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What you’ll be doing...

You’ll handle day-to-day triage, investigation, and mitigation of security threats, as well as short-notice ad hoc work, and see them through to completion. You’ll provide critical value to the RSA Security Analytics management service, using their extensive knowledge to provide context about security events. Providing recommendations for remediation actions and suggestions for implementing best practices, you’ll improve standard processes and procedures. And you’ll play a key role in helping us protect our business and our customers.

• Developing internal and external documentation, such as detailed procedures, playbooks, and operational metrics reports.
• Performing active real-time security monitoring.
• Conducting advanced security event detection and threat analysis for complex and/or escalated security events.
• Coordinating with Senior Analysts and/or Duty Manager for high priority incidents.
• Providing log/network/malware/device analysis and making recommendations for remediation of security vulnerability conditions.

What we’re looking for...

You think critically and enjoy solving complex problems by employing listening skills in a dynamic environment. Staying abreast of the newest technologies and security vulnerabilities enables you to use your knowledge in real time to solve problems.

You'll need to have:

• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
• Two or more years of experience with security incident monitoring and threat investigations.
• Associate's degree or two or more years of work experience.
• Willingness to work one weekend a month in a rotating shift.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, such as Security Analytics, Splunk, or ArcSight, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, Proxies, Web Applications, and/or Penetration Testing.
• SANS or other Security industry certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GREM, or GPEN ITIL Foundations training / certification.
• Ability to script in Linux.
• Experience performing QA functions.
• Understanding of databases and windows processes.
• Experience with network, TCP/IP and endpoint skills.
• Capability to effectively multi-task, prioritize work, and handle competing interests.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Understanding of attack vectors and how systems are compromised.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

This position is eligible for the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington work location, the compensation range for this position is between $77,000.00 and $143,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.