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Richmond - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst with 5 years of hands-on experience in security monitoring threat detection and incident response. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in managing intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) security information and event management (SIEM) platforms and firewall administration. This role requires advanced skills in digital forensics anomaly investigation and data loss prevention to safeguard enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Monitor analyze and respond to security events using SIEM IDS/IPS and firewall tools.

  • Lead incident response efforts including triage containment eradication and recovery.

  • Perform digital forensics and malware analysis to investigate security breaches and anomalies.

  • Conduct root-cause analysis and develop remediation strategies to mitigate risks.

  • Develop and maintain security use cases playbooks and automation scripts to improve SOC efficiency.

  • Implement and manage data loss prevention (DLP) policies and tools.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen security posture and align with regulatory requirements.

  • Stay current on threat intelligence emerging attack vectors and security best practices.

Required Qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations incident response or SOC environments.

  • Hands-on expertise with IDS/IPS SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk QRadar ArcSight Elastic) and firewall technologies.

  • Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies digital forensics and malware analysis.

  • Experience with DLP solutions anomaly detection and threat hunting techniques.

  • Familiarity with industry frameworks (NIST ISO 27001 MITRE ATT&CK).

  • Excellent problem-solving analytical and communication skills.

Certifications (Required or Equivalent):
  • CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional

  • GCIH GIAC Certified Incident Handler

  • GNFA GIAC Network Forensic Analyst

  • GCFA GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in federal financial or healthcare environments.

  • Knowledge of scripting/automation (Python PowerShell etc.) for incident response.

  • Cloud security exposure (AWS Azure GCP).

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