About Us:
Established in 1997, PruTech is committed to innovative problem-solving, solution creation, and fostering strong client partnerships. Serving a diverse array of industries, from government to finance, retail, and manufacturing, PruTech operates from strategic locations including New York City, Washington DC, North Carolina, and boasts a nearshore office in Mexico City and multiple offshore offices in India.
With over two decades of experience in Information Technology and system integration, PruTech offers a comprehensive suite of services to meet evolving technological needs:
- Project-based system integration
- Custom software solutions
- Package implementations
- Consulting and advisory services
- Big data and analytics
- Nearshore and offshore services
At PruTech, we are dedicated to shaping the future of technology and driving success for our clients through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships.
Senior Threat Analyst 2
(Nights / Weekends)
Work Location: Onsite at Brooklyn, NY 11201
Scheduled Work Hours:
- Night SOC Analyst Hours
- Shift Schedule: 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.
Project Duration: 24 months +
SCOPE OF SERVICES
TASKS:
- Perform many critical functions within the Threat Management discipline including staffing24x7x365 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 information-sharing partners.
- Monitor City networks and security alerts for intrusion, attempted compromise, and anomalous behavior; apply mitigation techniques or escalation factors; correlate threat intelligence across various logs collected by established security controls.
- 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.
Mandatory Skills/Experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Threat Management/SOC/Incident Response environment.
- For this senior position, leadership skills are a must, including the ability to lead and mentor junior analysts, coordinate team activities, and manage SOC operations effectively.
- Prior experience working in a SOC environment is mandatory. 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 applying techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusion using IDS methods and technologies.
- Experience with SIEM technologies, malware analysis, and mitigation techniques
- Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation)
- 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 non-technical 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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
PruTech abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
SOC Analyst 2