Information Security Analyst - Mastery

MassMutual•Springfield, MA

17d•Remote

About The Position

As a Mastery Level Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst, you will have the opportunity to be part of a growing team of highly technical Cybersecurity analysts who are passionate about protecting MassMutual’s assets and customers by leveraging Agentic capabilities, problem-solving skills, and innovative technology solutions. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience, and self-awareness. As a member of the SOC team, you will work in close collaboration with fellow security analysts, engineers, and other IT security specialists throughout the firm, including the Security Operations Center, Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, Security Platforms Support, Network Security, Endpoint Security, and IAM teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
8 + years’ experience working in a Security Operation Center or similar cyber security technical role.
1 + year’s experience working with Artificial Intelligence models to enhance SOC capabilities.
2 + years experience writing in Python.
2 + years experience working with SOAR platforms
Relevant Cyber Security GIAC Certification such as CISM, CEH, GCIH, GCDA or similar.
Able to support off hours escalations

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in cyber security
Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, GCIH, GCFR
Knowledge of and practical experience with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Mastery of Python, PowerShell or other scripting languages
Experience working with a SIEM platform mining large datasets
Understanding of web application vulnerabilities including XSS, CSRF, SQL Injection, command injection and serialization attacks
Interest in continuous learning and a passion for Cybersecurity
Experience and confidence communicating with and presenting to senior leadership
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Advanced technical expertise developing security automations
In depth knowledge of operating systems process relationships and file structures (Windows, Mac, Linux).
Functional experience developing new detections for alerting platforms
Expert level knowledge of Cybersecurity attack and defense techniques
Strong understanding of web authentication flows such as SAML and OAUTH
In depth knowledge of cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.
Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, and packet-level analysis.
Understanding of living off the land techniques used by adversaries, using tools such as PowerShell, WMIC, Task Scheduler, Windows Registry etc.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced Malware analysis and extract Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) to feed our Threat Intelligence Platform.
Develop and deploy SOAR automations accelerating internal SOC processes.
Work closely with our Data Science Team to build Agentic capabilities.
Work collaboratively with our Security Intelligence team to enrich and enhance prevention, detection, and threat hunting capabilities.
Optimize alerting platforms through rule development and tuning of existing alerting logic.
Act as team lead, mentor Junior Analysts, be a go-to escalation point for other SOC analysts.
Perform QA responsibilities ensuring thorough analysis and documentation.