[Remote] SOC Analyst (Contract)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fortinet is looking for a Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join their FortiCloud SOC-as-a-Service team. This role involves monitoring security events, identifying threats, and collaborating with customers to enhance their security posture.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SOC alerts to detect potential threats
• Use threat intelligence feeds, triage alerts and filter out false-positives
• Create custom reports, dashboards, and execute log searches to support investigations and customer’s requirements
• Work with customers and Forensic analysis team to contain and eradicate incidents if need be
• Follow Incident Response playbooks, processes and procedures and help to improve them
• Create/Update use case detections to detect new threats from raw logs
• Create/Update playbooks to automate repetitive triage steps

Skills

• Understanding of SOC operations and Incident Response Life cycle
• Understanding of Cyber Kill chain, threat vectors and threat intelligence
• Understanding of layered security at data, OS and network levels
• Understanding Cybersecurity Frameworks
• Hands-on experience with security log analysis such as AV, IPS, Anti-Spam logs
• Hands-on experience with visualization, reporting technologies
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, regular expressions
• Hands-on experience with Network Security technologies such as Firewalls, SIEM, Sandbox
• Hands-on experience with Linux and Windows system administration
• Team player, solution-focused, conflict management skills
• Self-directed, takes initiatives
• Open to new challenges and learning opportunities
• Understands the importance of discipline, consistency and communication
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Graduates from IT degrees, or mid-career IT professionals with certifications in cybersecurity may apply
• Previous working experience with Fortinet products is a bonus
• Cybersecurity certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GMON, GSOC, CEH, Security+ is a bonus

Benefits

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Spending Account
• Personal Spending Account
• Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)
• Critical illness insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Flexible leave policies
• Paid health days
• Fortinet equity program

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