- We are hiring a Security Analyst to work on our growing IT Security team
- This position will primarily monitor our computer networks and IT assets for security issues; install, operate, and maintain security software; and resolve, report, and document any security issues or breaches they find
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with all phases of incident response (Preparation, Identification, Containment, Eradication, Recovery, Lessons Learned)
- Work with data from and improve the configuration of our centralized log and alert management systems
- Stay current on IT security trends and news
- Assist with the development and creation of procedures and policies that maintain a balance between the operational needs of the business while maintaining the security needs expected of a global operation
- Assist with the development and training of a newly formed security team, building upon lessons learned from previous experience and industry standards.
- Suggest and research security enhancements and make recommendations to leadership.
Job Specifications:
- Monitor BW computer networks and IT assets for security issues
- Install, operate, and maintain security software
- Resolve, report, and document any security issues or breaches
- Monitor and configure centralized log and alert management systems
- Conduct proactive threat hunting
REQUIRED
- We requiredfluent English speaker. With excellent communication skills
- An experienced incident responder. Minimum of 3 years of experience within the information security field, with at least 2 or more years spent triaging and remediating security events.
- Not looking for someone who is an expert in a single system, but rather someone who has real-world work experience in multiple IT systems -- a skilled generalist.
- Knows how to traverse IT systems to investigate, respond to and resolve security incidents generated by our IT systems, our internal users, and our external customers.
- Understanding of firewalls, proxies, malware, phishing, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), antivirus, and IDS & IPS concepts.
- Ability to identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities and explain how to avoid them.
- Ability to creatively research and resolve security issues in an efficient manner, often in an unsupervised environment.
- Triage and respond to alerts generated by other security systems
PREFERRED
Knowledge of some of the following systems:
- Centralized Log Management, SIEM or Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
- Email protection and fraud defense systems
- Identity Services Applications for password protection
- Web and Network protection and monitoring tools
- Cloud Productivity Environment maintenance and protection
- Knowledge of and protection for PCs and Servers
- Working knowledge of securing Linux servers and knowledge of Linux-based security scanning and monitoring tools.
- A certificate relevant for a security analyst
