Incident Response Analyst (Tier 2)

Here at MindPoint Group, we believe our Incident Response Analyst analysts form the backbone of our cybersecurity services. Take your career to the next level and join us as a Tier 2 Incident Response Analyst. You will play a critical role in conducting in-depth analyses and responding to incidents of potential cyber threats facing our clients. In addition to being our initial point of contact for end users, you will serve as the escalation point for junior analysts, helping guide them through more complex and high-priority incidents.

MindPoint Group is dedicated to your growth. One of the most critical tasks for our Tier 2 Incident Response Analyst. We provide a supportive environment for you to learn from senior SOC Incident Response Analyst, cross-train with other positions, and attend external training.

As part of our team at MindPoint Group, you will delve further into the intricacies of enterprise network security, hone your incident response techniques, and develop a deep understanding of identifying and mitigating increasingly sophisticated threats. Join us at MindPoint Group and take the next step in your cybersecurity career.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize security tools to analyze, investigate, and triage security alerts
• Monitor our customers environments, including cloud and SaaS solutions for evidence of adversarial activity
• Perform in-depth analysis and investigation of high-priority cybersecurity incidents
• Utilize advanced tools, such as host based digital forensics or malware analysis capabilities, to identify incidents’ root causes, scope, and impact
• Collaborate with cyber threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence teams
• Participate in the development, implementation, and tuning of the SOC tools detection content and alerting signatures.
• Accurately document triage findings, and intake reports of external cybersecurity events from SOC customers via phone or email in the SOCs Incident Management System(IMS)
• Learn new open and closed-source investigative techniques
• Perform research into emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid their prevention and mitigation
• Help shape the evolution of processes and procedures of the SOC
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Tier 1 SOC Analysts to enhance their skills and capabilities

Required:

• Minimum of four (4) years of general work experience and three (3) years of relevant experience in functional responsibility
• Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent combination of formal education, experience
• eCPPT, OSCP, GCFW, GCIH, other relevant IT security certifications, or advanced vendor certifications such as Splunk Certified Architect or SourceFire Certified Administrator; Security+, GSEC, or other relevant IT security product certifications such as Tenable Certified Nessus Auditor, or SnortCP; CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001.
• Experience in some of the following tools and technologies: