Thrive is an innovative technology solutions provider focused on Cyber Security, Hybrid Cloud, Global Network Management, Disaster Recovery and traditional Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon NextGen services help us stand out among our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don't view their weekdays spent at 'a job' but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you're attracted to a work hard, play hard environment and seek the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!
Position Overview
The Tier 1 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst contributes to the protection of client assets and information by monitoring security events and responding to incidents. The Tier 1 SOC Analyst will leverage their cybersecurity experience and knowledge to analyze SIEM/XDR/EDR alerts with a focus on root cause analysis. They will also collaborate with the SOC team to provide value-added analysis of potential threats and make mitigation recommendations to the client. The Tier 1 SOC Analyst will maintain knowledge of the current cyber-threat landscape and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes SIEM/XDR/EDR tools (AlienVault USMA/LevelBlue, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk CrowdStrike, etc.) to monitor alerts and security events of client networks and systems.
- Identifies, analyzes, and responds to security incidents as they occur.
- Collaborates and leverages their cybersecurity knowledge working alongside a team of skilled analysts to address potential threats within a 24x7 SOC
- Crafts escalations to clients for potential threats that include value-added and root cause analysis with recommendations for remediation
- Continually improves cybersecurity and information security expertise
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field is preferred
- Basic knowledge of the following content areas is preferred:
- IP addresses and subnetting
- Common ports and services
- IPv4 and IPv6 basic packet structure
- HTTP methods (GET and POST)
- DNS resolution
- SSL / TLS and certificates
- Common malware strategies (recon, exploit, callback)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field is preferred
- Basic knowledge of IP addresses and subnetting
- Basic knowledge of common ports and services
- Basic knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 basic packet structure
- Basic knowledge of HTTP methods (GET and POST)
- Basic knowledge of DNS resolution
- Basic knowledge of SSL / TLS and certificates
- Basic knowledge of common malware strategies (recon, exploit, callback)
Thrive Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thrive and has not been reviewed or approved by Thrive.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid annual leave and holidays are positioned as part of the standard offering, which can strengthen total rewards beyond base pay. Flexible schedules are also described as available, supporting work-life needs.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is explicitly included in the benefits package, indicating employer participation in long-term savings. This feature can meaningfully add to overall compensation value for eligible employees.
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What We Do
Thrive is a leading provider of NextGen managed services designed to drive business outcomes through application enablement and optimization. The company’s Thrive5 Methodology utilizes a unique combination of its Application Performance Platform and strategic services to ensure each business application takes advantage of technology that enables peak performance, scale, and security. Hundreds of clients rely on Thrive to drive operational efficiencies, security compliance, high availability, and hardened reliability, both on-premise and in the Cloud. The company’s proven approach to managed services enables enterprises all of sizes to realize their goals, for today and tomorrow.
