Cybersecurity Analyst - CSIRT

Target•Brooklyn Park, NC

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Cybersecurity Analyst - CSIRT, you’ll take the lead as you detect and assess cyber security events and incidents across the Target environment. In this role, you will collaborate and utilize problem solving skills as you work among a team of skilled analysts to address complex or difficult problems within a 24x7 Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) environment. You will implement new processes and procedures as identified by the CSIRT and the CFC Leadership to ensure continuous improvements to monitor, detect and mitigation capabilities. You will use your expertise to monitor SIEM and logging environments for security events and alerts to potential (or active) threats, intrusions, and/or compromises. You will work to understand the global threat landscape by working with Target Cyber Threat Intel team to maintain awareness. You will assist with triaging service requests from customers and internal teams and will escalate cyber security events according to Target’s Cyber Security Incident Response Plan. Additionally, you will assist with containment of threats and remediation of environment during or after an incident. You’ll act as a participant during Cyber Hunt activities at the direction of one or more Target Incident Commanders. You will leverage your reporting expertise and document event analysis and will write comprehensive reports of incident investigations. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Note: This is a shift position eligible for 2 CSIRT shift openings. If you are applying for this role, you acknowledge and accept the days and times of the assigned shift. Shift 1: 05:30 – 15:30 CT, Sunday to Wednesday Shift 3: 05:30 – 15:30 CT, Tuesday to Friday

Requirements

Four-year degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience in a Security Operations Centers or Cyber Security Incident Response Teams in lieu of education requirement
Security certification (e.g. Security+, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP)
Experience managing cases with enterprise SOAR, SIEM and/or Incident Management systems
Experience supporting network and host investigations
Ability to demonstrate analytical expertise, close attention to detail, excellent critical thinking, logic, and adaptive learning
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Thorough understanding of fundamental security and network concepts (Operating systems, intrusion/detection, TCP/IP, ports, etc.)
Willing to work in a team-oriented environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with host and network-based security tools preferred
Experience with network monitoring in a SOC environment preferred

Responsibilities

Detect and assess cyber security events and incidents across the Target environment.
Collaborate and utilize problem solving skills to address complex or difficult problems within a 24x7 Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) environment.
Implement new processes and procedures to ensure continuous improvements to monitor, detect and mitigation capabilities.
Monitor SIEM and logging environments for security events and alerts to potential (or active) threats, intrusions, and/or compromises.
Understand the global threat landscape by working with the Target Cyber Threat Intel team.
Assist with triaging service requests from customers and internal teams.
Escalate cyber security events according to Target’s Cyber Security Incident Response Plan.
Assist with containment of threats and remediation of environment during or after an incident.
Act as a participant during Cyber Hunt activities.
Document event analysis and write comprehensive reports of incident investigations.