SOC Threat Monitoring & Incident Response Specialist

Blue-Cross-; Flowood (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Campus café

Wellness program

Job summary

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is seeking a Security Operation Center Specialist to monitor real-time security alerts, triage incidents, and collaborate with the Cybersecurity Team to detect threats and perform investigations. You’ll support incident response, forensic analysis, eDiscovery, and regulatory compliance in a health-focused environment.

Join a mission-driven team on our Mississippi campus, contributing to security improvements, risk reduction, and protection of member data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber security, information technology or related field.
• Understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Knowledge of security technologies (IDS/IPS/SIEM, firewalls, log analysis, DLP).
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, multi-tasking, project management, and communication skills.
• Customer-focused and service oriented to ensure timely performance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor real-time threats and triage alerts, validating security incidents when they occur.
• Assist with digital forensic investigations to determine system misconduct or wrongdoing.
• Assist in incident response and documentation of findings.
• Maintain Information Security Policies and Procedures related to incident response.
• Assist with eDiscovery and litigatory security support for processing, review and presentation of data.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Project management

Communication

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, cyber security, information technology or related field

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Log analysis

DLP

Antivirus

Malware analysis tools

Forensic tools

Python

Active Directory

Linux

Job description

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is seeking a Security Operation Center Specialist to monitor real-time security alerts, triage incidents, and collaborate with the Cybersecurity Team to detect threats and perform investigations. You’ll support incident response, forensic analysis, eDiscovery, and regulatory compliance in a health-focused environment.

Join a mission-driven team on our Mississippi campus, contributing to security improvements, risk reduction, and protection of member data