Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., is recruiting for a full-time Cybersecurity Analyst III in Augusta, GA.
Candidates must be available to work onsite Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
The Cybersecurity Analyst III is the senior on-site analyst and an integral part of the Security Operations Center. The primary function of the role will be to provide 24/7/365 monitoring of clients' environments and response to security events and apply specialized knowledge and experience to provide technical oversight in ensuring events are effectively and efficiently managed throughout their lifecycle. The expertise and guidance provided by this role are critical to reducing both client impact and the company's overall support costs.
- Manage the event monitoring and incident response ticket queues and triage as appropriate to meet the established service level agreements.
- Analyze and interpret system, security, and application logs in order to diagnose faults, spot abnormal behavior, conduct root cause analysis, and execute immediate containment measures.
- Follow established Incident Response procedures to investigate, contain, and/or eradicate malicious activity.
- Monitor and maintain the health and status of SIEM and EDR solutions and work directly with the vendor to solve complete problems.
- Research emerging threats and their impact on the organization and our clients. Implement effective detection solutions to combat these threats.
- Regularly review Cybersecurity Analyst I and II ticket entries to ensure entries are accurate, consistent, concise, and efficient. Provide needed guidance and coaching to ensure high levels of service and response are maintained.
- Review and promptly respond to security event escalation tickets.
- Participate as an active member of the incident response team.
- Develop and deliver written and oral reports to clients, teammates, and management to aggregate and communicate security information and metrics.
- Document and create internal processes and procedures related to duties and responsibilities.
- Develop and test playbooks, plans, and response procedures.
- Participate in threat hunting activities and other special projects as required.
- Train Cybersecurity Analysts I and II in the job roles and responsibilities of the SOC.
- Advise the organization on tools and capabilities to improve SOC operations.
Qualifications
- 4 years work experience in the Information Security or related fields
- 2 years work experience in an MSSP Security Operations Center
- 1 year work experience with SIEM and EDR platforms and firewall management
- One of the following certifications: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, CCNA Security, C|EH, SSCP, or equivalent
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or related field or 6 years work experience in the Information Security or related fields
- Multiple IT and security-related certifications
- 1 year work experience in a Security Operations Center
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