Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - Brooklyn, United States - NMG Technology Services

Description

Contract Role

SOC (Security Operations Center) Senior Threat Analyst (Nights / Weekends)

Night SOC Analyst Hours:
Night shifts will typically occur between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The night SOC analyst position will include weekend shifts. The position requires a total of 35 hours per week.


Overview:


SCOPE OF SERVICES

• Perform many critical functions within the Threat Management discipline including staffing 24x7x365 coverage at the City's Security Operations Center (SOC) augmenting FTE shift schedules including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Interface with Cyber Command teams internally, with City agencies, vendors, and informationsharing partners.
• Produce routine SOC metrics & reporting.
• Maintain situation reports (SITREPS)
• Perform weekly quality control checks.
• Works closely with SOC Director on incident preparation including the continuous development of new SOC playbooks and runbooks.

Minimum 8 years of experience in Threat Management/SOC/Incident Response environment.

• For a senior position, leadership this includes the ability to lead and mentor junior analysts, coordinate team activities, and manage SOC operations effectively.
• Prior experience working in a SOC environment is. This includes familiarity with SOC operations, procedures, and tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices, and procedures
• Strong understanding of network and host technologies
• Experience with SIEM technologies, malware analysis and mitigation techniques
• Interpret information collected by diagnostic network tools (Netflow, security event logs, IDS systems, etc.)
• Ability to investigate and solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills are crucial for effectively communicating security incidents, risks, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders, including SOC Director and senior management.
• Threat Hunting: Proactive threat hunting capabilities to identify and investigate potential security threats or anomalies within the environment before they escalate into incidents.
• Incident Response: Experience in incident response procedures and methodologies, including the ability to analyze security incidents, contain threats, mitigate risks, and recover from security breaches effectively and efficiently.

This position offers competitive compensation.

If you meet the requirements and are ready to contribute your expertise to our team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Type:
Contract


Pay:
$ $26.80 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week


Compensation package:

• 1099 contract

Experience level:

• 8 years

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

Threat Management: 8 years (required)

• Cybersecurity: 8 years (preferred)
• Security Operations Center (SOC)r: 8 years (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Brooklyn, NY required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Brooklyn, NY 11201: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person