• The Cybersecurity Analyst’s role is to provide expertise for Cyber Threat management activities. This person will interact with the information technology teams to respond to incidents, and drive security initiatives. In this role, the ideal candidate will also provide general advice and guidance on topics related to information security, threat management, security monitoring, and incident response.
• Provide support for alert triage and analysis for security threats and risks alerting from security solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify attack vectors and provide mitigation recommendations to prevent future attacks.
• Serve as an escalation point and subject matter expert during incident investigations.
• Develop detections for identified threats and 0-day exploits.
• Enhance the maturity of the security posture by creating new use cases, identifying security gaps, and performing continuous assessments of current security capabilities.
• Experience utilizing Cyber Threat Intelligence to conduct structured and unstructured Threat-hunting.
• Participate in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under the direction of IT leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or college diploma in the field of Cybersecurity and 3 years of experience working directly in a Cybersecurity Center, or on a Computer Incident Response Team (CISRT).
• Proficient with security solutions and platforms (Checkpoint, SIEM, EDR, SOAR, UEBA, SEG, TIP).
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point) and Windows 10 Operating System.
• One or more of the following certifications:
• CompTIA Security+
• GIAC Information Security Fundamentals
• Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or college diploma in the field of Cybersecurity and 5 years of experience working with Checkpoint, Cisco, and Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience troubleshooting network-related issues.
• Strong understanding of IP, TCP/IP, and other network administration protocols.
• Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP certification a plus.

• In the event that an offer is extended, the selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal background check and/or FBI fingerprinting, as well as pre-employment drug screening, as applicable for the position.
• This position IS NOT covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the CWA Union.

To be considered for this position:

Submit your cover letter and resume to the Career Center Online.

UPO is an Equal Opportunity Employer