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ID #17366597
State California
City Westhollywood
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Motion Recruitment
Showed 2021-07-27
Date 2021-07-26
Deadline 2021-09-24
Category Security
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Incident Response Analyst

California, Westhollywood, 90069 Westhollywood USA

Vacancy expired!

On the forefront of research and educational excellence, this academic institution is highly acclaimed in the academic space. Located in beautiful Southern California, this university offers a well-rounded experience for employees and students alike. The IT Services team is looking for an experienced Incident Response Analyst to join their team and offer a second level of response to any security events that may arise. If you have a passion for education and information security, this is the position for you. Required Skills & Experience • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computer information systems, etc., or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. • 3+ years of Practice in IT (or Information Security). • Practice with log management or security information management tools. • Practice with Security Assessment tools such as NMAP, Nessus, Metasploit, and Netcat. • Proven expertise of network security zones, firewall, and IDS. • Proven expertise of log formats for syslog, http logs, DB logs and how to gather forensics for traceability back to event. • Proven expertise of analysis and packet knowledge. • Ability to make information security risk determinations. • Remarkable verbal and written communication skills. Desired Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in InfoSec.
  • 2+ years of experience as a SOC Analyst; including at least one year as a Level 2 Investigations Analyst
  • CCNA certification.
  • Security Essentials - SEC401 and GSEC certification.
  • Associate's Degree with focus in Cybersecurity.
What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities • Provides second level of investigation of security events, producing vulnerability, configuration, and coverage metrics • Interacts directly with data asset owners and business response plan owners throughout incidents and high-security events per the IR guidelines, escalating issues when necessary, and protecting the confidentiality, integrity and information owned or entrusted by the university • Searches for suspicious anomalous activity based on data alerts and outputs from various toolsets, and reports and summarizes findings to facilitate remediation tasks • Analyzes and takes a proactive approach to false positives, and works with the various SOC teams to tune and provide feedback to improve accuracy of the alerts • Analyzes log files and, working with SOC teams, investigates, compiles relevant technical and background information, and accomplishes forensics and post-mortem analysis of information security and incidents • Takes an active part in the containment of events of interest even after escalations • Arranges reports and conducts briefings on significant investigations • Applies critical thinking and risk analysis methodologies when considering evaluating impact of vulnerabilities, relative risks, and any possible solutions • Preserves awareness and knowledge of current changes within legal, regulatory, and technology environments which may affect operations. Ensures senior management and staff are informed of any changes and updates in a timely manner. Establishes and preserves appropriate network of professional contacts. Preserves membership in appropriate professional organizations and publications. Attends meetings, seminars and conferences and preserves continuity of any required or desirable certifications, if applicable • Accomplishes other duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time The Offer
  • Competitive Salary: Up to $140K/year, DOE
You will receive the following benefits:
  • Medical Insurance & Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Sick Time Leave
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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