Junior SOC Analyst
Responsibilities
The Junior SOC Analyst will be tasked with monitoring, responding to, and tuning security related incidents. You will receive training on a number of Cybersecurity toolsets and will monitor the environment for suspicious activities. You are an ideal candidate if you love working with technology and are passionate about security.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Triage incidents and escalate quickly to the correct users
- Provide support on security issues and respond in accordance with SOP and Security Incident Management Plans
- Monitor and review computer security logs and security systems
- Review reports for unusual and malicious system and user activity
- Provide tuning and correlation recommendations to remove false positives
- Follow-up on outstanding security issues and recommend remediation steps
- Research new security threats and determine how to mitigate and detect the threats
- Documents standard practices and step-by-step procedures
- Other duties as assigned
Essential Requirements:
- Basic understanding of security systems including: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP
- Basic understanding of security concepts including: Least privilege, Defense in Depth, CIA triad
- An understanding of various attack methods and attack surfaces
- Must be able to effectively communicate with users, engineers, and other analysts
- Solid understanding of network protocols
- Must be willing to constantly learn and improve
- Strong technical and analytical skills
- Knowledgeable of Cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, etc.
Additional Requirements:
- Education: Associate's Degree or higher preferred (In Information Security, Networking, Computer Science, or related discipline)
- Experience: 1+ Years in an IT related field (Help Desk, System Administrator)
- Certifications: Security industry specific certifications are a plus (CEH, GCIH, GCFA, OSCP etc.)
- Exemplary written and oral communication skills
- Take ownership and drive critical issues to resolution
- Ability to manage multiple projects
- A willingness to be challenged and a strong desire to learn