What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cyber Perimeter Defense Analyst, CSOC position at Capital One?
The CSOC: Perimeter Defense team at Capital One is responsible for performing proactive detection of advanced threat actors and ensuring that identified attacks are thwarted within our environment. As an application security support, subject matter expert (SME), you will be responsible for identifying and combating externally facing application focused attack efforts. You will continually develop new and creative ways to detect malicious activity and help coordinate testing those techniques within Capital One’s network. You will also be working with vendors and other internal teams to identify and understand their exposure to ensure coverage. You will also have the opportunity to train and mentor junior cyber security specialists.
General Responsibilities
Analyze output of network, cloud and application logs to distinguish malicious and normal activity.
Design and implement controls in collaboration with enterprise and vendor teams to improve detection and mitigation of potential threats.
Perform behavioral analysis to identify attacks versus normal user traffic.
Continuous evaluation of current detection methods to improve and streamline processes.
Proactively identify potential threat vectors and work with teams to improve prevention and detection methods.
Serve as Technical SME for application security and as the technical lead for various attack definition and resolution efforts.
Work with multidisciplinary teams across operations, intel, engineering and other LOB organizations to iteratively improve security controls and detection/prevention capabilities.
Train and mentor junior team members.
Basic Qualifications
High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
At least 2 years of experience in the Cyber Security field
At least 2 years of experience working in network security
At least 2 year of experience working with log aggregation, parsing, analysis and monitoring to detect or alert on threat activities
At least 2 year of experience working with threat landscapes (credential abuse, web content scraping or account takeovers)
At least 1 year of troubleshooting experience investigating false positives
At least 1 year of experience with Customer Facing Sign In flows and principles of Multi-Factor Authentication
Preferred Qualifications
2 years experience with parsing and analyzing big data
At least 1 year of experience with application development and data engineering.
Utilizing big data technologies and querying techniques
At least 2 years of experience using Security Information and Event Management technologies (Securonix,ELK, or Splunk)
Proficient in javascript, SQL, or python.
Experience monitoring and analyzing logs from cloud hosted applications.
Knowledge of identity and access management systems and processes including digital certificates, single sign on etc.
Understanding of OWASP top 10 and the HTTP protocol.
Knowledge of various attacker techniques, malware analysis and reverse engineering.
Working knowledge of Security principles and frameworks
Understanding of OWASP mitigation techniques
Experience working with third party partners and API’s
Experience with Shape Security Products and WAF technologies.
Familiar with Bot management and automation
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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