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Our client, an investment firm, is seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to join their team in New York, NY!
Responsibilities:
- Effectively interact with colleagues across the Cybersecurity team, as well as the broader Technology and Application teams.
- Responsible for initial or secondary triage of security incidents identified by internal controls or external SOC partners.
- Proficient in Threat Research and understanding the latest malware trends, common attack TTPs, and the general threat landscape.
- Proficient in Incident Response and automation workflows as it relates to Security Operations.
- Demonstrates ability to author content using a variety of query languages, as well as scripting for event enrichment and investigation.
- Detects, identifies, and responds to cyber events, threats, security risks and vulnerabilities in line with cyber security policies and procedures.
- Conducts threat hunting and analysis using various toolsets based on intelligence gathered.
- Responsible for documenting the incident life cycle, conducting handoffs, escalation, and providing support during cyber incidents.
- Partner with the security engineering and platform engineering teams to improve tool usage and workflow.
- Influence the planning and execution of incident response and postmortem exercises, with a focus on creating measurable benchmarks to show progress (or deficiencies requiring additional attention).
- Build and execute a program for continuous security controls testing and validation.
- Work with the GRC team to align with GRC controls testing.
- Perform other duties as planned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Professional Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, GCIH, GCIA, GSOC a plus.
- 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Cybersecurity, or with a reputed Services / consulting firm offering security operations consulting or equivalent public sector experience.
- Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, etc.) and Endpoint Detection & Response tools (CrowdStrike, CarbonBlack, SentinelOne, etc.).
- Experience engaging in a 24x7 operational environment.
- Experience with SQL and scripting (such as PowerShell).
- Results oriented and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and self-management skills.
- Experience testing and validating security controls a plus.
- Experience in SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation Response) platform preferred.
