Senior Security Operations Center Analyst (Phoenix)

Senior Security Operations Center Analyst Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite) Duration:6 Months Shift Options: Tuesday – Saturday | 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday – Thursday | 12 PM – 9 PM Job Description: Position Description Conducts daily traffic analysis, identifies and characterizes anomalous activity Performs in-depth system and network forensics to identify and eradicate threats. Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources. Generates incident reports, investigates suspicious network and system activity Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting. Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets. Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic. Proactively identifies threats to the enterprise, initiates the distribution of enterprise wide alerts Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts. Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities. Monitors software patches, security fixes, and tests and validates modified systems Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy. Recommend computing environment vulnerability corrections.

Processes, documents, and coordinates resolution of cyber incidents with appropriate teams Notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, Required Skills: Two years of experience in a security operations environment, or related work and demonstrated interest in security operations A solid, end-to-end understanding of Information technology systems, especially as they apply to security