SOC Analyst

SOC Analyst

• Performs network security monitoring and incident response
• Review and timely respond to the detection of malicious, misuse and anomalous activities
• Summarize events and incidents effectively to different constituencies such as legal counsel, executive management and technical staff, both in written and verbal forms
• Ongoing review of SIEM dashboards, system, application logs, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and monitoring tools
• Recognizes potential, successful and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises through reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information.
• Defining protocols and maturing ‘playbooks’ of operational response to cyber threats

• 5-7 years of relevant SOC Analyst experience within security disciplines (forensics, email security, monitoring, detection)
• Understanding of security incident handling and forensics skills including probing and attack methods, network/service discovery, system assessment, viruses and other forms of malware.
• Experience with IDS/IPS, SIEM and PEN test tools.
• Strong understanding of Network Concepts
• Knowledge and experience with PC’s, LAN topologies, routers, hubs, and terminal servers.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, as well as excellent communication skills
• Experience working in a Healthcare environment is a plus
• CISSP certification is preferred
• Experience utilizing such programs as QRadar, Maize Analytics (Epic EMR Specific), Varonis, Proofpoint, BitDefender, Rapid7, amongst other programs