Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst

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Job Purpose: Responsible for monitoring security logs and alerts generated by SIEM systems and other security tools, designing, and implementing automated security playbooks, identifying anomalous behavior within the environment, identifying, researching, and responding to alerts from monitoring systems to remediate threats, documenting and reviewing standard procedures, and assisting with incident response activities as needed.

THIS IS A 100% REMOTE POSITION.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Track and report of policy violations.
• Continuous monitoring and research of real-time alerts.
• Research mechanisms and tools for control compliance.
• Collaborate with other departments within Securus to ensure the timely delivery of audit materials on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Assist Cybersecurity Operations leadership with security related projects, as necessary.
• Continuously research and evaluate new tools and technologies to enhance our cybersecurity automation capabilities.
• Must stay up to date on the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, privacy legislation, and news items and communicate new findings with other team members.
• Respond to critical computer security incidents by collecting, analyzing, and preserving digital evidence.
• System Auditing and monitoring of critical security systems: IPS/IDS, Event Logs, AV logs, Web Logs, and Phishing emails.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Participate in post-mortem reviews and ensure lessons learned are integrated into the regulatory compliance process.
• Ensures that data is protected from unauthorized modification, destruction, and disclosure.
• Utilize expertise in cybersecurity concepts and best practices to design and develop automated security playbooks.
• Documents policies, procedures and standards based upon guidance from Corporate Security Management.
• Manage repository for control documentation and update documents as needed.
• Use programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash scripting to automate security tasks and processes.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to manage changing workloads while maintaining a sense of priorities and delivering quality service within required timeframes.
• Ability to work with urgent deadlines.
• Demonstrated adaptability, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Attention to detail, organized and able to work and research independently.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to learn new technologies and applications and apply that knowledge to daily workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ years in a Cybersecurity role OR 3+ years in a related Information Technology role (such as, but not limited to: System Administration, Networking, Helpdesk, Desktop Support).
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field
• Cybersecurity certification. Security certifications may include, but not be limited to MTA Sec1+urity Fundamentals, SSCP, CISA, CISM, GSEC, and Security+
• Experience with Cybersecurity principals and activities.
• Knowledge and experience with various standards (PCI/DSS, SOX, FedRAMP HIPAA etc.)
• Experience with Linux, Windows, Active Directory security configuration and design, monitoring/alerting, intrusion detection, encryption, vulnerability management, database security, and wireless network security.
• Experience with Information Technology departments in mid to large organizations.
• System administration experience.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
• Occasionally may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.

Salary and Benefits:

At Aventiv, our salary and benefits are designed to fit you as a whole person. We offer a salary range based on experience and qualifications to ensure your unique contributions are met with our most competitive offer.

• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• 401(k)
• $64,000 – $73,000 /year
• Disability
• Paid Time Off

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Equal Employment Policy:

Aventiv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination and other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender presentation, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We do not discriminate based on genetic information in accordance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.