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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.
Who we are looking for:
The threat analyst will provide intrusion/incident monitoring and detection utilizing customer provided data sources, audit and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise levelAn associate threat analyst is required to be flexible and adapt to change quicklyThe threat analyst will work closely with our senior threat analyst to service customers through our managed detection and response offering.
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 triage 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 triage client’s issues regarding mitigation of identified threats
Provide ongoing recommendations customers on best practices
Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild
Utilize defined sop’s and kb’s
Qualifications for success:
Experience and skills (general):
2-3+ years full-time professional experience in the information security field
2 or more years investigating and or troubleshooting enterprise-level networks and systems
Excellent time management, reporting, communication skills, and ability to prioritize work
Ability to generate comprehensive written reports and recommendations
Write professional emails
Previous experience as a point of escalation in a technical environment
Customer interactions and working through various issues
Base knowledge of contemporary security architectures/devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, remote access technologies, anti-malware, siem, and av
Ability to work customer’s environments to report on critical security events
Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and ask probing questions to find the root cause or a problem
Experience and skills (technical)
Queue management
Data analysis using siem, database tools such as elastic, and excel
Experience troubleshooting security, network, and or endpoints
Ids monitoring/analysis with tools such as sourcefire and snort
Experience with siem platforms preferred (qradar, logrhythm, exabeam, securonix, and splunk)
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
Common system hardening best practices
Anti-virus (av) and host-based intrusion prevention (hips)
Experience in monitoring at least one commercial av solution such as (but not limited to) carbon black, crowdstrike, mcafee/intel, symantec, sophos, or trend micro
Ability to identify common false positives and make suggestions on tuning
Malware
Understanding of base malware propagation and attack vectors
Propagation of malware in enterprise environments
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
Brute force attacks
Familiarity with vulnerability scoring systems such as cvss
Basic understanding of vulnerability assessment tools such as vulnerability scanners and exploitation frameworks
Must have:
Eligibility to obtain a security clearance
Shift flexibility, including the ability to provide on-call support when needed
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
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.
