Cyber Security Threat Analyst

Hybrid in Concord, CA, US • Posted 11 hours ago • Updated 11 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Corp To Corp
No Travel Required
Hybrid
$75 - $80/hr
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Skills

  • IT Security
  • Incident Management
  • Threat Analysis
  • Cyber Security
  • Security Operations
  • Malware Analysis

Summary

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday (day shift) 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.
 
Job Description:
The Monitoring & Response Team (also known as M&R) is the 24x7 security operations team that is essentially ***’s first line of defense that is continuously preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity events to improve the organization’s security posture. The Monitoring & Response Team is built with the foundation of a standard SOC but operates differently by utilizing Threat Intelligence in our daily investigations of security events. The Monitoring & Response Team also operates in a proactive/reactive manner to maintain the highest level of efficacy in their tasks.
 
Job Responsibilities
• Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts through looking at tools to determine if activity is malignant or benign and then engage others as required
• Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams
• Does baseline threat hunting based on intelligence for utility peers and other intelligence sources
• Provides hunting/analysis on phishing cases and reports of potential compromise/breach
• Performs proficient forensic analysis using security tools and monitoring systems to Client the source of anomalous security events
• Assists in performing basic research internally and externally
• Performs complex system administration tasks (e.g. customization, cross-tool integration) for security tools
• Develops a strategy to implement work in department
 
Qualifications
Minimum:
• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
 
Desired:
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• IT-Information Technology Security certification
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  • Dice Id: 90989446
  • Position Id: SU_Cyber Security Threat Analyst
  • Posted 11 hours ago
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