Overview
On Site
$80 - $85
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
Authentication
IDS
Cyber Security
Continuous Integration and Development
Communication
Intrusion Detection
SIEM
Network
Quality Control
System On A Chip
Security Controls
NetFlow
Threat Analysis
Job Details
Job title:Senior Threat Analyst
Work Location: Onsite at 11 MetroTech Center, 5th Floor (SOC),
Brooklyn, NY 11201
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
***Candidate must be willing to work days, nights and/or weekends depending on coverage or
critical incident response needs***
Job Description:
The Senior Threat Analyst position at NYC Cyber Command is mandated as part of a critical initiative due to the escalating cybersecurity threats faced by the city's infrastructure, public services, and sensitive data. In an era where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and prevalent, the role of a Senior Threat Analyst is paramount in fortifying the city's defenses, analyzing emerging threats, and developing proactive measures to mitigate potential risks. Failure to fill this position not only exposes NYC to heightened vulnerabilities but also jeopardizes public health and safety initiatives reliant on secure digital systems.Without this Senior Threat Analyst, the city is susceptible to data breaches, infrastructure disruptions, and potential compromise of critical services, thereby compromising the safety and well-being of its residents and visitors alike.
SCOPE OF SERVICES:
Perform many critical functions within the Threat Management discipline including staffing 24x7x365 coverage at the City s Security Operations Center (SOC) augmenting FTE shift schedules including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Interface with OTI Cyber Command teams internally, with City agencies, vendors, and information-sharing partners.
Monitor City networks and security alerts for intrusion, attempted compromise, and anomalous behavior; apply mitigation techniques or escalation factors; correlate threat intelligence across various logs collected by established security controls.
Produce routine SOC metrics & reporting.
Maintain situation reports (SITREPS)
Perform weekly quality control checks.
Works closely with SOC Director on incident preparation including the continuous development of new SOC playbooks and runbooks.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Threat Management/SOC/Incident Response environment.
- For a senior position, leadership this includes the ability to lead and mentor junior analysts, coordinate team activities, and manage SOC operations effectively.
- Prior experience working in a SOC environment is mandatory. This includes familiarity with SOC operations, procedures, and tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event
- Management) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices, and procedures
- Strong understanding of network and host technologies
- Experience applying techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusion using IDS methods and technologies.
- Experience with SIEM technologies, malware analysis and mitigation techniques
- Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, repudiation)
- Interpret information collected by diagnostic network tools (Netflow, security event logs, IDS systems, etc.)
- Ability to investigate and solve complex problems.
- Excellent communication skills are crucial for effectively communicating security incidents,
- risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including SOC Director and senior management.
- Threat Hunting: Proactive threat hunting capabilities to identify and investigate potential
- security threats or anomalies within the environment before they escalate into incidents.
- Incident Response: Experience in incident response procedures and methodologies, including the ability to analyze security incidents, contain threats, mitigate risks, and recover from security breaches effectively and efficiently.
If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction,
enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then
we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client,
so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.
About Us:
Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting
firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps),
systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government
and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity,
increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing
core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the
Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.
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