Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sentinel Technologies is an IT services and solutions provider delivering security, communications, systems and networks, software applications, cloud, and managed services. The Threat Investigation Analyst serves as a first responder to cybersecurity incidents by triaging, investigating, and responding to security alerts, evaluating security data, and communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- The Threat Investigation Analyst is a key member of the Threat Operations Team and serves as a first responder to cybersecurity incidents
- This role is responsible for triaging, investigating, and responding to security alerts to protect customer environments
- Analysts evaluate real-world logs, network traffic, and security artifacts to determine malicious versus benign activity and communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Work closely with their manager, team leads, and senior analysts
- Shadow live security investigations and incident response activities
- Learn customer environments, security tools, workflows, and response procedures
- Develop proficiency in investigation, escalation, documentation, and communication processes
Skills
- * Required minimum certifications: CompTIA Security+
- * Experience with SIEM platforms and security investigations
- * Experience performing daily system monitoring and health checks for various security products
- * Confident triaging alerts and reports of incidents
- * Familiarity with network, endpoint, and host-based security telemetry
- * Understanding of common and emerging attack techniques
- * Understanding basic network protocols and traffic flow in an enterprise environment
- * Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
- * The ability to communicate clearly with verbal and written skills
- * Must be able to meet and uphold CJIS requirements
- * The candidate must have a car, as this position requires travel between location and the transportation of equipment
- * A valid driver's license and proof of vehicle insurance will be required
- * **Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship**
- * Must demonstrate a “can-do” attitude
- * 1+ years of experience in a Security Operations role (SOC, Incident Response, Threat Intel, Malware Analysis, IDS/IPS, etc.) preferred
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 529 plan
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability income protection
- Medical and child/elder care
- Flexible Spending Account plans
- Family planning benefits
- Financial education
- Identity theft protection and assistance
- Legal services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Two weeks' vacation
- Certification and hands-on training
- Employee discount for product services and entertainment
- Remote work, with occasional onsite support required at the Downers Grove, IL headquarters
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