Senior Information Security Analyst

Job description

**Senior Information Security Analyst** (Contract)

Duration: 8 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: Dublin/Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

Rate: A highly competitive hourly rate is available for suitable candidates

Job Purpose

As a Senior Specialist, Information Security, you will have the opportunity to join a team of security analysts and utilise both traditional and unconventional methods to detect, analyse, and mitigate potential intrusions and other security incidents.

You will be part of a follow-the-sun team responsible for investigating security events, including intrusion detection, malware infections, denial of service attacks, privileged account misuse, and network breaches. Our client is looking for a candidate who is willing to work in a SOC environment, has strong problem-solving skills, and has demonstrable experience in various toolsets and best practises.

Responsibilities:

·  Collect, analyse, and enrich event information and perform threat or target analysis duties.

·  Interpret, analyse, and report all events and anomalies in accordance with Computer Network Directives.

·  Manage and execute multi-level responses to reported or detected incidents.

·  Coordinate and distribute directives, vulnerability, and threat advisories.

·  Develop focused reports and briefings on advanced cyber threats and activity for various teams and leaders.

·  Provide correlation and trending of cyber incident activity.

·  Continuously improve the service level for security operations and monitoring.

·  Create and maintain system documentation for security event processing.

·  Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training documentation.

·  Work under the guidance of managers and collaborate with T3 Analysts.

Requirements:

·  Technical certifications such as Linux, Cisco CCNA, Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Cloud, CISSP, SANS GIAC or GCIH, CEH are a plus.

·  Strong background in hands-on computer and networking experience, including an understanding of TCP/IP, routing, and major Internet protocols.

·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide technical thought leadership and translate complex concepts into plain English for non-technical audiences.

·  Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and attention to detail.

·  Self-motivated and able to work independently.

·  Understanding of network, desktop, and server technologies, including experience with network intrusion methods, containment techniques, and technologies such as IDS and IPS is preferred.

·  Experience in intrusion monitoring, incident response and mitigation, web application security, threat research, pen testing or intelligence analysis is preferred.

·  Familiarity with Splunk or similar SIEM tools and the ability to read and write scripts in various languages (Python, PowerShell, SQL, etc.) is a plus.

·  Flexibility in scheduling is necessary.

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

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As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.