Cyber Security Analyst II

Job DescriptionDPP is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst II for an opportunity with our client in the healthcare insurance industry., * The Cyber Security Operations team is composed of twelve people across two teams, “Incident Triage, Analysis and Response” and “Security Engineering and Administration”.

• This position would be performing real-time alert monitoring and triage.
• Fast-paced culture with an emphasis on communication and sharing of knowledge.

Day to Day:

• The Cyber Security Analyst II will investigate security alerts generated via various security tools in the environment.
• Must be able to review event logs from various types of systems to establish ground truth of an event and then triage it appropriately.
• This role will be working in consoles for SIEM, EDR, Email, Networking, Cloud, etc.

Work authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a low-level (Public Trust) clearance, * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degrees;

• OR 4 years of job-related work experience;
• OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree.

Required Work Experience:

• 6 years of job-related technical experience.

Required Technologies:

• SIEM, CrowdStrike, M365/Azure, Server Operating Systems (Windows/Linux)

Preferred Experience:

• ExtraHop, Proofpoint, Network OS (Palo Alto/Cisco), Elastic

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical, data gathering and problem-solving skills with experience analyzing network attacks.
• Understanding of system and network security, incident management, intrusion detection, log analysis, and related technologies.
• Creativity to recognize and address new threats and security challenges as they arise.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.