Sr. Analyst, Security Operations

About the role

The IT Security Operations Analyst II is responsible for daily monitoring of IT security events. This role works at the direction of the IT Security Operations Manager and collaboratively with others to detect and respond to information security incidents, maintain and follow procedures for security event alerting, and participate in security investigations. The IT Security Operations Analyst II should have familiarity with the principles of network and endpoint security, current threat, and attack trends, and have a working knowledge of security principles such as defense in depth. 

Key Job Accountabilities

• Adherence to global IT security standards, policies, procedures and principles 

• Lead security investigations to determine root cause, impact and remediation steps 

• Identify and analyze malware including global trends  

• Leadership briefings for any relevant security incident 

• Monitor all in-place security solutions for efficient and appropriate operations  

• Perform real-time security log and event analysis taking appropriate action within defined parameters 

• Provide support to other IT teams regarding IT security issues 

• Research and analysis of security vulnerabilities and industry security trends 

• Regular report out of IT security events and incidents along with remediation activities  

• Serve as an escalation point to other IT security team members 

• Train junior team members on relevant information related to the role 

• Work to continuously improve security documentation in support of the IT security strategy 

• Ownership coordination and overall management of multiple security technologies  

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors  - IT or related field or comparable work experience 
• 4 to 6 years relevant experience 
• Required -  CEH, Security+, GIAC, GSEC, or SSCP 
• Experience with SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Rapid 7 IDR
• Ability to work on confidential projects is a must in this role.   
• Energy and passion with an eye towards continuous improvement in self and business processes 
• Ability to effectively work cross-functionally with a proven high level of facilitation skills in a global environment 
• Must be results orientated with the ability to multi-task, respond to needs quickly and meet deadlines 
• Ability to self-prioritize and use well established organizational skills and have the ability to work well both independently and as a member of a team 
• Demonstrates drive, purpose, high engagement and ownership in our high performance culture