Job#: 3024012
Job Description:
Apex Systems is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for an exciting position working in an established Security Operations Center. As the Security Analyst you will join a very mature and forward thinking SOC that welcomes employee's to think outside the box. The SOC oversee' s all cyber security functions for our entire company that has thousands of employee's across the USA.
Job title: Security Analyst (SOC)
Location: 100% remote (must be local to Akron, OH)
12 month Contract
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1+ year experience
General Cyber Security exposure and experience
Operating Systems (Linux, and/or Windows)
Understanding Windows and security systems logs
Scripting such as; PowerShell, Python, Bash etc.
Dynamic mindset, critical/Open thinking, and researching/investigating. Collaboration and teamwork.
Basic Understanding of forensic, Malware, threat intelligent practices and tools
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Responsible for incident response work including analyzing events, identifying false positive vs. real threats, identifying host involvement, comparing scan results, analyzing logs, and prioritizing incident/events. Helps to solve Tier II incidents and events.
Responsible for Malware Analytics & Vulnerability Assessments by investigating events similar in complexity to Bash attempts and SQL injections.
Does work with Forensic Support by working with remote contractor sites to extract data requested by our government SOC counterparts. Helps to develop training materials.
Using Security Tool Management, troubleshoots and supports the restoration of security tool degradation and outages.
Through network monitoring works on the identification of resource management, hung processes, and routing configuration issues.
General understand of IT Security standards and protocols.
EDUCATION:
Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Systems highly preferred but not required
A DDITIONAL EXPERIENCE DESIRED:
Cloud environments
Forensic Support: RAM Dumping, Host Imaging
Security Tool Management: Troubleshoot Outage/Degradation, Identify Health Status
Threat intelligence tools
Threat intelligence platform-
A lot of scripting (pyhton powershell)
Remote forensic tools
Networking
Databases
Application development
Project management
Able to demonstrate an understanding and/or proficiency in the following areas :
Ability to research and investigate things as needed. Think outside the box to find solutions to unknown problems.
Incident Response Tasks: Identify false/real threats, analyze tool alerts, identify Host involvement, compare scan results, identify incident/events, determine priority level(s), analyze logs, initiate appropriate Host scan, validate IP addresses, identify customer POC, remedy an Incident creation, enact a recall list, open a Triage Line, document incidents, communicate incidents, and gather incident details.
Automation/Scripting: PowerShell, Bash and/or Python
Security Training: Knowledge of latest security trends and security methodology.
Understanding of Proxy/Gateways.
Network Monitoring:
Malware Analytics: Bash Attempts, SQL Injections, Dos/DDos
Vulnerability Assessment: Proper Nessus Scan
Security Tool Management: Troubleshoot Outage/Degradation, Identify Health Status
EEO Employer
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