URGENT NEED - Senior Threat Analyst 2 - SOC -- ---Brooklyn, NY - ONSITE

I have an opportunity for "Senior Threat Analyst 2 - SOC -- ---Brooklyn, NY - ONSITE" and I am looking for a candidate who can join Immediately if you are interested, reply to me with your updated resume or if you could refer someone I would really appreciate it.

Position: Senior Threat Analyst 2 - SOC

Location: Brooklyn, NY - onsite

Duration: 12 months

Working Hours : (35 hrs/week)

Shift Schedule: Night shifts will typically occur between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The night SOC analyst position will include weekend shifts.

The Senior Threat Analyst position at NYC Cyber Command is mandated as part of a critical initiative due to the escalating cybersecurity threats faced by the city's infrastructure, public services, and sensitive data. In an era where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and prevalent, the role of a Senior Threat Analyst is paramount in fortifying the city's defenses, analyzing emerging threats, and developing proactive measures to mitigate potential risks. Failure to fill this position not only exposes NYC to heightened vulnerabilities but also jeopardizes public health and safety initiatives reliant on secure digital systems. Without this Senior Threat Analyst, the city is susceptible to data breaches, infrastructure disruptions, and potential compromise of critical services, thereby compromising the safety and well-being of its residents and visitors alike.

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Perform many critical functions within the Threat Management discipline including staffing 24x7x365 coverage at the City's Security Operations Center (SOC) augmenting FTE shift schedules including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Interface with OTI Cyber Command teams internally, with City agencies, vendors, and information-sharing partners.
• Monitor City networks and security alerts for intrusion, attempted compromise, and anomalous behavior; apply mitigation techniques or escalation factors; correlate threat intelligence across various logs collected by established security controls.
• Produce routine SOC metrics & reporting.
• Maintain situation reports (SITREPS)
• Perform weekly quality control checks.
• Works closely with SOC Director on incident preparation including the continuous development of new SOC playbooks and runbooks.
  
  

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Threat Management/SOC/Incident Response environment.
• For this senior position, leadership skills are a must, including the ability to lead and mentor junior analysts, coordinate team activities, and manage SOC operations effectively.
• Prior experience working in a SOC environment is mandatory. This includes familiarity with SOC operations, procedures, and tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices, and procedures
• Strong understanding of network and host technologies
• Experience applying techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusion using IDS methods and technologies.
• Experience with SIEM technologies, malware analysis and mitigation techniques
• Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation)
• Interpret information collected by diagnostic network tools (Netflow, security event logs, IDS systems, etc.)
• Ability to investigate and solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills are crucial for effectively communicating security incidents, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including SOC Director and senior management.
• Threat Hunting: Proactive threat hunting capabilities to identify and investigate potential security threats or anomalies within the environment before they escalate into incidents.
• Incident Response: Experience in incident response procedures and methodologies, including the ability to analyze security incidents, contain threats, mitigate risks, and recover from security breaches effectively and efficiently.
  
  

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Alex . K

NAVTECH INC

P : (224) 348-1340 E : Alex@navtechusa.com

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