Role: Security Analyst
Location: St. Petersburg
Type: Contract
Job Description:
What are the ongoing responsibilities of Sr. Analyst – Security Operations?
- Lead and coordinate incident response activities, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
- Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and procedures.
- Perform threat hunting using SIEM, EDR, and threat intelligence.
- Conduct digital forensics and malware analysis to determine the scope and impact of incidents.
- Collaborate with IT, legal, and business teams to contain and remediate threats.
- Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security trends.
- Mentor and guide junior SOC analysts.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 8+ years in cybersecurity, with a focus on SOC operations and incident response.
- Environment: Experience in a 24x7 operational environment, preferably across multiple geographies.
- Technical Skills:
- Good understanding of networking protocols, operating systems (Windows/Linux), and security technologies.
- Exposure to malware analysis and digital forensics.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001).
- Hands-on experience with tools such as:
- SIEM: Splunk, CrowdStrike, QRadar
- EDR: CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, SentinelOne
- SOAR: Palo Alto XSOAR, Splunk SOAR
- Forensics: FTK Imager, Autopsy, Wireshark, Procmon
