Cyber Defense Ops Specialist
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What you'll do
- Performing security monitoring, intrusion analysis, incident handling, data loss prevention, privileged user monitoring, security incident management, malware detection/eradication, and recognizing hacker/incident response tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Stay current with security technology, the threat landscape, and emerging threats.
- Performing ongoing monitoring and threat analysis, analyzing logs, NetFlow data, and packet capture.
- Identifying potential IT security incidents and escalating information to appropriate senior staff.
- Assessing threat and vulnerability information from all sources (both internal and external) and promptly applying applicable mitigation techniques.
What they're looking for
- 1 or more years of security industry experience preferably in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Must possess active listening, attention to detail, customer service, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently or strategically.
- Experience adapting and demonstrating flexibility while working in a dynamic environment.
Nice to have
- Experience or knowledge of Security Information and Event Management Tools (Arcsight, Splunk, etc.)
- Experience or knowledge of Intrusion Prevention/Detection Tools (FirePower, McAfee, PaloAlto)
- Experience or knowledge of Database Security Tools (Guardium, jSonar)
- Experience or knowledge of Data Loss Prevention Tools (Symantec, Triton, etc.)
- Experience or knowledge of Firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point etc.)
- Experience or knowledge of Application Security Tools (Web Application Firewalls)
- Experience or knowledge of Vulnerability tools
- Experience or knowledge of Cyber Security Incident Response
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
The Cyber Defense Ops Specialist is an individual contributor in the Cyber Defense Threat Detection (CDTD) Cyber Defense Operations Center (CDOC), responsible for performing security monitoring, intrusion analysis, incident handling, data loss prevention, privileged user monitoring, security incident management, malware detection/eradication, and recognizing hacker/incident response tactics, techniques, and procedures. This role requires the incumbent to stay current with security technology, the threat landscape, and emerging threats.
Primary responsibilities include
- Performing ongoing monitoring and threat analysis, analyzing logs, NetFlow data, and packet capture.
- Identifying potential IT security incidents and escalating information to appropriate senior staff.
- Assessing threat and vulnerability information from all sources (both internal and external) and promptly applying applicable mitigation techniques.
Experience and Skills:
- 1 or more years of security industry experience preferably in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment
- Experience or knowledge of the following highly desirable:
- Security Information and Event Management Tools (Arcsight, Splunk, etc.)
- Intrusion Prevention/Detection Tools (FirePower, McAfee, PaloAlto)
- Database Security Tools (Guardium, jSonar)
- Data Loss Prevention Tools (Symantec, Triton, etc.)
- Firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point etc.)
- Application Security Tools (Web Application Firewalls)
- Vulnerability tools
- Cyber Security Incident Response
- Host Intrusion Detection Systems
- XDR and Antivirus Tools (Crowdstrike, Symantec, MS Defender)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Must possess active listening, attention to detail, customer service, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently or strategically.
- Experience adapting and demonstrating flexibility while working in a dynamic environment.
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of experience
- A combination of relevant industry certifications preferred (e.g. Net+, Sec+, CEH, Pentest+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals)
Hours & Work Schedule
Hours per Week: 40 Hrs. (4 days per week)
Work Schedule: 7:00am – 5:00pm Wednesday - Saturday)
Location: Citizens Bank Johnston Campus (this is not a remote opportunity)
Pay Transparency
The salary range for this position is from $64,900 - $90,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to, the budget, work location, relevant skills, and experience.
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity and paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs, and more. Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory paid sick or paid time away policies of local and state jurisdictions in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit our Careers site - https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits
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