Lead Security Analyst
NinjaJobs
- Austin, TX, United States
Available in these Cities: Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, McLean, VA
The Security Operations team is responsible for designing and driving information security initiatives including defining policy, engineering defensive controls, and responding to incidents. We are looking for candidates with a strong technical background who can improvise and adapt to solving technical problems. As a Lead Security Analyst, you will be a key component of our front-line defense and overall security posture.
Responsibilities:
- Monitoring and reacting to security events
- Participation in incident response efforts
- Planning, coordinating, and/or executing security assessments of networks, systems, applications, and cloud platforms
- Working with system owners and stakeholders to mitigate issues found in security assessments
- Assist with governance, risk, and compliance initiatives as needed
- Developing and curating threat intelligence
- Working with the greater Information Security team to define and implement security policies, procedures, and controls
- General awareness of developments in information security and help in guiding the company’s response
- Providing security expertise and advice to other teams within the company
- Collaborating with other teams to solve business challenges
Ideal Candidate:
- 5+ years of experience in information security concepts, controls, and technology
- Extensive experience with server/workstations, computer networks, cloud platforms, their built-in security capabilities and hardening options.
- Experience with AWS and Azure cloud environments.
- Experience with Log Management/SIEM tools
- Experience with EDR, Antivirus, and security tools.
Familiarity with the following security-related disciplines with deep experience in several:
- Vulnerability management
- Forensic Analysis
- Application Security
- Cloud Security Posture Management
- IAM
- Penetration Testing
- Malware analysis
- Deep technical troubleshooting skills
- Familiarity with industry or regulatory compliance standards (CIS, NIST, SOC2, etc)
- Technical degree, certification, and/or 5+ years of experience related to information security
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to explain security best practices to a non-technical audience
- Willingness and aptitude for learning new skills and adapting to new technologies
- Experience with programming and/or automation software
- Ethical moral compass
Posted On: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Compensation: 140,000