Security Operations Center Analyst III

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc in Houston, Texas, is looking for a cybersecurity professional to manage threats and incidents within their network. The role involves analyzing alerts, providing incident detection, and maintaining documentation. Applicants should have at least 7 years in IT, with 5 years focused on Incident Response, along with relevant security certifications like Security+ or CISSP. The position offers a hybrid work model requiring 3-4 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in IT, 5 years in Incident Response.
• 10 years in IT preferred, with 7 years in Incident Response.

Responsibilities

• Analyze alerts from various sources to identify potential threats.
• Provide detection and alerting of possible intrusions or anomalous activities.
• Document and maintain incident methodologies and plans.

Skills

Cybersecurity incident response experience

Networking and security knowledge

Knowledge of security applications (IDS, IPS, EDR)

Attack stage knowledge

Ability to conduct vulnerability scans

Education

Security Certification

Security+, CEH, OSCP/OSCE, CISSP, CISA, GIAC

Job description

Job Summary:

This position sits within the Vulnerability and Threat Management program at Sysco where you’ll use defensive measures and information collected from a variety of sources to identify, analyze, and report cybersecurity events that occur or might occur within the Sysco network to protect information, resources, and networks from threats.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive, characterize, and analyze endpoint and network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources and users
• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
• Serve as an escalation point to SOC Analysts providing support, guidance, as well as work and track security incidents through final resolution
• Create and maintain incident response processes, procedures and blueprints. Documenting and maintaining knowledge base of incident methodologies and plans

Education Required:

• Security Certification

Education Preferred:

• Security+, CEH, OSCP/OSCE, CISSP, CISA, or GIAC

Experience Required:

• Minimum 7 years in IT 5 years in Incident Response

Experience Preferred:

• 10 years in IT, Minimum 7 years in Incident Response

Licenses/Certification Required:

• Security Certification
• Security+, CEH, OSCP/OSCE, CISSP, CISA, or GIAC

Skills and Abilities:

• 5+ years of cybersecurity incident response experience with excellent background in networking and security to include intrusion detection/prevention
• Excellent knowledge of security applications such as IDS, IPS, EDR, SIEM, next-gen AV and anomaly detection tools
• Knowledge of cyber attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks.)
• Excellent knowledge of the 6 phases in Cyber incident response plan
• Wide knowledge of application and IT product diversity, interoperability, and extensive knowledge in IT security
• Ability to configure and conduct vulnerability scans using VM tools such as Tenable.io and Tanium

Physical Demands:

• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment:

• Hybrid 3-4 Days in Office