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Information Security Specialist

Tata Communications
Matawan, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/23/2025

Job Description:


Security Operations:

  • Attend morning, evening, or night meetings based on shift schedules to provide daily functional updates and insights.
  • Monitor security alerts and escalate issues to the next level while conducting technical analyses.
  • Receive incidents and perform in-depth analyses, correlating them with threat intelligence to identify the threats, nature of the attack, and the systems or data affected.
  • Determine the strategy for containment, remediation, and recovery, and take necessary actions accordingly.
  • A strong understanding of the MITRE framework is required.


SIEM Administration:

  • Provide daily reports on hardware, software, and application utilization trends.
  • Add, remove, and troubleshoot log sources.
  • Create and enhance use cases.
  • Collaborate with the local engineering team to identify and reduce false positives.
  • Work with OEM Support when needed.
  • Optimize license capacity by monitoring utilization reports across various platforms.


General Requirements:

  • Stay informed about the latest security threats, trends, and technologies through ongoing learning and training.
  • Share knowledge and best practices with colleagues to strengthen the overall security posture of the organization.
  • Ensure that security operations comply with relevant industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies. This may include assisting in compliance assessments and audits, as well as implementing measures to address any compliance gaps.
  • Participate in regular reviews and assessments of Security Operations Center (SOC) processes, procedures, and technologies to identify areas for improvement. Implement enhancements to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations.


Skills:

  • SIEM Operations: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in security investigations.
  • SIEM Administration: At least 1 year of experience in SIEM administration.
  • Experience with the following technologies: SIEM, DLP, EDR/EPP, and CASB.
  • Comprehensive threat detection and investigations
  • Identify Security Threats such as phishing, ransomware, etc.
  • Understanding of Proxy & Firewalls
  • Authentication Methods: Active Directory, TACACS, radius, MFA
  • MS Office Suite, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Word
  • Operating System management, tools, and navigation for Windows, Linux
  • Strong analytical and critical observation skills to understand security issues
  • Understanding of IP Services: DNS, NTP, SFTP, SSH, Syslog, TACACS, Radius


Additional Skills:

  • Scripting: python, PowerShell, bash
  • REGEX
  • Technical writing and presentation skills


Schedule: Rotating shifts, including weekends.


Education

The position requires a bachelor s degree in computer science, engineering, or cyber security, or an equivalent of 2 years of experience in the Information Security Operations field.


Base Salary Range: $77,273 - $97,364. The salary may be adjusted within this range based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and the specific needs of the position.

Benefits Summary: We offer Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage, as well as a 401k plan, and paid leave under our policies.

Other Compensation: The position is eligible for a discretionary bonus.

Salary : $77,273 - $97,364

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