Systems/Application Security Analyst jobs in Hempstead, NY

REMOTE with 10% travel to Long Island, NY

Responsibilities:

• Streamline the Alert triage process to optimize resource allocation, ensuring critical security alerts are prioritizes and addressed promptly.
• Incident Detection & Enhancement: Achieve measurable improvements in the detection of security Incidents, reducing mean time to detection (MTTD) and enhancing ability to identify and respond to emerging threats.
• Responsible for ensuring all the relevant logs are ingested and analysed in the SEIM as well as alerts are regularly reviewed and tested.
• Create and monitor a baseline of network activity and expected data flows for users and systems to detect cyber events.
• Analyze events to understand attack targets and methods through event data which is collected and correlated from multiple sources and sensors to determine impact of events.
• Set incident alert thresholds for both network, cloud, mobile as well as personal activity.
• Identify, investigate, prioritize and resolve issues as events come into SOC.
• Identify and monitor all applications, systems and assets on the network.
• Implement KPI/KRI metrics for continuous improvement as well as information regarding overall Cybersecurity Hygiene of the environment.
• Managing the event monitoring and triaging processes to detect and respond to events quickly and efficiently.
• Perform correlations to improve event tracking and incident detection processes.
• Provide IT MSSP with oversight and support through event triaging and escalations.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, Engineering or related discipline with 4 years of experience in Information Security.
• Proven experience in Cyber Security Monitoring, Incident detection, or a relayed cyber security role.
• In-depth knowledge of Security monitoring technologies, including SEIM, IDS/IPS, and endpoint detection solutions.
• Experience with Threat Intelligence platforms a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as GCIA, CompTIA Security , CISSP or equivalent is desired.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Cyber Security Monitoring: 5 years (Required)
• Incident detection: 5 years (Required)
• SEIM: 5 years (Preferred)
• SoC: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bethpage, NY 11714