Akkodis is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst Investigator for a 1-year W2 contract position with a client located in Bridgewater Township, NJ. This is a hybrid position that will be working on-site 3 days per week. The primary responsibility of this role is to respond to and investigate cyber security incidents and events, ensuring the protection of client organization from cyber-attacks.
*** No Corp-to-Corp; No C2C; No referrals from C2C ***
Pay Range: $75.00 to $80.00 per hour on W2
Cyber Security Analyst Investigator Responsibilities: Role is for a security analyst or incident response specialist to work within the organization's security operations center (SOC). Analyzing security incidents and indicators of compromise using tools like Sentinel One and FireEye HX. Making critical decisions and providing recommendations to address security issues - Interfacing with internal engineering teams to resolve false positive alerts - Documenting and reporting on incident response activities.
- Incident Response: Rapidly detect, investigate, and respond to cyber security incidents using SOC tools and methodologies.
- Technical Analysis: Utilize strong technical reasoning to discern benign events from malicious ones and take appropriate action.
- Threat Hunting: Conduct threat hunting activities using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.
- Email Security: Implement and manage email security principles and protection measures.
- Documentation: Document incidents and investigations using Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tools.
- Red Team Understanding: Apply knowledge of adversary tactics and techniques to enhance security measures.
Qualifications:
- Over 5+ years of Cyber Security experience
- Strong understanding of cyber security and ethical hacking principles.
- Operational experience in a cyber security environment.
- Experience with endpoint detection and response tools.
- Proficiency with sandboxing tools and interpreting their reports.
- Strong understanding of security concepts, including hacking methodologies - Ability to work independently and make judgement calls - Familiarity with security tools and technologies used in the organization.
- Security Stack/Tech/Tools: IBM QRadar, Google Chronicle Security Operations, Sentinel One and FireEye HX for EDR, Symantec Endpoint protection, Splunk, XOR by Cortex Palo Alto for SOAR, Vectra, Stairwell for binary analysis, Vectra for NDR and Mimecast
If you are interested in this Cyber Security Analyst Investigator position in Bridgewater Township, NJ please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact Erica Goben at Erica.Goben@AkkodisGroup.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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