Security Operations Center Analyst

Job Statement:

NopalCyber makes cybersecurity manageable, affordable, dependable, and powerful for companies that need to be resilient and compliant. Managed extended detection and response (MXDR), attack surface management (ASM), breach and attack simulation (BAS), and advisory services fortify your cybersecurity across both offense and defense. AI-driven intelligence in our Nopal360° platform, our NopalGo mobile app, and our proprietary Cyber Intelligence Quotient (CIQ) lets anyone quantify, track, and visualize their cybersecurity posture in real-time. Our service packages, which are tailored to client’s needs and budget, and external threat analysis, which provides critical intelligence at no-cost, help to democratize cybersecurity by making enterprise-grade defenses and security operations available to organizations of all sizes. NopalCyber lowers the barrier to entry while raising the bar for security and service.

Job responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and interpret security/system logs for events, operational irregularities, and potential incidents, and escalate issues as appropriate
• Responsible for monitoring, detection of analysis through various input tools and systems (SIEM, IDS / IPS, Firewalls, EDR, etc.)
• Conduct basic red team exercises to test the effectiveness of preventive and monitoring controls
• Provides support for complex system/network exploitation and defense techniques to include deterring, identifying, and investigating system and network intrusions
• Support malware analysis, host and network, log analysis, and triage in support of incident response
• Maintaining and improving the security technologies deployed, including creating use cases, customizing or better configuring the tools based on past and current threats
• Monitoring threat/vulnerability landscape, security advisories, and acting on them as appropriate
• Continuously monitors the security alerts and escalation queue, triages security alerts
• Monitoring and tuning SIEM (content, parsing, maintenance)
• Monitoring Cloud infrastructure for security-related events
• Delivers scheduled and ad-hoc reports
• Develop and coach L1 analysts
• Author Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training documentation
• Work the full ticket lifecycle; handle every step of the alert, from detection to remediation
• Generates end-of-shift reports for documentation and knowledge transfer to subsequent analysts on duty
• Perform threat-intel research, learn new attack patterns, actively participate in security forums.

Job specifications:

1. Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or closely related coursework in technology development disciplines
• Certifications like CISSP, CEH, CISM, GCIH, GCIA are desirable
• Experience with the following or related tools: SIEM Tools such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, SecureOnix; Case Management Tools such as Swimlane, Phantom, etc.; EDR tools such as Crowdstrike, Sentinel, VMware, McAfee, Microsoft Defender ATP, etc; Network Analysis Tools such as Darktrace, FireEye, NetWitness, Panorama, etc.

1. Experience:

• 6+ years of SOC related work experience

1. Desired Skills:

• Full understanding of SOC L1 responsibilities/duties and how the duties feed into L2/L3. The ability to take lead on incident research when appropriate and be able to mentor junior analysts.
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and event log analysis
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux and networking concepts
• Experience analyzing both log and packet data to include the use of WireShark, tcpdump and other capture/analysis tools
• Good understanding of security solutions including SIEMs, Web Proxies, EDR, Firewalls, VPN, authentication, encryption, IPS/IDS etc.
• Functional understanding of Cloud environments
• Ability to conduct research into IT security issues and products as required
• Working in a TAT based IT security incident resolution practice and knowledge of ITIL
• Knowledge and experience with scripting and programming (Python, PERL, etc.) are also highly preferred
• Malware analysis and reverse engineering is a plus

Personal Attributes

• Self-starter and quick learner requiring minimal ramp-up
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment