Cloud\/O365 SOC Analyst(2 positions)

Company: NIKSOFT SYSTEMS CORP
Location: Morrisville
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

NikSoft is currently conducting a search for a professional and experienced Cloud/O365 SOC Tier Analysts to add to its team in support of the United States Postal Service. We are looking for second shift - (330PM-1130PM) The candidate will have expertise in managing cybersecurity risks and incidents in a large-scale enterprise environment. Responsibilities:

• Identification of Cybersecurity problems which may require mitigating controls in a CLOUD environment - Azure and Google Cloud Platform focus.
• Analyze network traffic to identify exploit or intrusion related attempts
• Recommend Cloud detection mechanisms for exploit and or intrusion related attempts
• Provide subject matter expertise on cloud based attacks, network traffic analysis, and intrusion methodologies
• Escalate items which require further investigation to other members of the Threat Management team
• Execute operational processes in support of response efforts to identified security incidents
• Support morning shift M-F (330PM-1130PM) - NO Weekends! personnel in Morrisville, NC Important:
  • Need cloud (Azure or Google Cloud Platform) experience from an admin, security, troubleshooting perspective.
  • Email security analysis experience is preferred over network security.
  • Microsoft windows domain and security admin experience
  • Security+ or Splunk certs preferred
  • Splunk experience is a plus!! Required Qualifications:
    • 3+ years IT security experience
    • Experience with Azure, O365.
    • Exposure to Google Cloud Platform concepts
    • 2+ years' experience in network traffic analysis
    • Strong working knowledge of:
      • Boolean Logic
      • TCP/IP Fundamentals
      • Network Level Exploits
      • Threat Management
      • Regular Expressions
      • Knowledge of Control Frameworks and Risk Management techniques
      • Excellent oral and written communication skills
      • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
      • Strong understanding of IDS/IPS technologies, trends, vendors, processes and methodologies
      • Strong understanding of common IDS/IPS architectures and implementations
      • Strong understanding of IDS/IPS signatures, content creation and signature characteristics including both signature and anomaly-based analysis and detection ****Candidates must be able to obtain a Postal Sensitive Clearance (ship or required). Additionally, candidates must not have traveled outside of the USA for a combined period exceeding 6 months within the last 5 years.*** #d1ce - provided by Dice

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