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Cyber Security Operations Engineer

Cyber Security Operations Engineer

SGACarrollton, TX
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Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Cyber Security Operations Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Healthcare Services clients in Carrollton, TX .

Responsibilities :

  • Will play a pivotal role in our organization's cybersecurity efforts.
  • Responsible for executing complex cyber security operations and Incident Response initiatives to safeguard our systems and networks against advanced threats.
  • Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will provide expert-level guidance to junior analysts and other teams within the organization.
  • Operating enterprise security services such as continuous cyber security operations, incident response, cyber monitoring, threat hunting, or digital forensics.
  • Using security tools and resources to correlate suspicious events, providing context around the event, determine root cause and provide regular updates and recommending modifications to existing systems and procedures.
  • Performing analysis on collection of cyber threats using high-level proactive and reactive threat hunting methods.
  • Ensuring that security controls are developed, managed, and maintained.
  • Supporting Incident Response efforts.
  • Conducting business impact analysis to ensure resources are adequately protected with proper security measures.
  • Assessing threats regarding information assets and recommending the appropriate information security controls and measures.
  • Actively supporting junior analysts with security event monitoring to uncover potential security violations (, breaches, unauthorized activity).
  • Participating in on-call rotation (including weekends) to ensure continuous operations.
  • Participating in internal incident response exercises and drills.

Required Skills :

  • A Degree in Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis, Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience
  • years of combined IT and cybersecurity work experience
  • Hands-on experience performing cyber security investigations with the following security tool categories : SIEM, EDR, Email Security Gateway, with primary focus on CrowdStrike Falcon XDR.
  • Understanding of cyber security industry frameworks (, MITRE ATT&CK, DFEND, NIST, Cyber Kill Chain, etc.)
  • Good written communication skills, with a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy-to-understand concepts in English
  • Experience in supporting major incident response activities.
  • Experience in supporting detection and response for EDR tools
  • Preferred Skills :

  • Fluency in other languages , Turkish; Spanish; French; Lithuanian;
  • Security certification (, Comptia Security+, CompTIA CySA+, EC-Council CEH) or equivalent
  • Expertise in one or more of the following functional areas : Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting
  • Experience in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or any other scripting languages
  • Prior experience in developing detection rules and SOAR playbooks
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