Cyber Security Incident Response Analyst II

About the role

The Cyber Security Incident Response Analyst II plays a crucial role in a high-performance team, focusing on detecting, identifying, mitigating, and responding to critical or urgent threat situations. They lead analyst requests for new or modified cyber security alerts, perform detection and investigative analysis, and respond to incidents while coordinating with other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leads analyst requests for new or modified cyber security alerts
• Performs detection and investigative analysis activities for a variety of digital devices, computers, storage media, servers, networks, and cloud-based services
• Performs advanced host and network forensics and malware analysis; investigates and responds to incidents; provides recommendations to improve company’s security posture
• Escalates complex issues as needed
• Performs security incident handling efforts in response to a detected incident, and coordinates with other stakeholders
• Performs the tracking of investigations and incidents through resolution
• Performs standard procedures for incident response to counteract the detected threats
• Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats
• Performs network/system/application/log intrusion detection analysis and trends
• Performs moderately complex analysis of potentially malicious activities and software
• Maintains awareness of trends in security, regulatory, technology, and operational requirements
• Maintains awareness of current threat landscape, including adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Creates procedural documentation and tools for automated analysis and correlation activities
• Represents the Security Operations team at internal and external threat intelligence and cybersecurity forums
• Performs on-call activities when required
• Ensures the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data

Requirements

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree or 2 year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Physical Science
• Minimum 4 years of information security technology experience
• Proven analytical skills across various technologies
• Intermediate understanding of Networking and security concepts
• Intermediate understanding of Windows, Linux/Unix and Mac Operating Systems, and Cloud environment structures, analytical process of each, and knowledge on mitigation tactics
• Experience in identifying, triaging, and escalating tickets based on severity and malicious activity
• Experience in analyzing malware automated and manually and determining IOC’s
• Experience in conducting threat hunts for malicious activity
• Experience in responding to malicious threats coming from various sources
• Able to work within a team environment as well as independently
• Effective communication skills to speak and write for all technology experience levels
• Effective interpersonal skills, able to comfortably present to peers, coworkers, and customers
• A propensity for continued development of skills though research and training

Qualifications

• Background and drug screen

Skills

• Intermediate understanding of Networking and security concepts
• Intermediate understanding of Windows, Linux/Unix and Mac Operating Systems, and Cloud environment structures, analytical process of each, and knowledge on mitigation tactics
• Experience in identifying, triaging, and escalating tickets based on severity and malicious activity
• Experience in analyzing malware automated and manually and determining IOC’s
• Experience in conducting threat hunts for malicious activity
• Experience in responding to malicious threats coming from various sources
• Able to work within a team environment as well as independently
• Effective communication skills to speak and write for all technology experience levels
• Effective interpersonal skills, able to comfortably present to peers, coworkers, and customers
• A propensity for continued development of skills though research and training

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work
• And SO much more!