SOC Analyst I

Motorola Solutions•Schaumburg, IL

3d•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The SOC Analyst I is responsible for cyber security monitoring within our global security operations center. You will be responsible for providing effective security monitoring through triage, investigation, communication and reporting. Under the direction of Senior SOC Analysts, you will review and process alerts from various security tools focusing on identifying malicious activity. As a SOC analyst, you will author cases to effectively communicate the threat, risk, and remediation to the customer in order to mitigate threats. You will also investigate alerts and perform investigations to gather information necessary for determining response action or escalation requirements. You’ll provide recommendations for tuning, playbooks, and orchestration.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.
At least 1 Certifications ( SEC+, Network+) or equivalent work experience
Must be able to obtain government security clearance
This position is for a night shift SOC analyst.
The SOC Analyst I will also be cross trained and provide periodic onsite security monitoring to support teams that deliver specialized managed detection and response services, ensuring seamless service delivery and alignment with mission-critical requirements.
This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Security or related experience or 1-2 years of experience in a Security Operations, or similar role
Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of computer security/networking concepts
Familiar with SIEM or similar security tools
Familiar with managing & analyzing alerts from security tools such as firewalls and IDS/IPS, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools
Experience or knowledge of operating systems (Windows, Linux) & process analysis
Able to become proficient with Windows/Linux based command line
Ability to read and interpret scripts to identify malicious code
Understand security risk and risk management
Good written and oral communications skills

Responsibilities

cyber security monitoring
providing effective security monitoring through triage, investigation, communication and reporting
review and process alerts from various security tools focusing on identifying malicious activity
author cases to effectively communicate the threat, risk, and remediation to the customer in order to mitigate threats
investigate alerts and perform investigations to gather information necessary for determining response action or escalation requirements
provide recommendations for tuning, playbooks, and orchestration
provide periodic onsite security monitoring to support teams that deliver specialized managed detection and response services