Senior Cyber Operations Analyst

Company: National Grid USA
Location: Clinton
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

About us Join National Grid's digital transformation! -We are digital creators, continuous learners and daring innovators. -We leverage digital innovative ways to create products and catalyze the transformation of National Grid's business units into more agile and digitally native organizations in our shared purpose of bringing energy to life. Come and join us on this incredible journey, - We want to find a highly motivated individual keen to join a dynamic and fast paced organization going through crucial transformation. -This role can be located in MA, NY, NJ, NH, CT, PA, RI, or ME. If you yearn to be innovative and contribute new ideas and play a critical part in the US IT Security organization, we want to hear from you! What you'll do As a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst, - you'll work in a 24/7/365 environment performing monitoring and response activities in the National Grid Global Cyber Security Operations Center for security detection and mitigation activities. You'll monitor networks, hosts, and endpoints for malicious activity using Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) tools, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, Antivirus and Malware detection tools and email security appliances. You'll investigate and -respond to -incidents, - the development of new security monitoring use cases, and ensuring all investigative activity is properly documented in our ticketing systems and followed up with relevant support teams. -This role will also take joint responsibility for developing, improving, and maintaining CSIRT documentation and processes. Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Responsible for working in a 24x7 Security Operation Center (SOC) environment
• Mentor -less experienced analysts
• Provide analysis and trending of security log data from various security devices
• Provide Incident Response support when initial analysis confirms actionable incident
• Investigate, document, and report on information security issues and emerging trends
• Coordinate with other security teams on incidents, impacting National Grid as well as industry-impacting issues
• Integrate and share information with other analysts and other teams What you'll need
  • Relevant experience in a Security Operations environment -
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols and infrastructure designs; including cloud infrastructures, routing, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, encryption, load balancing, and other network protocols
  • Relevant work experience in Cyber Security Operations, specifically monitoring, detection and incident response duties. -
  • Experience with monitoring and operating SIEM, EDR and IDS/IPS solutions alongside other critical monitoring toolsets
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate and respond to security incidents using commercial and/or open source technologies
  • Experience with Incident Response methodology in investigations, and the groups behind targeted attacks and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • Comprehension of how attacks exploit operating systems and protocols It would be awesome if you had - Hands-on experience with security technologies, including:
    • Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDP) - Sourcefire or Palo Alto -
    • Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) - Splunk -
    • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) - Tanium and FireEye HX -
    • Network Analysis tools - Wireshark, tcpdump
    • Experience with scripting in Python, Bash, or Powershell - - Experience with the following SecOps processes:
      • Email Investigations - Including Header Analysis, Office Doc Investigations and Macro Extraction
      • Basic Malware Analysis - Dynamic analysis
      • Event Log analysis - Strong understanding of Windows and Linux Operating Systems
        - Strong understanding of TCP/IP and underlying network protocols What you'll get \
        • Consistent growth potential through company leadership programs
        • Competitive compensation package including robust benefits with a yearly bonus -
        • Numerous wellness programs
        • A multitude of company-endorsed community programs to participate in More Information Are you the right fit for this exciting role? Want to learn more about the position and National Grid's ambitious Digital Transformation? Then let's chat! Apply directly or reach out to me at cyril.lenoir@nationalgrid.com. - #LI-HYBRID #LI-CL1 At National Grid, we keep the lights on and homes warm. But it's so much more than that. We keep people connected and society moving. This is no easy feat, and it takes all of us. But National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don't plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. But we aren't looking for external recognition - we already what we do is vital. We're building a clean, fair and affordable energy future. Salary $99,000 - $139,000 a year Please be advised that due to the nature of this position, incumbents are subject to federal Drug & Alcohol safety regulations governing US Department of Transportation ("DOT") covered positions, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). As such, the Company's testing programs and policies regarding the use of federally prohibited drugs or alcohol, for recreational or medical purposes, will remain in effect for these safety-sensitive, DOT covered positions. This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. ---We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

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