Title- CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
CONTRACT LONG TERM CONTRACT
Onsite 5x a week in Woburn, MA
Key Responsibilities: " Collaborate with a senior cybersecurity specialist to conduct proactive threat hunting across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
" Analyze security data from SIEM, EDR, and other telemetry sources to identify anomalies and potential threats.
" Analyze network traffic, endpoint telemetry, and log data to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
" Develop and fine-tune detection rules, alerts, and dashboards to improve visibility and response times.
" Perform deep-dive investigations into suspicious activity and provide detailed analysis and reporting.
" Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to correlate internal findings with external threat data.
" Participate in the development of threat hunting playbooks and contribute to continuous improvement of detection methodologies.
" Assist in the creation of reports and presentations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
" Support vulnerability management efforts by identifying and tracking remediation of security gaps.
" Stay current with emerging threats, attack techniques, and cybersecurity trends.
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Required Qualifications:
" Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
" 3+ years of experience in threat hunting, SOC analysis, or cyber threat intelligence. " Strong understanding of MITRE Telecommunication&CK framework, kill chain models, and adversary emulation.
" Experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, Sentinel, QRadar) and EDR tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Defender). " Experience with email protection systems (e.g., Mimecast, Defender, Purview)
" Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large datasets to identify patterns and anomalies.
" Basic scripting knowledge (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automation and data parsing.
" Excellent analytical, investigative, and communication skills.
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Preferred Certifications:
" CompTIA Security+ or CySA+
" GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
" Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)
" Microsoft SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst Associate)
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8-10 yrs experience