Security Analyst

  • Arlington, TX
  • Posted 6 hours ago | Updated 6 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$55 - $60
Contract - W2
Contract - 3 Month(s)

Skills

Active Directory Federation Services
patching
forensics

Job Details

Eclaro's customer is searching for a Security Analyst to join their team. This is a 3-month onsite contract to hire opportunity. No 3rd parties - Unable to sub-contract

This position will be responsible for assessing IT security incidents and applying the necessary technical troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue. The Security Analyst will also be responsible for monitoring suspicious or malicious activity in the company IT infrastructure and addressing security risk and incidents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Active Directory Management
    • Domain controller maintenance and troubleshooting
    • ADCS (Active Directory Certificate Services)
  • Active Directory Federation Services
    • ADFS Server maintenance and troubleshooting
    • Work with IT Operations and Development teams with ADFS authentication
  • DNS (Domain Name Service)
    • Creation and management of DNS records
    • Management of F5 DNS VIPs and pools
  • Active Directory Sites and Services
    • Management of sites and subnets
  • Active Directory Domains and Trusts
    • Management of domain trust configuration
  • Group Policy Management
    • Troubleshooting and cleanup of GPOs
  • Patching Operations
    • Patching research and preparation
      • Research the risk and value of each patch and report the "company" risk rating based on all layers of security in our environment
      • Validate that all applications for IT security are functioning as designed and intended at the conclusion of patching
    • SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)
    • Work with the SCCM administrators to address all patching issues and confirm that patching has been configured correctly
  • Forensic Operations
    • Security Monitoring
      • Monitor security alerts and tools for signs of compromise or malicious behavior
      • Monitoring network alerts and traffic for DDoS attacks
    • Forensic Investigation
      • Investigate the root cause of compromise incidents or exploited vulnerabilities
      • Investigate infrastructure weaknesses and report on malicious activity or potential risk
    • Project Operations
      • Assist with delegated duties for all security projects
      • Partner with other security or IT operations team members for deployments or maintenance
    • Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers
  • Ability to participate in a weekly call rotation
  • IT Operations
    • Monitor and assist with any and all IT operational emergencies to keep business applications

operational

  • On-Call Responsibilities
    • Respond and escalate all IT security incidents as needed
  • Mentoring and Training
    • .Responsible for the mentoring of Security Administrators
  • Ability to travel overnight

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

  • Bachelor s Degree in Cyber Security discipline preferred
  • Knowledge of IT Security Operations and Forensic Operations
  • Experience with computer networks
  • Experience with project management and delegation
  • Business communication and collaboration skills
  • Documentation skills
  • Ability to work well within a team, and work alone to accomplish tasks independently
  • Ability to interpret research into solutions to actual problems
  • Customer Service skills
  • Proficiency with MS Office and email
  • Provide attention to detail and manage multiple responsibilities
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