Position: Security Analyst
Number of positions: 1
Location: Marietta, GA
Description: 7 months Contract

Job Description:

• This position requires the ability to work a shift schedule and support coverage efforts on a 24x7x365 basis which includes work on holidays, nights, & weekends.
• Candidate must be available for a fixed 24/7/365 shift of 3pm-11pm EST.

The responsibilities include:

• Understand CSIRT functions and participates in the triage of cyber security events.
• Receive and analyze alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.
• Triage logs from various security controls, including, but not limited to, firewall, proxy, host intrusion prevention systems, endpoint security, application and system logs, to identify possible threats to network security.
• Enrich security event data to streamline the incident response process.
• Perform incident triage, documentation, and escalation of appropriate incidents to cyber security incident handlers.
• Maintain proper documentation and creation of reports.

Candidate requirements:

• 1-2 years’ experience working in incident response and/or other IT related fields tied to networking and enterprise information system environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technology field preferred.
• Must cover a fixed 24/7/365 shift (Mid-day or Night)
• Interest in the cyber security field including specific focus on the following domains: enterprise security defense, network and application penetration testing, and incident response.
• Basic knowledge of network protocols, enterprise architecture, and common network logging functions.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and efforts in a complex work environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work in an independent manner
• Industry certifications such as CEH, CISA, Security + are desirable.
  

Must Haves:

• 1-2 years of experience in cyber security and/or information technology (IT) security
• 1-2 years SOC environment experience

Nice to Haves:

• Industry certifications such as CEH, CISA, Security + are desirable.
• Experience performing security analysis