SOC Engineer

🕒 June 19

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $83.7k - $161.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🛡️ Security Operations

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Mercury Insurance

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1962

🚘 Automotive

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Automotive • Consulting • Logistics

Mercury Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products, focusing on protecting individuals and their assets with a commitment to privacy and customer service. The company operates through independent agents and offers a range of insurance services including auto, home, and other personal insurance products. Mercury Insurance prioritizes the security of personal information and compliance with privacy laws, ensuring that customer data is handled with care and only shared when necessary for account servicing or as legally required.

📋 Description

• Monitor security tools & systems: Analyze logs, alerts, and data for suspicious activity. • Investigate potential threats: Determine if alerts are real incidents and identify vulnerabilities. • Supervise all Incident/Security issues, including preliminary triage, troubleshooting and remediation. • Gather evidence: Collect and analyze evidence to understand incident scope and impact. • Contain the threat and remediate vulnerabilities: Quickly contain the incident to minimize damage, and implement patching, configuration changes, or other measures to address the exploited vulnerabilities. • Recover from the incident and report to management: Assist in restoring affected systems and data to their normal state, and keep management informed about security incidents and response efforts. • Documentation: Document findings for future reference and improvement, including process roadmaps, change management validations, and user/system impacted incident management and resolutions.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum: BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field; and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience • Preferred: GIAC Security Essentials Certification • GIAC Security Leadership Certification • ISACA Certified Information Security Manager • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security • (ISC)2 SCCP • (ISC)2 CISSP • (ISC)2 ISSAP • CCSK4 • Minimum: 2-4 years of 24x7x365 Security Operations experience and related technologies • Preferred: 5 or more years of 24x7x365 Security Operations and related technologies • Understanding of IT infrastructure and networking: This includes knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, and basic infrastructure components. • Familiarity with common security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies like firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and SIEM tools. • Ability to write basic scripts to automate tasks and generate reports. • Understanding of established processes for handling security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery. • Proficiency in using the specific security tools and software typically employed by a security organization. • Communication skills competent for technical and non-technical audiences, including reporting incidents to management and collaborating with other IT teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions • Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours) • Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus) • Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance • 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match • Engaging work environment • Promotional opportunities • Education assistance • Professional and personal development opportunities • Company recognition program • Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more