Senior MDR Analyst

Blackpoint Cyber

About The Position

Blackpoint Cyber is the leading provider of world-class cybersecurity threat hunting, detection and remediation technology. Founded by former National Security Agency (NSA) cyber operations experts who applied their learnings to bring national security-grade technology solutions to commercial customers around the world, Blackpoint Cyber is in hyper-growth mode, fueled by a recent $190m series C round. Day Shift: This shift is Saturday - Wednesday from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET. Please note that the scheduled days and times for this role are non-negotiable. Applicants should ensure full availability before applying. Company Culture On this team, we value high-quality execution, ownership, and strong morals. With us, principles are never tested, and we are proud to always do right by our customers. If you’re a driven professional with a passion for learning and contributing towards the best, then Blackpoint welcomes you. Our team is energetic and collaborative, maintaining a high-performance culture and enabling growth through overcoming challenges in the modern cyberthreat landscape.

Requirements

Five (5+) years of experience in an information security role. Progressive relevant training and/or certification may be substituted for one (1) year of the experience requirement
Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Hunting, or Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), preferred
Two (2+) years of experience with triaging endpoint events from EDR, NGAV, and supporting the Incident Response (IR) process
Deep knowledge on assessing threat indicators in a Windows Environment (e.g. Malware/Malicious Anomalies/Abnormal network Activity/Root Level Compromise, Forensic Artifacts, etc.)
Robust understanding of at least two of the following: Windows, Linux or OSX;
Familiarity with ELK stack (Dashboards, Logstash Config, Searching) Scripting / Programming with Powershell, Python, and Go
Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3 and IAM and Azure/M365
Experience in developing, refining, and performing leadless threat hunting analysis to uncover new or potential incidents and report on results
Ability to work shifts if required (night, weekends, and day)
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills with the ability to deconstruct issues (hunting anomalous pattern detection)
Excellent communication skills to effectively summarize and present findings

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
Network/System Administration and/or Engineering
Deep forensic knowledge of Windows, Mac OS and/or Linux
Malware Analysis (Behavioral and/or Static analysis- IDA, Cuckoo Sandbox, x86/x64 Debugging) Pentesting/Red/Blue Team
Capture The Flag (CTF) Development

Responsibilities

Analyze and evaluate anomalous network and system events in a 24×7 Security Operation Center (SOC) environment via conducting lead-less threat hunting
Collaborate with MDR Analysts to research and investigate emerging cyber security threats; become an escalation point of contact for advanced intrusion analysis.
Develop Incident analysis reports and work across business units and customers to bring issues to a close
Help design and build automation to reduce operational tasks of SOC processes
Provide actionable threat and vulnerability analysis based on security events for many independent customer environments
Build test lab environments to research emerging techniques and make contributions to the internal and external knowledge development of threat operations.
Review sandbox technologies for additional IOCs uncovered from artifacts uncovered during analysis.