Cyber Security Analyst

Location: Akron, OH
Duration: 12 Months
Work Mode: Significant flexible work location opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily monitoring and investigative activities while on shift either days or nights
• Assist with processing cases that require forensics to validate findings, produce threat intelligence, or fulfill an HR/Legal request
• Process different threat reports for value and potential content development, as well as keeping up with the current/relevant threat landscape
• Provide continuous feedback on opportunities to enhance current processes and content, assisting to implement those changes
• Assist with engineering data to enhance analytical capabilities based on structure, enrichments, and linking between other data sets
• Research new capabilities from both open and closed sourced technologies to find opportunities to enhance the Security Operation Center (SOC) ecosystem
• Provide documentation for cases and forensic reports
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned
• Assist with metrics, reporting, and other SOC communications
• Process and share information with other company security teams
• Assist or lead projects designated by the SOC team

Requirements:

• Associate Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or similar discipline is preferred with minimum 2 years of experience
• In lieu of a degree, 2 years of related experience is required
• Related experience includes but is not limited to: SOC (Security Operations Center) experience, IT Security experience in detection, triage, investigation, and remediation of security incidents within a network
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrate creative problem solving and solutioning
• Ability to work effectively, independently and within a team environment
• Ability to handle, protect and preserve highly confidential information
• Ability to learn independently and from others
• Ability to find answers effectively using open-sourced information

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of programming/scripting code (Python, PowerShell, Bash), to interpret its functionality
• Understanding of both Linux and Windows operating systems
• Understanding of networking concepts and technologies
• Understanding of adversarial techniques (i.e., MITRE Telecommunication&CK framework)
• Basic understanding of statistics
• Must be organized and comfortable with ongoing changes in priorities
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision