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Please send me your updated resume to midhun.t@thefountaingroup.comPay: $67.11 - Hourly• Title : Cyber Security Analyst - 100% REMOTE• (5491-1)• 6 months contract to start! This is a W2 Contract, with a possibility of extension or conversion beyond the original duration based on performance & budget at that time.As a Security Analyst, you would join the OpCo Digital Cyber Security team. The Global Cyber Security function has overall responsibility for security operations, risk and assurance as well as strategic oversight and management of the OpCo information security management system.The security analyst plays a vital role in keeping OpCo's proprietary and sensitive information secure. You will work inter-departmentally and internationally to identify and support remediation activities across the company's systems, solutions, and programs while recommending specific measures that can improve the company's overall security posture.The Security analyst is responsible for the operational monitoring activity that ensures the company's digital assets are protected from unauthorized access. This includes reviewing metrics and data to filter out suspicious activity, identifying and mitigating risks before breaches occur across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure and platforms. The security analyst is an integral part of the front-line cyber incident response efforts, including threat detection, threat investigation and response activities in close collaboration with global company SOC.To succeed within the role, you will have experience in a user-facing position, have a strong hands-on technical and analytical background, good understanding of security principles and concepts and loads of enthusiasm to learn.What you are to be responsible for:• Security event monitoring, management, and response in conjunction with company SOC and the internal cyber security team (EDR, DLP, XSOAR and other sources)• Contributing to continuous improvement of OpCo's security monitoring capability and Incident response process and automation efforts• Creation of reports, dashboards, metrics for security events and presentation to Management and various stakeholders.• Operating in compliance with agreed SLAs, process adherence and process improvement to achieve operational objectives• Collaborating with operational teams to ensure they are actively engaged in addressing potential security threats that can impact the business, to ensure consistency and viability of the protection mechanisms applied and coverage of the monitoring tooling• Managing the overall vulnerability management portfolio across the OpCo technical domains• Reviewing threat intelligence from external sources, researching emerging threats which may impact the business and articulating actionable recommendations• Contributing to projects that enhance the security posture of the company• Supporting evaluation of 3rd party vendor risks and collaborate with them to meet OpCo security standardsSkills:• Understand the structure and the meaning of logs and events from different sources such as end-point protection, operating systems, firewalls, intrusion detection, email security etc.• Able to perform analysis of security alerts and correlate events to establish context, rule out false positives and evaluate security risk to the business, determine containment action, and identify required preventative measures.• Understanding of cybersecurity best practices, standards• Working knowledge of common threats including but not limited to malware, phishing, ransomware, DDOS, web & mobile application security risks• Working knowledge with patching and vulnerability management practices• Good working knowledge of various operating systems i.e. including but not limited to Linux, MacOS, Windows• Good understanding of network protocols• General understanding of applications, database, middleware, cloud environments• Good Technology and English language skills• Excellent communication & team collaboration skills• Good analytical skills and problem solving• An independent worker who is comfortable working on their own initiative and in collaboration with overseas teams, owning their own time and seeking guidance as needed• Ability to multitask and handle high pressure situations• A strong passion for Cyber Security and to learn and progress within the tradeExperience and Qualifications• Experience in a similar role is highly desirable (3+ years' experience)• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy#LI-MT2

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