Security Analyst - Intermediate

Company: Keylent
Location: Clemson
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Job Title: Security Analyst - Intermediate
Location:H12 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, SC
Duration: 6 Months

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Monitoring and Operations:
Perform real-time security monitoring, detection and response to security events and incidents within the Clemson University environment.
Conduct thorough investigations of security events generated by detection mechanisms such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, AV, etc.
Recognize successful intrusions and compromises through review and analysis of relevant event detail information.
Differentiate false positives from true intrusion attempts.
Launch and track investigations to resolution.
Alert users of intrusions or potential intrusions and compromises.
Sort events and escalate incidents after a thorough investigation.
Collaboration and Mentoring:
Provide tier2 level support of incidents escalated by CSOC interns.
Educate and mentor CSOC interns to enable them to learn and advance their Information Security abilities.
Security Assessment:
Perform vulnerability assessments to gauge the organization against regulatory and internal policy compliance.
Provide technical security guidance to IT staff, particularly on vulnerability remediations.
Participate in application and infrastructure penetration tests, as well as social engineering tests.
Research:
Maintain situational awareness of the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
Working and collaborating with researchers on cyber security related research projects at Clemson University.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
Experience working in Security monitoring and intrusion detection; security assessments and penetration testing; incident response.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
Scripting
Log analysis
Web application
Experience using security tools like Splunk, BRO/Zeek, FireEye, Tenable, and Stealthwatch.
Windows and Linux hardening experience.
Cloud experience

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR A RELATED TECHNICAL FIELD OR EQUIVALENT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
Desired but not required: Security +

Keywords: Keylent, Asheville , Security Analyst - Intermediate, Professions , Clemson, North Carolina