SOC Co-Op

JOB SUMMARY

The Security Operations Center (SOC) Co-Op is responsible for applying the concepts and experience obtained in the classroom to several real-world business networks. Throughout the approximately six-month assignment, SOC Co-Ops will be expected to monitor and investigate events triggered from our central SIEM platform. Utilizing the data present within those tools, SOC Co-Ops will follow pre-existing playbooks to troubleshoot and make remediation recommendations to the impacted customer?s point of contact. Additionally, Co-Ops will work side-by-side with SOC Analysts to develop their skillset by continually evaluating each client?s network?s security posture to identify any gaps in visibility and effectively present those to the customer for continuous improvement opportunities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Monitors the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform continuously.
• Investigates incidents that are presented within the SIEM with an ability to follow pre-defined playbooks to take corrective actions or recommendations to the customer.
• Escalates incidents to SOC Analysts where a definitive decision on what to do cannot be made.
• Generates reports for IT administrators, business managers, and security leaders within the customer?s organization. These reports serve as an input to evaluate the efficacy of the security policies and toolset configuration.
• Advises and implements necessary changes required to counter the attack or improve the security posture of the customer?s network.
• Utilizes a mentor relationship with SOC Analysts and the Business Account Manager to continually evaluate and advance their skillset.

OTHER DUTIES

• Accomplishes all other duties and tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.