Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (Remote)

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Title: Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (Remote)
Location: Local to Illinois or Missouri.
Duration: 6 months (possible extension)

This role is mostly remote, with an initial onsite visit required for onboarding during (1st week of start)

Please be informed that the client works 37.5 hours per week, with 7.5 hours per day.

Position Summary:

• The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst will play a critical role in our cybersecurity operations by monitoring security incidents. This role will focus on standardizing and documenting processes within the Security Operations Center (SOC) while responding to incidents and events as they occur.
• The ideal candidate will bring a solid background in cybersecurity practices, incident response, and threat intelligence. With at least five years of specialized experience, the candidate will lead efforts in planning and implementing security measures to protect computer systems, networks, and data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor security vulnerabilities, threats, and events in network and host systems.
• Respond immediately to security incidents and provide thorough post-event analysis.
• Develop risk assessment and mitigation strategies for new and existing technologies.
• Lead incident response activities, including forensic analysis and reporting.

• Help complete the 'build-out' of a new SOC from the best practices alerting/reporting perspective.
• Evaluate existing playbooks and improvise.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation for SOC workflows, playbooks, and incident response procedures
• Ensure seamless Process and Technical Integration with the Incident Response Plan
• Assist SOC manager by reviewing current practices and provide recommendations to enhance and streamline the daily operations of the SOC, including incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to SOC analysts and engineers. Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five years of experience in a security operations/cybersecurity role with a background in threat analysis, incident response, and security architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to create, maintain, and standardize process documentation. Experience in SOC, Service Now SIR, and documentation generation.
• Strong knowledge of some of the security frameworks, standards, and tools, such as NIST CSF, 800-53, ISO, MITRE, SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR.
• Understanding Microsoft Entra ID Azure Active Directory and securing Microsoft 365 would be beneficial.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

About us:

DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.

DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.