Computer Security Incident Response Team Analyst (CSIRT)

Job Summary Do you have a passion for Cyber Security, especially advanced Managed Detection & Response (MDR)? Does Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence and everything related to Cyber Security feel like second nature to you? Are you a Cyber Defender at heart, driven to strengthen the blue team and help organizations that are under attack? If you answered yes to all of these questions, you might be the perfect fit for our CSIRT Analyst role! You handle security alerts/incidents that have been escalated by the SOC Analysts (Tier 2) You will handle security alerts and incidents together with your team You conduct DFIR assignments, including DFIR readiness assessments You participate in the weekly Threat Hunting duty to proactively chase threats through novel Tools, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs) You will perform compromise assessments to identify potential compromises and their scope You collect Threat Intelligence (IOCs and TTPs) You will contribute to Detection Engineering in SIEM, xDR, … Together with the Red Team you will do Purple Teaming exercises to test and improve defenses You contribute to the creation of playbooks in SOAR You will co-write processes and procedures related to DFIR, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, … You will be part of our Incident Response on call service.

What you need to succeed:

You have at least 3-5 years of experience in a similar position You have a bachelor or master degree or equivalent through experience You have a hands-on and proactive mindset with a 'can do' mentality You have experience and/or interest in working with the following MDR tools: EDR (CrowdStrike Falcon, MS Defender for Endpoint, Sentinel One, ...), NDR (Vectra, Darktrace, ...), xDR (CrowdStrike Identity Protection, MS Defender for Office/Clouds Apps/Identity/...) As an analyst or engineer, you already have a good knowledge of Security Monitoring with SIEM technologies. You are passionate about the following security capabilities: Security Monitoring, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, ... You speak and write English fluently. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required. CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

Pay:

$100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Buffalo, NY 14226