Senior Cybersecurity Analyst – SOC, Incident Response & Threat Hunting

BePartOfAHigh-PerformingTeam

Joinaglobalfinancialservicestechnologyorganizationdedicatedtoprotectingcriticalbankingsystems,sensitiveinformation,andenterpriseinfrastructureagainstevolvingcyberthreats.Theorganizationoperatesinahighlyregulatedenvironmentwherecybersecurity,operationalresilience,andcontinuousimprovementareessentialtobusinesssuccess.

ThisopportunitysitswithinanestablishedSecurityOperationsCenter(SOC),workingalongsidecybersecurityspecialistsfocusedonthreatdetection,incidentresponse,digitalforensics,andproactivesecurityoperations.Theteamemphasizestechnicalinvestigation,collaboration,andinnovation,leveragingadvancedsecuritytechnologiestostrengthendefensesandimprovetheeffectivenessofenterprisesecuritymonitoring.

What'sInStoreForYou

• Remoteworkopportunitysupportingenterprisecybersecurityoperations.
• Engagement:W2only(noC2C/1099).
• WorkwithanexperiencedSOCteamresponsibleforprotectingacomplexfinancialservicesenvironment.
• Gainexposuretoadvancedsecuritymonitoring,threathunting,incidentresponse,andsecurityautomationtechnologies.
• Collaboratewithspecialistsacrossdetectionengineering,incidentresponse,andsecurityautomation.
• Contributetocontinuousimprovementsincybersecurityprocesses,detectioncapabilities,andoperationalefficiency.
• HowYouWillMakeAnImpact
• Investigatecybersecurityalertsandsuspiciousactivitytodeterminepotentialthreats,assessseverity,identifyrootcauses,andcoordinateappropriateresponses.
• Performdetailedincidentinvestigations,includinganalyzingattackerbehavior,identifyingcompromisedassets,andreconstructingsecurityevents.
• Conductproactivethreathuntingacrossenterprisesystemstoidentifysuspiciousbehaviorthatmayhavebypassedexistingsecuritycontrols.
• ApplytheMITREATT&CKframeworkandcyberkillchainconceptstoanalyzeadversarytactics,techniques,andprocedures(TTPs).
• LeverageSIEM,EDR,NDR,XDR,andbehavioralanalyticstechnologiestoinvestigatethreatsandimprovedetectioneffectiveness.
• Partnerwithdetectionengineeringteamstoidentifymonitoringgaps,reducefalsepositives,andenhancesecurityalertingcapabilities.
• Collaboratewithsecurityautomationspecialiststostreamlinerepetitiveinvestigationandresponseactivities.
• Supportdigitalforensicinvestigationsandcontributetechnicalfindingsduringcybersecurityincidents.
• Develop,maintain,andimproveSOCinvestigationprocedures,incidentresponseplaybooks,andoperationaldocumentation.
• Evaluateemergingattacktechniquesandassesstheorganization'sabilitytodetectandrespondtothem.
• AnalyzesecurityactivityacrossWindows,Linux,ActiveDirectory,cloudenvironments,andenterprisenetworks.
• Contributetosecurityinitiativesthatimproveoperationalresilience,responseefficiency,andoverallcybersecuritymaturity.

Requirements

AreYouAnExperiencedSOCAndIncidentResponseProfessionalReadyToMakeAnImpact?

4+yearsofprofessionalcybersecurityexperience,preferablyinvolvinghands-onSOCoperations,incidentresponse,threathunting,ordigitalforensics.Candidateswith5–7yearsofrelevantexperienceareparticularlyalignedwiththerole.

• Demonstratedexperienceinvestigatingsecurityalerts,analyzingsuspiciousactivity,andrespondingtocybersecurityincidents.
• Strongunderstandingofenterprisesecuritymonitoringtechnologies,includingSIEM,EDR,NDR,XDR,andUEBA.
• WorkingknowledgeoftheMITREATT&CKframework,cyberkillchainmethodology,andcommonattackertechniques.
• ExperienceinvestigatingsecurityeventsinvolvingWindows,Linux,ActiveDirectory,andcloudtechnologies.
• Knowledgeofnetworksecurityconcepts,includingfirewalls,proxyservers,emailsecurity,andnetworktrafficanalysis.
• Abilitytodistinguishgenuinesecuritythreatsfromfalsepositivesandrecommendimprovementstodetectionlogic.
• Familiaritywiththreathuntingmethodologies,digitalforensics,andincidentresponseprocedures.
• Stronganalyticalandtroubleshootingskillswiththeabilitytoinvestigatecomplextechnicalissuesindependently.
• Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills,particularlywhendocumentinginvestigationsandcommunicatingtechnicalfindings.
• Abilitytoprioritizecompetingincidentsandresponsibilitiesinafast-pacedsecurityoperationsenvironment.
• Self-motivated,detail-oriented,andcommittedtocontinuouslearningandcybersecurityimprovement.
• ProfessionalcertificationssuchasGCIH,GNFA,GCFA,CEH,OSCP,CISSP,orcomparablecredentialsareadvantageousbutnotrequired.
• Originally posted on Himalayas