The Role
Monitor and analyze SIEM alerts, respond to security incidents and client tickets, troubleshoot vulnerabilities and malware, and provide recommendations to strengthen client security postures. Maintain application, web, and infrastructure security controls; collaborate with clients, vendors, and IT professionals; monitor vulnerability intelligence; and produce technical status reports and contract deliverables.
Summary Generated by Built In
Avertium is a cyber fusion and MXDR leader, delivering comprehensive security and compliance services to mid-market and enterprise customers. Our unique “Assess, Design, Protect” methodology addresses and improves security strategy, reduces attack surface risk, strengthens compliance, and provides continuous threat protection. Avertium maximizes customer security investments and enables customers to focus on growth, innovation, and business outcomes, while assuring that their security infrastructure is resilient and adaptive to evolving threats. That’s why customers trust Avertium to deliver better security, improved compliance, and greater ROI.
The CyberSecurity Analyst is a trusted technical advisor working with an active Center of Excellence. The CS Analyst works closely with the client to provide proactive support assistance to reduce or prevent security issues from occurring on the client network. The CS Analyst will administer and maintain security measures focused on application, web and infrastructure security for the client. The CS Analyst is responsible for working with key client contacts at multiple levels of the organization to identify and align business and IT Security objectives. The CS Analyst will provide security analytics and assistance with security support requests.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor, respond to, and analyze SIEM alerts from monitoring tools.
- Provide technical guidance / recommendations to clients to enhance their overall security posture within the managed products. Handles daily incidents; monitors, tracks, analyzes and records.
- Work with vendors, outside consultants, and other third parties to improve information security within the organization.
- Responds to security related tickets escalated from clients, and works collaboratively with the client to assist in resolving security events.
- Work with other IT professionals to resolve fast moving vulnerabilities such as spam, virus, spyware and malware.
- Monitor security vulnerability information from vendors and third parties.
- Create Weekly and Monthly Status Reports, including daily technical task reports and contract deliverables.
Qualifications for Success:
- Strong written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, especially conveying complex information in an understandable manner.
- CISSP, CISA or GIAC certification is a plus.
- A minimum of 2-4 years of experience working with Microsoft Active Directory.
- Experience in managing an organization's PCI, HIPAA, or SSAE16 certification is preferred.
- Analyze and resolve complex technical and business problems.
- Must have proficient knowledge with three or more of the following technologies: Application / stateful / UTM firewalls; SIEM; DLP; Web content filtering; Web application firewalls (WAF); Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing; IPS/IDS; Security Operations Center operations; Wireless Networking; UNIX, AIX & Solaris, Linux, Windows Server Operating Systems; Endpoint and Malware
- Knowledge with NIST, FISMA, DIACAP.
- Knowledge of Windows 2003-12 server platforms.
- Knowledge of VMware and VM server platforms.
- Knowledge of UNIX server platforms.
- Working knowledge of analyzing IIS, SQL, firewall, IPS/IDS, Windows.
- Web and mail logged events.
- Ability to analyze IANA assigned ports (well known, registered, dynamic and private ports).
- Ability to troubleshoot common network devices, network, vulnerabilities and network attack patterns.
- Ability to troubleshoot Windows Event IDs.
- Interact with all levels of management.
- Make decisions based on many variables.
- Manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
- Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in computer science, telecommunications management, electrical engineering, or a related field or have 4 years of experience.
- Advanced network and systems certifications such as CCNP, CCNA and CISSP, are preferred.
- Other industry certifications such as ITIL, Microsoft, Juniper and Checkpoint are a plus.
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In addition to a career in the challenging world of cyber security, Avertium offers competitive salaries, full benefits, unlimited paid time off, participation in 401(k), and opportunities for professional growth and development. We offer the opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies in a stimulating work environment.
Avertium provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Skills Required
- Strong written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
- Two to four years of experience working with Microsoft Active Directory
- Proficiency with at least three listed security technologies, including firewalls, SIEM, DLP, WAF, vulnerability scanning, IPS/IDS, or SOC operations
- Knowledge of UNIX, AIX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows Server operating systems
- Knowledge of VMware and virtual machine server platforms
- Working knowledge of IIS, SQL, firewall, IPS/IDS, Windows, web, and mail log analysis
- Ability to analyze IANA-assigned ports and troubleshoot network devices, vulnerabilities, attack patterns, and Windows Event IDs
- Knowledge of NIST, FISMA, and DIACAP
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, telecommunications management, electrical engineering, or a related field, or four years of experience
- Experience managing PCI, HIPAA, or SSAE16 certification
- CISSP, CISA, or GIAC certification
- CCNP, CCNA, or CISSP certification
- ITIL, Microsoft, Juniper, or Check Point certifications
- Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical and business problems
- Ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and make decisions based on multiple variables
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The Company
What We Do
Avertium is the security partner that companies turn to for end-to-end cybersecurity solutions that attack the chaos of the cybersecurity landscape with context. By fusing together human expertise and a business-first mindset with the right combination of technology and threat intelligence, Avertium delivers a more comprehensive, more programmatic approach to cybersecurity – one that drives action on the ground and influence in the boardroom. That’s why over 1,200 mid-market and enterprise-level organizations across 15 industries turn to Avertium when they want to be more efficient, more effective, and more resilient when waging today’s cyber war. Show No Weakness® Avertium will focus its comprehensive expertise on supporting mid-to-large enterprises, making it one of the largest managed cybersecurity services companies focused on this market. Avertium is led by Jeff Schmidt, a security industry veteran, who has previously held executive leadership roles at a variety of successful technology and security companies, including International Network Services, All Covered, BT Counterpane, SQS, and Authomate. For more information and career opportunities, visit https://www.avertium.com/.
