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Security Operations Analyst- UK

Huntress United Kingdom Remote mid full-time

Salary

£62,000 to £70,500 base plus bonus and equity per year

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Description

Cybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organisations.

Huntress is a remote-first team working to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, we build our technology in-house and back it with a 24/7 human-led Security Operations Centre (SOC).

As a Security Operations Centre Analyst, you will get to triage, investigate, respond, and remediate a variety of intrusions on a daily basis.

Responsibilities:

  • Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts from the Huntress platform
  • Perform tactical review of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to determine the root cause of attacks where possible and provide remediations needed to remove the threat
  • Perform tactical malware analysis as part of investigating and triaging alerts
  • Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations
  • Assist in escalations from the Product Support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions
  • Contribute to detection engineering creation and tuning efforts
  • Contribute to projects focused on driving better outcomes for our analysts and partners
  • Contribute to our collaboratively mentored team

What You Bring To The Team:

  • 2+ years experience in a SOC or Digital Forensics (DFIR) role
  • Demonstrated experience with Windows, Linux, and MacOS as an attack surface
  • Demonstrated experience with basic Threat Actor tools and techniques: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminals, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, SCM, Windows Domain and host Enumeration Techniques, Basic Lateral Movement Techniques, Basic Persistence Mechanisms, Basic Defense Evasion Techniques, other offensive/Red Team TTPs)
  • Demonstrated experience with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts
  • Working knowledge of Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration
  • Active Directory, Group Policy, Domain Trusts, etc.
  • Working knowledge of core networking concepts
  • Common ports/protocols, NAT, Public/Private IPs, VLANs, etc.
  • Working knowledge of web technologies and concepts
  • Web servers/applications, OWASP top 10, etc.
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex events to less technical audiences, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration within the SOC and across departments
  • Dedicated to prioritizing and addressing customer needs and concerns in all decision-making processes
  • A strong sense of curiosity and a genuine excitement for learning

What We Offer:

  • 100% remote work environment
  • New starter home office set-up allowance (€480)
  • Generous personal leave entitlements
  • Digital monthly reimbursement (€111)
  • Travel to the US 1-2 times/year for various company events
  • Pension
  • Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Skills

Required

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • MacOS
  • Threat Actor tools and techniques
  • Malware analysis
  • Windows Administration
  • Enterprise Domain Administration
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy
  • Domain Trusts
  • Networking concepts
  • Web technologies

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role
  • Linux and MacOS investigative experience
  • Experience with scripting languages
  • Demonstrated experience on platforms such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online
  • Cloud-based investigations
  • Participation in cybersecurity competitions
  • Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/huntress/jobs/7835873003

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