Jr. Cybersecurity Analyst

A leading financial services provider in the Washington , DC area is looking for a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst with 1 years of experience to work on a remote or hybrid part time basis within the a Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) for a 1 year (strong possibility of renewal).


The selected resource will have the following qualifications:

• Basic experience in cybersecurity and/or information technology (IT) security


• Basic knowledge of security architectures, firewalls, proxies, and network topologies


• Basic understanding of cyber-defense signature development


• Basic skill in using security event correlation tools


• Basic experience in analyzing, correlating log events for cloud technologies during investigations


• Basic skill in detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies


• Basic communication skills for reporting technical solutions to team leadership


• Foundational research, analytical, and problem-solving skills


• Experience in Cybersecurity analysis, incident response, or a related field


• Highly skilled in collaborating with other team members on time-sensitive incidents

Desired Qualifications:

• Cybersecurity event monitoring and incident response experience


• AZ-900, AZ-140, AZ-500 or other related Cloud Security certifications


• CySA , CASP , CISSP or other related Information Security certifications

Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) incident response and monitoring support team will be responsible for:

• Using established processes, conduct 24x7x365 monitoring of security events of all event sources to identify anomalous events that are indicative of a security incident


• Adhere to evolving service level agreements (SLA's) as they pertain to expected response and remediation times


• Document investigation efforts to confirm activity or escalate to senior level personnel and provide ongoing support of investigation


• Support incident response efforts to contain and eradicate any confirmed incident in accordance with established processes and procedures


• Perform in-depth analysis, response, and remediation on cyber incidents: determine course of action in compliance with the appropriate operational level agreements


• Provide independent thinking and real-time decision making to diagnose and analyze high severity escalated incidents ensuring critical response and remediation


• Perform in-depth analysis, monitoring, research, assessment and recommendations on Intrusion detection and prevention tools, anomaly detection systems, firewalls, antivirus systems and proxy devices


• Develop content to implement countermeasures in response to potential or identified cyber threats and attacks based on incident response activities


• Provide log/network/malware/device analysis and make recommendations for remediation of security vulnerability conditions


• Leverage commercial and open-source tools to quickly analyze, detect, and respond to cyber security incidents


• Develop and maintain documentation of more complex threats and incidents to enhance event monitoring and incident response function and cyber tools


• Develop internal documentation, such as detailed procedures, playbooks, and operational metrics reports


• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior analysts (as applicable)


• Communicate shift turnover materials (e.g., ongoing incidents) to coworkers


• Execute daily ad-hoc tasks or lead small projects


• Perform other duties as assigned or appropriate

Cybersecurity Operations Support. Support advanced functions with the CSOC program including:

• Create and refine cyber defense Tactics, Techniques, and Protocols against monitored threats.


• Research and support response actions to emerging threats.


• Support quality control and review of SOC analyst case work to assess fidelity of cases created.

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