Principal SOC Analyst

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.

The Opportunity:
The Principal Security Analyst will understand a wide array of security processes and concepts and have a strong SOC background. They have excellent analysis, prioritization, and incident-handling skills. The Principal Security Analyst will perform various duties including SIEM and security tool monitoring, alarm triage, incident handling, and log analysis. This is a hands-on role that will create, maintain, and follow detailed operational processes and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in the remediation of information security incidents. You will also proactively search for, and handle threats, and abnormal activities within the environment. Principal Security Analysts are expected to ensure all team members are trained, supported, and mentored.

You Are Great At:

• Security monitoring, managing security cases & tickets, security incident analysis, and other security tasks.
• Analyzing a variety of security logs to identify actionable events (SIEM reports-alerts-tickets, system, network, security monitoring tools)
• Responding to incidents varying from endpoint to server systems
• Conducting security reviews, risk analysis, and controls reviews in adherence to security policy
• Researching security advisories, e.g., CERT, and delivering appropriate courses of action
• Creating documentation to ensure all team members can perform required tasks
• Creating meaningful and detailed metrics based on security events or activities
• Collecting evidence and artifacts to meet compliance requirements (ISO, SOX, HIPAA, SOC, etc.)
• Optimizing day-to-day shift resources and needs
• Ensuring appropriate staffing and coverage for assigned shifts
• Managing and communicating effectively with leadership regarding staffing needs, events that occurred, etc.

What It Takes:

• Familiarity with commonly used information security concepts, best practices, and standards
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Experience with SIEM tools and operations (LogRhythm preferred)
• Good analytic, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Research skills for problems and find information or documentation on related topics
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools
• Experience with anti-virus and endpoint security solutions
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience preferred
• 4+ years in Information systems support, security engineering, or risk and governance
• CISSP, CISA, and other certifications preferred

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