SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) ANALYST

Company: MAGNUS Management Group LLC
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Responsibilities -

• Working in a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center environment to monitor network traffic for security events and perform incident response.
• Conduct security assessments regularly to identify vulnerabilities and performing risk analysis.
• Analyzing/Monitoring Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) using a variety of tools to investigate incidents, determine true threats, and provide solutions to detected issues in a timely manner
• Performing proactive Threat Intelligence Analysis using Open Source tools
• Analyze the breach to reach the root cause.
• Generate reports for IT administrators, business managers, and security leaders. These reports serve as an input to evaluate the efficacy of the security policies.
• Advise and implement necessary changes required to counter the attack or improvise security standards.
• Keep the security systems up to date and contributing to security strategies.
• Document incidents to contribute to incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Perform internal and external security audits.
• Investigate incidents both from a network and host/application level. Required Skills:
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related field
• Certification: CISSP / Security+CE / CASP / CEH / GIAC / Other cybersecurity related
• Proficient in network forensic analysis and monitoring Network Security using SIEM tools, such as ArcSight, Splunk, Fireeye, Snort, Sourcefire, Wireshark, NetWitness, SolarWinds, AlienVault, Snort IDS, Bro and SecurityOnion, QRadar, or McAfee
• TCP/IP, computer networking, routing, switching, network security.
• IDS/IPS, penetration testing, vulnerability testing, Firewall and intrusion detection/prevention protocols
• Network protocols and packet analysis tools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills working with colleagues to investigate incidents. - provided by Dice

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