Threat Analyst – 3rd Shift

4 hours ago

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

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Optiv Security is the cyber advisory and solutions leader, delivering strategic and technical expertise to nearly 6,000 companies across every major industry. We partner with organizations to advise, deploy and operate cybersecurity programs from strategy and managed security services to risk, integration and technology solutions. With clients at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs, we accelerate business progress like no other company can.We manage cyber risk so you can secure your full potential.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

📋 Description

• Provide intrusion/incident monitoring and detection utilizing customer provided data sources, audit, and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise level. • Work closely with Technology Analysts and Architects to service customers. • High level professional writing experience regarding documenting and reporting on potential security incidents identified in customer environments and timeline of events. • Work with partners to maintain an understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact systems, networks, and assets. • Act as a coordinator for security events that require urgent response, containment, and remediation. • 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 other peers and customers on tuning and best practices. • Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild • Actively work with other analysts and perform investigations on escalations.

🎯 Requirements

• Three 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 as a point of escalation. • Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills including customer interactions and executive presentations. • 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. • Direct (E.g., SQL Injection) versus indirect (E.g., cross-site scripting) attacks • Experience with the following attacks: Web Based Attacks and the OWASP Top 10, Network Based DoS, Brute force, HTTP Based DoS, Denial of Service, Network Based / System Based 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. • 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 and understanding of malware protection tools (FireEye) and controls in an enterprise environment. • 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

🏖️ Benefits

• Work/life balance • Professional training resources • 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 remotely/from home (where applicable)