You are:
The Incident Responder/Computer Forensics Specialist. You will responsible for:
- Monitoring and analyzing network traffic, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), security events and logs
- Prioritizing and differentiating between potential intrusion attempts and false alarms
- Develop, maintain, and follow SOC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Support daily and monthly situation reporting per shift
- Proactively reviewing large data sets for anomalous activity
- Create detective content for monitoring devices such as IDS and SIEM and advise on proactive blocks for security architecture
- Creating and tracking security investigations to resolution
- Composing security alert notifications and other communications
- Advising incident responders in the steps to take to investigate and resolve computer security incidents
- Staying up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.

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Qualifications

Here is What You Need:
- 3 years of relevant Security and/or IT experience.
- Previous experience on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) or a Security Operations Center (SOC).
Bonus Points if You Have:
- Experience with Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Vulnerability Assessment tools and other security tools found in large network environments; along with experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
- Familiarity with various network and host-based security applications and tools, such as network and host assessment/scanning tools, network and host based intrusion detection systems, and other security software packages.
- Digital Media Analysis (DMA) and prior computer forensics experience strongly desired, but not required.
- Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) certification
- Must possess excellent written communication skills and the proven ability to understand and present complex, technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Eligibility Requirement
- U.S. Citizen
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