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Security / Soc Analyst III

WaveStrong

Houston, TXContractNo compensation foundPosted 5mo agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Houston, TX
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
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Job overview

WaveStrong is hiring a Security / Soc Analyst III. WaveStrong is seeking a Security/SOC Analyst III for a 6-month contract opportunity in Houston, TX. This role involves incident response, threat monitoring, and handling security incidents. The analyst will determine detection requirements for data sources, assess SIEM detection cases, and perform security monitoring of cyber security events.

Key focus areas include Determine detection requirements for data sources being on-boarded to the SIEM., Assess the value of in place SIEM detection cases., and Determine gaps and overlap in the overall detection scheme..

Successful candidates bring 5+ Years Security Domain Experience. Important skills include Incident Management, Threat Monitoring, Handling Incidents, Incident Triage, SIEM Detection Requirements, and Assessing SIEM Detection Cases.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Incident ManagementThreat MonitoringHandling IncidentsIncident TriageSIEM Detection RequirementsAssessing SIEM Detection CasesSecurity MonitoringCyber Security EventsTriage Offenses for False PositivesDefining Detection SchemesDefining Protection SchemesEndpoint Detection and ResponseFirewallIPSIDSProxyDLPAuthenticationLeveraging Data From Security TechnologiesLeveraging Referential Data SourcesDefining Security Detection RequirementsCorrelating Data Across Multiple Data SourcesInterpreting Code

Qualifications

5+ Years Security Domain Experience

Full job description

Exciting Security / Soc Analyst III, 6 months contract opportunity in Houston, TX.

Requirements

  • 5 plus years experience in the security domain, Incident Response, threat monitoring, and handling incidents (incident triage and response)

  • Determine detection requirements for data sources being on-boarded to the SIEM, and assessing the value of in place SIEM detection cases, in order to determine gaps and overlap in the overall detection scheme.

  • Perform security monitoring and incident response of cyber security events for proper determination of being considered a cybersecurity event.

  • Triage offenses for false positives

  • Hands-on experience defining detection or protection schemes based on industry standards and frameworks.

  • SIEM, Endpoint Detection and Response, Firewall/IPS/IDS, Proxy, Data Loss Prevention, Authentication

  • Experience leveraging data from security technologies and referential data sources to define security detection requirements, including detections which correlate data across multiple data sources.

  • Ability to interpret code in the support of detection case development.

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