Cyber Operations Analyst

Cyber Operations Analyst
Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Cyber Operations Analyst, you will be developing and operating tools that are used by internal groups for protecting information, understanding internal systems and networks to prevent attacks, and analyzing information to determine whether the organization is under attack. This role will be within our Joint Operations Centre in Whippany New Jersey, part of a globally distributed operational team.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

•    Coordinating and supporting remediation activities within scope
•    Understanding when to escalate events and to whom; tracking and reporting security incidents to remediate and drive closure
•    Utilizing existing processes and technologies in place, to detect, respond and prevent malicious electronic attacks to Barclays’ networks and network estate
•    Interpreting, analyzing and reporting all events and anomalies in accordance with cyber security related directives, including initiating, responding and reporting discovered event
•    Analyzing of Intelligence information to ensure enhanced detection, as well as accounting for the improvement of functional capability
•    Helping deliver technical detection and response programs and initiatives
•    Leveraging previous experience, methods & tools to provide value for the organization through risk reduction
•    Supporting identification, enhancement, improvement and delivery of monitoring and response methods and processes to reduce risk to the Organisation

What we’re looking for:

•    More than three years of Security Operations Center (SOC) experience with proficiency in SIEM technologies & usability in a Large & Complex Computing Environment
•    Analysis and response of detected security incidents, timely escalation and drive to ensure the closure of incidents
•    Incident Response skills including proficiency in PCAP Capture, Network Analysis, and Traffic Patterns
•    Ability to identify attacks and malware (Trojans, Ransomware, etc.), analysing event data generated from proxy, endpoints, IDS, MPLS, network devices, email security products etc

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    In-depth knowledge of the Cyber Kill-Chain, Intelligence-driven defense and security architectures
•    Proficiency of Operating System fundamentals and OS Security (Windows & Linux); Networking Principles, Protocols, & Practices
•    Understanding of Ethical Hacking from the perspective of a Blue-team member
•    Familiarity with Cloud Security Principles (AWS/Google/Azure)

Where will you be working?

At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

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