SOC Tier 1 analyst

Seeking a Security Operations Center (SOC) Tier 1 Analyst  for onsite contract role in Farmington Hills Michigan 48331.

Looking for candidates who are available for either one of the following shifts. Sunday-Thursday, 15:00-24:00 (3 pm to midnight EST ) Sunday-Thursday, 23:00-8:00 (11pm to 8 am EST) 

Licenses/Certifications: Foundational Cybersecurity / IT certifications (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+,  GCIA, GCIH, GREM, or GPEN) preferred

·  2 years  - Experience using various operating systems and industry standard monitoring, logging, alerting and investigation processes.

Solid understanding of Cybersecurity concepts and frameworks. 

●       Proven, excellent analytical skills. 

●       Working knowledge in the use of tools such as SIEM / IT Ticketing technologies, EDR, Email Gateway’s, Malware Analysis Sandbox. 

●       Understanding of networking (TCP/IP networks and protocols) concepts.

 ●       Understanding of phishing and malware techniques

 ●       Strong written and oral communication, documentation, and organizational skills.

80 % of Time Required:SOC Analysis: 

●       Monitor security incidents for, endpoints, network, and cloud domains, being generated by the SIEM tool and ticketing system.

 ●       Initial triage and investigation of incidents assigned through the ticketing system, following established playbooks for specific incident types. 

●       Respond, mitigate, and eradicate security threats, with guidance from Tier 2, Tier 3 analysts, as well as SOC leadership. 

10 % Documentation and Support

●       Provide consistent and quality documentation of actions taken to triage / investigate incidents. 

●       Assist senior staff in development of documentation / knowledge management articles for the SOC. 

●       Handle sensitive information in accordance with the Corporate Information Protection Policy. 

●       Collaborate with other Engineering and Operations teams to troubleshoot, respond, and improve detection capabilities.

10%  Other duties as assigned 

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: This section is pre-populated in the online system.

Identify and distinguish colors and shapes in either physical and/or digital format - Occasional

 Maintain a stationary position - Frequent

 Operate office machinery including but not limited to computers, printers, scanners, phones, etc. -Frequent

 Move through work location to access files, machinery, or other items to complete a job/task