Cybersecurity Incident Response & Malware Analyst Action Staffing Group
- 3.6 Weehawken, NJ Job Details Contract From $75 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Digital forensics software English Master's degree C Bachelor's degree Assembly language Content development Log analysis tools IP networking SIEM Debugging Malware analysis Full Job Description This is a 6 month contract to hire position Security Certifications
- GNFA, GCFE, GPEN, and GREM
- OSCP and OSCE (REQUIRED) \
- Candidates must have investment banking experience or finance exp
- Role Do you have a knack for information security? Are you at your best when you need to analyze information security related incidents? We're looking for someone like that to:
- Analyze malware samples to understands its behavior, assess threat actor motivations, and extract indicators of compromise (IOCs)
- Act upon threat intelligence provided by Cyber Threat Intelligence function
- Respond to Information Security related queries
- Perform cyber threat hunting for the detection of advanced threats
- Mentor and train junior analysts to enhance the overall technical skillset of the SOC, establish analytic discipline and critical thinking, and promote greater curiosity
- thinking "outside the box"
- Expand, tune, and enhance rulesets
- SIEM, IDS, etc.
- to identify security incidents and reduce false positives
- Investigate IOCs provided by Cyber Threat Intelligence or the Cyber Hunter function
- Handling incidents
- encompassing multiple functions: detection and identification, incident triage, network and host-based forensic analysis, root-cause analysis, containment, system hardening, etc.
Team The security operations center is a global team. We are involved in different type of information security incidents (phishing, malware, denial of service, inappropriate usage and unauthorized access). We are a young and empowered team who always drives for continuous improvement. Your experience and skills You have:
- A natural ability to solve complex issues through analytical and lateral thinking
- Performed proactive hunting; have detected anomalous and potentially malicious activity in log data
- Master's degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience; Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or 9+ years of incident response, malware analysis, and threat detection
- Hands-on experience with content development and use-case management
- Proficiency in log parsing and data analysis (REGEX is a must)
- Proficiency in x86 assembly language, disassemblers, and debuggers
- Hands-on experience with Volatility or similar malware analysis/forensic tools
- Proficiency in static and dynamic malware analysis
- Demonstrable proficiency in code de-obfuscation and anti-forensic techniques
- Fluency in at least one compiled language (C, C++, etc.) and one scripting language (Python, Perl, etc.)
- A firm understanding of the TCP/IP stack and networking (knowing the difference TCP and UDP is not enough)
- Moderate to advanced understanding of DDoS attacks and mitigation techniques
- Fluent in
English Pay:
From $75.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Work Location:
In person