What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Operations Analyst position at Brinks Home?
Through our high standards of customer care and protection, Brinks Home ™ is a proven leader in smart home technology and residential security industries. Our service is guided by our relentless pursuit of protecting what matters most. We work to provide security and peace of mind to our nearly 1 million customers across North America. We are currently seeking a strong Security Operations Analyst to join our Brinks Home Family.
Our Pillars:
- Service Through Purpose – We are motivated by the pursuit of safety and peace of mind for our customers, and our service is inspired by protecting what matters most.
- Security In Every Detail – We obsess over the details so that our customers can live their lives without thinking about home security.
- Always Available – We are committed to meeting the security needs of our customers at every moment.
- Relentless Standard of Care – We are accountable to our customers, colleagues, and stakeholders, no matter the circumstances.
- Collective Success – By working to bring out the best in each other, we provide our customers with the highest standard of service and protection.
Once you join the Brinks Home Team, you are part of a company that is relentless in their pursuit of security for life.
Position Overview
The Security Operations Analyst is part of the Cybersecurity team at Brinks Home Security and is responsible for identifying and assessing cybersecurity events for the protection of critical network infrastructure and systems across the enterprise. The analyst also part of the incident response team and leads threat hunting activities when needed to contest malicious actors and disrupt the effects they wish to achieve. The analyst will work amongst other skilled professionals to continually address new challenges and grow our monitoring, detection, and containment capabilities.
Key Accountabilities:
- Review security events from a variety of sources and tools, correlate activity, prioritize security alerts according to the risks they pose to the company.
- Monitor security instrumentation and event management (SIEM) tools for malicious activity.
- Coordinate with MSSPs on proper assessment and response.
- Communicate status and findings to other analysts and leadership.
- Escalate security incidents according to approved response plans, processes, and procedures.
- Assist with triage, containment, remediation, and detailed post-event analysis of security incidents.
- Drive threat hunting initiatives as needed.
- Provide feedback to other security analysts and architects about the configuration and performance of security tools in the operating environment.
- Stay current with modern threats and leverage threat intelligence on an ongoing basis to improve detection and response activities.
- Assist in developing and updating internal operating policies, procedures, and standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
- 2+ years working experience in Security Operations Analytics, SOC, or related field
- Experience using endpoint protection tools for security event analysis, correlation, and risk-based response.
- Capable of analyzing log files, network packets, and other system information gathered from multiple sources throughout the environment.
- Familiar with reverse engineering principles, malware, and rootkits.
- Working knowledge of concepts including IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, firewalls, proxies and other network security architectures.
- Understanding of DNS configuration and Microsoft-based platforms including active directory.
- 2 years’ experience with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO, PCI DSS.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, communication, and organizational skills.
- The ability to translate technical language into business terms.
- Experience with Office 365 and Defender Advance Threat Protection (ATP) preferred. GCIH, ECIH or similar certification preferred
*If eligible, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, and a 401 (k) with company match.
*Must live within the DFW Metroplex or within a 25 miles radius from the DFW Metro Area.
*Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and not require sponsorship in the future.
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