Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

EMC Insurance; United States; Remote; USD 97,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a cybersecurity operations center team lead. This role involves planning and executing incident responses, leading a team, and collaborating on security-related projects. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant certifications, along with significant SOC experience.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in information security or related experience.
• Security certifications (CySA+, CISSP, Security+, CEH) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as security operations center team lead and mentor for junior analysts.
• Plans and executes regular incident response preparedness.
• Researches and resolves alerts and incidents.

Skills

Incident response skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together.

Plans, designs, implements, and matures cybersecurity tooling and processes. Evaluates information systems and collaborates with security architecture and engineering on complex security-related projects. Performs research and development involving advanced topics, threats, and techniques. Serve as cybersecurity operations center escalation point for SOC team members and peer team. Performs advanced cybersecurity activities such as threat hunting, threat intelligence, purple teaming, attacker emulation, controls testing, and leading incident response tasks and readiness.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Serves as security operations center team lead, security escalation point, and mentor for junior analysts.

Researches and resolves alerts and incidents utilizing cybersecurity tools including but not limited to SIEM, SOAR, EDR, phishing, web proxy, networking, DLP, CASB, vulnerability scanning, etc.

Plans, coordinates, and executes regular incident response preparedness, including tabletop exercises.

Collaborate with stakeholders and others to maintain incident response plans .

Ma nage s vulnerabilities through the whole lifecycle - identification, reporting, remediating, exceptions, and closure.

A ble to research, select, design, implement, and maintain security tooling in collaboration with EMC's security engineers following EMC's IT Security Policies as well as industry best practices.

Research developments in cybersecurity industry to maintain the security roadmap and mature the security program at EMC.

Collaborates with security teams and other departments to review and implement new solutions to ensure effectiveness of EMC's cybersecurity defenses.

Develops and maintains vendor relationships, including understanding and evaluating emerging technologies of existing vendors and provides recommendation that strategically aligns to roadmap.

Supports audit, assessments, and other requests for supporting documentation or evidence .

Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, so that security and other complex topics can be understood by all levels of team members, including non-technical staff.

Maintains documentation lifecycle for cybersecurity . Documents cybersecurity systems policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. Reviews, evaluates and implements documentation recommendations from cybersecurity analysts.

Gathers data, provides reports, and recommends updates to cybersecurity KPI’s .

Provides metrics through automated processes where applicable.

Five plus years of SOC experience – investigating alerts, managing vulnerabilities, remediating security incidents, and running a SOC.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

The education and experience below are required for the job unless labelled as preferred:

Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field or equivalent relevant experience

Five years of experience in information security or related experience

Security certifications (CySA+, CISSP, Security+, CEH) preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

The knowledge, skills, and abilities below are required for the job unless labelled as preferred:

Excellent knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of information security

Excellent knowledge of SIEM and SOAR technologies

Strong knowledge IPS/IDS rules and policies

Strong knowledge in one or more scripting languages, preferably Python

Strong knowledge of protecting endpoints both cloud and on-premises

Strong knowledge of vulnerability management and remediation and related security tools

Strong knowledge of threat detection and response solutions

Strong knowledge of enterprise system administration

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent incident response skills including leading large group of various levels of the organization

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong human relations and customer service skills

Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills

Per the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the hiring range for this position for Colorado-based team members is $97,416.51-$125,099.76 The hiring range for other locations may vary.

Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.

About the company

EMC Insurance Group Inc. is an insurance holding company. The Company operates through two segments: Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance segment. It conducts its property and casualty insurance operations through its subsidiaries, including...

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