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Information Security Analyst II

Security AnalystSecurity AnalystFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1932Company SiteLinkedIn

Location

Alabama + 31 moreAll locations: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Posted

2 days ago

Salary

$94.1K - $150.6K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishCyber SecurityLinuxSplunk

Job Description

• Be an initial evaluation point for all security-related tickets that come into the team's multiple queues (including triage, containment, and remediation) • Understand the basic incident response lifecycle • Excel at documentation and detailed notetaking, including SOP writing, incident reporting, email and instant messaging etiquette, and most importantly, documenting incident actions • Collect and analyze log data from complex, virtualized, multi-site computing environments and SNHU's technology ecosystem • Conduct real-time monitoring of security events from multiple sources and use analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, triage, analyze, investigate, and escalate information security events and alerts • Analyze digital evidence to identify indicators of compromise, adversary activity, root cause, incident timelines, and attack vector(s) • Perform incident response activities like endpoint isolation, malware remediation, forensic analysis, malware analysis, community member interviews, and network traffic analysis • Perform investigation and escalation for complex or high severity security threats or incidents • Coordinate information security incident response according to SNHU's Information Security Incident Response Plan • Communicate with partners, in a non-technical manner, at all organizational levels as part of incident response and remediation activities • Design and implement or monitor information security incident remediation plans • Design and manage security tools (e.g. Splunk, Halcyon, Microsoft Defender, Tenable) • Design, deploy, and manage detections and alerts for specific or common threat conditions • Design and implement standard operational processes for handling common incident types • Maintain automation scripts and other tools to enhance security operations efficiency • Familiarity with enterprise security tools like Splunk, Tenable, Proofpoint tools, Microsoft Defender components, Office 365 tools, PowerShell, and multiple network tools • Demonstrate a deep source of ethics, integrity, and confidentiality • Can remain calm and function at the highest level during a crisis • Remain up to date on latest threat intelligence • Develop strategies and solutions that improve or mitigate the risks associated with these threats • Work cross-functionally across ITS and all SNHU departments to provide guidance, and technical implementations to include triage, containment, and remediation when applicable • Provide customer support according to SNHU's Core Values and understand how and when to escalate potential issues • Help with risk management, vulnerability management, security assessment, auditing, and security authorization projects, as directed by the university's Information Security Management team • Provide mentoring to junior analysts • Other responsibilities as assigned

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in information technology or Cyber Security Operations
  • 2+ years working in a security operations center (SOC), a cybersecurity operations center or on a cybersecurity incident response team
  • Professional Certifications like: ISC2 CISSP Certification, SANS GIAC, GSEC, GCIH, GCFA, GCDA, GMON, GCED, GSOC or other relevant industry certification
  • Experience collecting, organizing, and analyzing data gathered from SIEM, IPS, NAC, vulnerability scanners, Windows/Linux operating system logs, network scanners, log aggregation tools, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, and other platforms in the environment that enable enterprise-wide security monitoring
  • Experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Benefits

  • High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
  • Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
  • 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
  • Employer-funded retirement
  • Free tuition program
  • Parental leave
  • Mental health and wellbeing resources

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