Job Description:

Senior Security Operations Center Analyst

Conducts daily traffic analysis, identifies and characterizes anomalous activity Performs in-depth system and network forensics to identify and eradicate threats.

Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.

Generates incident reports, investigates suspicious network and system activity

Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.

Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets.

Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic.

Proactively identifies threats to the enterprise, initiates the distribution of enterprise-wide alerts

Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.

Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.

Monitors software patches, security fixes, and tests and validates modified systems

Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in

recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy.

Recommend computing environment vulnerability corrections.

Processes, documents, and coordinates resolution of cyber incidents with appropriate teams

Notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan.

This position provides coverage to the Central AZSOC for swing shifts and covering weekend hours working in North Phoenix

Only US Citizens are eligible to be submitted to this role. No candidates with a Visa or Green Card are eligible.

Tentative start date will be dependent upon interviews conducted, onboarding completed, and the state agency issuing a PO.

Local Only Candidates - Resumes must specify the current location of the candidate, all those who do not state current location will not be considered. - AS A REMINDER - Candidates must be local at time of submission, and available for in person interviews within 1 week of the posting close date. Candidates must also be able to start within 2 weeks of an offer being made.

Position is 100% onsite

Shifts would either be Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-9pm (Saturday hours are flexible) or Sunday-Thursday (Sunday hours are flexible) 12pm-9pm

Office located at I-17 and Greenway

Required:

A solid, end-to-end understanding of Information technology systems, especially as they apply to security.

Ability to successfully triage security detections and alerts from any source (network, endpoint, audit logs, identity, etc..), perform incident response and support incident management.

Ability to work under pressure, prioritize issues, and maintain sufficient attention to ensure an appropriate response to cyber alerts and incidents.

Must have professional engagement and customer service skills to positively support stakeholder institutions and partners statewide.

Fast learner; ability to work and solve problems creatively

Two years of experience in a security operations environment, or related work and demonstrated interest in security operations.

Required Skills

Two years of experience in a security operations environment, or related work and demonstrated interest in security operations

A solid, end-to-end understanding of Information technology systems, especially as they apply to security