SeniorCyber Security Threat Specialist

Spectraforce Technologies; Concord (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Threat Specialist in Concord, CA. The role is hybrid with three days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and two days work-from-home, and a 6-month engagement.

You will monitor security events, perform malware analyses, and support incident response and threat intel activities. The ideal candidate holds a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field preferred, and IT information security

Qualifications

• High School or GED required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience preferred.
• IT information security certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts and flags malignant activity.
• Provides malware analysis and escalates to incident response teams.
• Performs baseline threat hunting using intelligence sources.
• Investigates phishing cases and reports potential compromises.
• Performs forensic analysis using security tools to identify the source of events.
• Assists in internal and external basic research.

Skills

Threat monitoring

Malware analysis

Incident response

Phishing investigations

Forensic analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Citrix

Job description

Senior Cyber Security Threat Specialist

Concord, CA (Hybrid 3 days onsite (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) and 2 days WFH)

6 Months

Top Things

Teamwork, Curiosity, Tenacity

*Local Candidates Only*

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday (day shift) 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

• *Client laptop will be provided. In case of potential delays, the worker may use their personal device and get connected via Citrix*
• *All other equipment must be provided by the supplier*

Department Overview

• Responsible for the delivery of information security services including intelligence research, threat assessment, security event monitoring/analysis, vulnerability management and security tool administration in support of client's enterprise security goals and objectives.
• Cyber Threat Specialists use a variety of commercial and custom tools and processes to provide the information security services mentioned above.
• Cyber Threat Specialists are experts in the operation of these tools and have the ability to design improvised solutions on the fly when dealing with active threats.
• Cyber Threat Specialists produce metrics and statistics that feed complimentary processes in client's such as risk assessment, patching, anti-virus, firewall management, etc.
• Cyber Threat Specialists are very technically skilled and have the ability to work successfully with other technical teams within client's IT department and beyond.

Position Summary

• The Monitoring & Response Team (also known as M&R) is the 24x7 security operations team that is essentially client's first line of defense that is continuously preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity events to improve the organization's security posture.
• The Monitoring & Response Team is built with the foundation of a standard SOC but operates differently by utilizing Threat Intelligence in our daily investigations of security events.
• The Monitoring & Response Team also operates in a proactive/reactive manner to maintain the highest level of efficacy in their tasks.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts through looking at tools to determine if activity is malignant or benign and then engage others as required
• Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams
• Does baseline threat hunting based on intelligence for utility peers and other intelligence sources
• Provides hunting/analysis on phishing cases and reports of potential compromise/breach
• Performs proficient forensic analysis using security tools and monitoring systems to discover the source of anomalous security events
• Assists in performing basic research internally and externally
• Performs complex system administration tasks (e.g. customization, cross-tool integration) for security tools
• Develops a strategy to implement work in department

Minimum Qualifications

• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma

Desired

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• IT-Information Technology Security certification