SOC Analyst - Onsite, PA

What you'll do

• Description of Duties:
• Perform ongoing, on-site information security and network monitoring with proactive response for mission-critical communication sites and systems.
• Capture, log, and respond to events received from email, chat, telecommunication systems, and other security systems, ensuring accurate documentation of incoming data.
• Perform security investigation for alerts escalated within the Security Operation Center, determining full scope, potential root cause, and potential impact.
• Follow, create, and improve established playbooks and SOPs used by the SOC.
• Document security incidents, responses, and related information in accordance with established procedures
• Analyze advanced logs, network capture, end-point telemetry to identify malicious activity and indicators of compromise (IOCs)
• Conduct initial threat hunting to proactively identify security anomalies and adversary activity
• Conduct tuning and optimization of existing detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity.
• Participate in root cause analysis or lessons learned sessions.
• Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents
• Provide incident response support as needed and directed during network and security events providing support for incident resolution.
• Maintain flexibility to work in various shift rotations to support 24/7/365 operations, including days, nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Performs other related duties as required.