About this role
Senior cybersecurity operations role within the Citizens SOC/CSIRT, focusing on incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, and security monitoring tool optimization.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage; threat hunting; analyze vulnerability assessments and penetration testing; proactive malware analysis and defensive actions; develop metrics reflecting posture
Technical Overview
Technical leadership in CSIRT activities, monitoring security systems (QRadar/Arcsight/Splunk), malware analysis, threat taxonomy (MITRE ATT&CK), IOCs, and scripting for automation.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior cybersecurity professional with 7+ years in security operations capable of owning CSIRT incident response programs, leading threat hunting, and maturing malware analysis initiatives across SOC tooling.
Must-Have Skills
7+ years of progressive security industry experienceBachelor's Degree (Security / IT Related) or equivalentExperience with Security Information and Event Management Tools (QRadarArcsightSplunk)Experience with threat taxonomiesMITRE ATT&CKand IOCsExperience with one or more scripting language (BashPythonPerlPowerShell)Experience with malware reverse analyzing and tools such as IDA ProOllyDbgPEiDKnowledge of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and associated toolstechniquesand procedures (TTPs)Experience in computer security incident handlingcoordination and responseKnowledge and experience required in security assessment and vulnerability scanningrisk based threat analysisand security mitigation techniques
Nice-to-Have Skills
CISSPGREMGCIHGCIACEHGCEDCISA
Tools & Platforms
QRadarArcsightSplunkGuardiumSymantecWebsenseSourceFireMcAfeeIDA ProOllyDbg
Required Skills
7+ years of progressive security industry experienceSecurity Information and Event Management Tools (QRadarArcsightSplunk)MITRE ATT&CKIOCsscripting (BashPythonPerlPowerShell)malware reverse engineering (IDA ProOllyDbgPEiD)APT knowledgeincident handlingvulnerability scanning
Hard Skills
Security Information and Event Management ToolsQRadarArcsightSplunkIntrusion Prevention ToolsGuardiumData Loss Prevention ToolsSymantecWebsenseCiscoPalo AltoCheck PointVulnerability toolsCyber Security Incident ResponseNetwork Intrusion Detection SystemsSourceFireMcAfeeHost Intrusion Detection SystemsMITRE ATT&CKIOCsBashPythonPowerShellIDA ProOllyDbgAPT
Soft Skills
Excellent oral and written communicationsAnalytical and critical thinkingSelf-motivationAbility to work under minimal supervisionStrong problem-solvingTeam collaboration
Certifications
Preferred
CISSPGREMGCIHGCIACEHGCEDCISA
Keywords for Your Resume
principal cyber defense ops specialistsoccsirtthreat intelligenceattack surface managementdetection engineeringsecurity information and event managementqradararcsightsplunkguardiummitre attackiocsbashpythonpowershellida promalware analysisincident responsesecurity operationsthreat hunting
Deal Breakers
Bachelor's Degree required, 7+ years of progressive security experience, Must be able to work with minimal supervision
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