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Job type full-time
Full job description
At optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secureWe’re one of the fastest growing companies in a truly essential industry.
In your role at optiv, you’ll be inspired by a team of the brightest business and technical minds in cybersecurityWe are passionate champions for our clients, and know from experience that the best solutions for our clients’ needs come from working hard togetherAs part of our team, your voice matters, and you will do important work that has impact, on people, businesses and nationsOur industry and our company move fast, and you can be sure that you will always have room to learn and growWe’re proud of our team and the important work we do to build confidence for a more connected world.
The sr threat analyst will provide deep level analysis for client investigations utilizing customer provided data sources, audit and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise levelThe sr threat analyst will work closely with our technology engineers, architects, and threat analysts to service customers.
How you`ll make an impact
Analyze, document and report on potential security incidents identified in customer environments
Work with partners to maintain an understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact systems, networks, and assets
Provide analysis on various security enforcement technologies including, but not limited to siem, anti-virus, content filtering/reporting, malware prevention, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls, messaging security platforms, vulnerability scanners etc.
Perform knowledge transfers, document and train clients regarding mitigation of identified threats
Provide ongoing recommendations to peers and customers on tuning and best practices
Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild
Actively work with analysts and perform investigations on escalations
Ability to discuss security posture with multiple clients and make recommendations to better their holistic security approach
Provide gap analysis for clients to better their security posture
Maintain and develop sop’s for threat analyst team
Develop and maintain playbooks and runbooks
Work with internal teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness of security analysis provided by the threat analysis team
Training of new analysts on security and tools
Create and maintain content catalog based on security essentials and the evolving threat landscape
Provide quality assurance (qa) review of security alerts handled by team members
Qualifications for success:
Experience and skills (general):
Five or more years of full-time professional experience in the information security field
Experience working in a security operations center (soc), managed security service (mss), or enterprise network environment
Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills
Ability to generate comprehensive written reports and recommendations
Write professional emails
Coaching and training experience
Previous experience as a point of escalation in a technical environment
Customer interactions and creation of executive presentations
Trending and analysis
Understanding of contemporary security architectures/devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, remote access technologies, anti-malware, siem, and av
Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and ask probing questions to find the root cause or a problem
Experience and skills (technical)
Data analysis using siem, database tools, and excel
Experience troubleshooting security devices and siem
Ability to create and maintain content within siem environments and make recommendations to clients to better their visibility
Ids monitoring/analysis with tools such as sourcefire and snort
Experience with siem platforms preferred (qradar, logrhythm, mcafee/nitro, arcsight, splunk) a plus
Familiarity with web based attacks and the owasp top 10 at a minimum
Attack vectors and exploitation
Mitigation
Direct (e.gSql injection) versus indirect (e.gCross-site scripting) attacks
Familiarity with sans top 20 critical security controls
Understand the foundations of enterprise windows security including:
Active directory
Windows security architecture and terminology
Privilege escalation techniques
Common mitigation controls and system hardening
Anti-virus (av) and host based intrusion prevention (hips)
Experience in monitoring at least one commercial av solution such as (but not limited to) mcafee/intel, symantec, sophos or trend micro
Ability to identify common false positives and make suggestions on tuning
Malware
Understanding of root causes of malware and proactive mitigation
Propagation of malware in enterprise environments
Familiarity with web based exploit kits and the methods employed by web based exploit kits
Familiarity with concepts associated with advanced persistent threats and “targeted malware”
Experience with malware protection tools such as fireeye a plus.
Understanding of malware mitigation controls in an enterprise environment.
Network based attacks / system based attacks
Denial of service attacks
Http based dos attacks
Network based dos attacks
Brute force attacks
Covert channels, egress, and data exfiltration techniques
Familiarity with vulnerability scoring systems such as cvss
Basic understanding of vulnerability assessment tools such as vulnerability scanners and exploitation frameworks
Must have:
Shift flexibility, including the ability to provide on call support when needed
Demonstrated experience and success in a managed service client environment
Valid driver’s license
Ability to work greater than 40 hours per week as needed
Ability to travel up to ten percent of the time
Ability to act as a part-time on-call escalation point for security incidents
High school diploma or equivalent experience
Desired qualifications
Experience working with incident ticketing systems (i.eServicenow, remedy, remedyforce, heat, etc.).
General security knowledge (gcia, cissp, ccse, cisa, hbss, nsa, ceh, cisco security, security +, oscp or other security certifications).
Ccna, ccda, ccsa, ccie, cissp, ceh, or mcse.
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If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success and moves the industry forward, find your place at optiv! as a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled servicesOur rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government and educationWe have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across risk management, cyber digital transformation, threat management, security operations - managed services and identity and data management.
With optiv you can expect:
A company committed to championing diversity, equality and inclusion through affinity groups including but not limited to, women`s network, optiv pride, black employee network, and veterans support network.
Work/life balanceWe offer “recharge” a flexible, time-off program that encourages eligible employees to take the time they need to recharge
Professional training resources, including tuition reimbursement
Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
Volunteer opportunities“optiv chips in” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
The ability and technology necessary to productively work remote/from home (where applicable)
Optiv is an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
