Sr. Threat Analyst- 2nd Shift - Remote, USA

Optiv; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiv is seeking a Sr. Threat Analyst for its 24x7 Security Operations Center.

The role focuses on deep analysis of client investigations using SIEMs and monitoring tools, with collaboration across Engineering Operations and Detection and Response teams. You will document incidents, discuss threats with clients, and contribute to SOPs, playbooks, and content catalogs while staying current on evolving threat landscapes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC), MSS, or enterprise network environment as a point of escalation.
• 2-4 years professional experience in Information Security.
• Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills including customer interactions and executive presentations.
• Data analysis using SIEM, database tools, and Excel.
• Experience troubleshooting security devices and SIEM.
• Ability to create and maintain content within SIEM environments and make recommendations to clients to improve visibility.
• Familiarity with common security controls and threat vectors including OWASP Top 10.

Responsibilities

• Document and report incidents with a clear timeline of events.
• Analyze threats and monitor client environments across on-premises and cloud assets.
• Provide ongoing tuning recommendations for SIEMs and other security technologies.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, playbooks, and runbooks for threat analysts.
• Train new analysts on security concepts and tools and perform QA on alerts.

Skills

Time management

Reporting

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

QRadar

LogRhythm

ArcSight

Splunk

McAfee/Nitro

Sourcefire/Snort

PowerShell

Azure/Entra ID

CrowdStrike Falcon

Recorded Future

Proofpoint TAP/TRAP

Microsoft Defender Explorer

ServiceNow

XSOAR

Anvilogic

Job description

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

This is a U.S. 2nd Shift position. The schedule is 4x10 Wednesday-Saturday (2pm-midnight EST). This team provides 24/7 support. This role requires shift flexibility, including the ability to rotate between days, mids, and nights.

Optiv is seeking a Sr. Threat Analyst to join Optiv Security's 24x7x365 Security Operations Center as a member of the Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) team. The Optiv AFC line of business consists of providing security operations expertise to a robust and growing client base. Our team is comprised of highly technical individuals capable of delivering managed services to clients in all industry verticals. The Optiv AFC specializes in custom-tailored security solutions delivered primarily through three practice teams: Client Engagement, Engineering Operations, and Detection and Response Operations. These teams work in tandem to assist our clients in reaching their security maturity goals.

The Sr. Threat Analyst will provide deep level analysis for client investigations utilizing customer provided data sources, audit, and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise level. The Sr. Threat Analyst will work closely with our Technology Engineers, Architects, and Threat Analysts to service customers.

How you'll make an impact

• High level professional writing experience regarding documenting and reporting on potential security incidents identified in customer environments to include timeline of events.
• Work with partners to maintain an understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact systems, networks, and assets.
• Provide analysis on various security enforcement technologies including, but not limited to SIEM, anti-virus, content filtering/reporting, malware prevention, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls, messaging security platforms, vulnerability scanners etc.
• Perform knowledge transfers, document, and train clients regarding mitigation of identified threats.
• Provide ongoing recommendations to peers and customers on tuning and best practices.
• Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild
• Actively work with analysts and perform investigations on escalations.
• Ability to discuss security posture with multiple clients and make recommendations to better their holistic security approach.
• Provide gap analysis for clients to better their security posture.
• Maintain and develop SOPs for threat analyst team.
• Develop and maintain Playbooks and runbooks.
• Work with internal teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness of security analysis provided by the threat analysis team.
• Training of new analysts on security and tools
• Create and maintain Content Catalog based on security essentials and the evolving threat landscape.
• Provide quality assurance (QA) review of security alerts handled by Team members.

What we're looking for

• Associate's degree or equivalent with experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC), Managed Security Service (MSS), or enterprise network environment as a point of escalation.
• 2-4 years Professional experience in the Information Security field, typically gained in 3+ years required
• Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills including customer interactions and executive presentations.
• Data analysis using SIEM, Database tools, and Excel.
• Experience troubleshooting security devices and SIEM.
• Ability to create and maintain content within SIEM environments and make recommendations to clients to better their visibility.
• IDS monitoring/analysis with tools such as Sourcefire and Snort
• Experience with SIEM platforms preferred (QRadar, LogRhythm, McAfee/Nitro, ArcSight, Splunk) a plus.
• Direct (E.g., SQL Injection) versus indirect (E.g., cross-site scripting) attacks
• Experience with the following attacks: Web Based Attacks and the OWASP Top 10, Network Based DoS, Brute force, HTTP Based DoS, Denial of Service, Network Based / System Based Attacks.
• Familiarity with SANS top 20 critical security controls
• Understand the foundations of enterprise Windows security including Active Directory, Windows security architecture and terminology, Privilege escalation techniques, Common mitigation controls and system hardening.
• Anti-Virus (AV) and Host Based Intrusion Prevention (HIPS)
• Experience in monitoring at least one commercial AV solution such as (but not limited to) McAfee/Intel, Symantec, Sophos, or Trend Micro
• Experience with the following technologies are preferred: XSOAR- alert queue/Work Plan
• Anvilogic- threat detection platform - some out of the box and custom rules come from here
• Azure/Entra ID (KQL skills helpful)
• PowerShell skills are helpful
• CrowdStrike Falcon
• Recorded Future (Sandbox skills)
• Email: Proofpoint TAP and TRAP, Egress (formerly KnowBe4), Microsoft Defender Explorer
• ServiceNow- ticket creation
• Ability to identify common false positives and make suggesti