• $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
• 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:

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail]. Please note that non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response.

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