Junior SOC Analyst - Remote

As a SOC Analyst at VerSprite, you will perform Incident Management and Response for state of art SOC. You will be responsible for investigating cyber incidents using various SIEM security tools. This will include, analyzing, responding, and remediating computer network intrusions, web application, server attacks and data breaches.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day operations of Virtual Security Operations Center (vSOC).
• Monitor the security access and report probable cyberattacks to a defined escalation path
• Perform risk analysis and security operations to find any vulnerability that can have an impact on the company
• Find security breaches, along with their root cause
• Create reports that will allow experts to make changes in the security policies as per the needs of the organization
• Help manage security tools that monitor the firm's security configuration, changes and baselines such as SIEM, NAC.
• Identifying and report the compromised computers, IP and suspicious activities as per escalation matrix
• Respond and perform in-depth technical analysis and risk assessment of all security events and incidents.
• Perform security event and incident monitoring
• Makes suggestions on tuning IDS Platforms, Firewall Policies, and other security devices
• Provide log analysis, real-time intrusion analysis, incident response, and security monitoring using a wide-array of tools
• Threat and Vulnerability Management experience a plus

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• 1 year experience in Information Technology.
• At least 1 year of experience in Information Security operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Cyber Forensics is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cyber-attacks and techniques, Cyber Kill chain, incident management best practices.
• A high level understanding of multi-tiered applications and various network and security devices/protocols
• Knowledge of various operating system flavors including but not limited to Windows, Linux, Unix
• Proficient in preparation of reports and documentation.
• Knowledge of Cyber-criminal techniques, Compliance and regulatory standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.