Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field is required., 3+ years of experience in system administration or cybersecurity is necessary., Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure, and security management platforms like Splunk is essential., Comptia Security+ certification is required, with Comptia CySA+ preferred..

Key responsibilities:

Monitor client environments for security threats and respond accordingly.

Perform vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, managing remediation of issues.

Analyze compromised cloud environments, servers, and workstations.

Provide high-quality customer service and document all work accurately.

Job description

Location Requirement:

To be eligible for this role you must be located in Washington.

Position Summary:

The SOC Analyst is responsible for analyzing and responding to cyber threats. The SOC Analyst will operate and tune security tools to perform cyber security services for client networks. The SOC Analyst will perform other maintenance & patching activities as assigned to support the cybersecurity posture of OSIbeyond’s clients.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Work and complete assigned tickets according to SOPs
Monitor client environments for security threats
Perform regularly scheduled vulnerability scanning and penetration testing and manage remediation of identified issues
Analyze cloud environments, servers, workstations and other devices suspected to be compromised
Provide high quality written and verbal customer service
Accurately track and document all work
Maintenance activities as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

Experience

3+ years of related experience including either system administration or cybersecurity
Experience administering Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure and on-premise Microsoft platforms such as Microsoft Windows Server and Windows 10
Familiarity with log, event or security management platforms such as Logstash and Splunk
Experience in working with help desk ticketing software such as Zendesk or Connectwise

Education and Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field (required)
Comptia Security+ (required)
Comptia CySA+ or equivalent (strongly preferred)

Other Skills

Demonstrated ongoing professional interest in cybersecurity
Ability to speak confidently and comfortably with clients and vendors as needed to see incidents through resolution
Outstanding attention to detail
Strong communicator, both written & verbal
Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting abilities
Must possess a current and valid driver’s license

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