IT Security Associate

Company Description

Global Channel Management is a technology company that specializes in various types of recruiting and staff augmentation.  Our account managers and recruiters have over a decade of experience in various verticals. GCM understands the challenges companies face when it comes to the skills and experience needed to fill the void of the day to day function.  Organizations need to reduce training and labor costs but at same requiring the best "talent " for the job. 

Job Description

Uses security monitoring tools to review and investigate data
security incidents and recommends appropriate corrective actions. 
• Handle Tier 1 level alerts in ArcSight/Splunk via the standard work processes and escalate to Tier 2 teams where applicable. 
•
Correlate and analyze events using Splunk and ArcSight Security
Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool to detect IT security
incidents. 
• Independently follow detailed operational
process and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in
remediation of critical information security incidents. 
• Triage phishing emails and escalate potential real phishing email to Tier2 team. 
• Triage of SIRT and SOC email mailboxes and route sensitive alerts/questions to Tier2 team for immediate handling

Qualifications

Primary
on call in rotation with other Cyber Threat Center Analysts to cover
night and weekend escalation as needed - 10-7 PM ET (9-6 PM CT) shift

• Junior Level resource looking to start a career in IT Information Security.
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Must have a good foundational knowledge of Computer IT and Networking
with 1-2 Years of professional IT experience or a bachelor’s degree in
computer related field. (Recent college grads with IT related degrees will also be considered.)
• Skilled and proficient in problem solving, with an aptitude to learn new technologies.
• Experience in Security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.

Preferred Skills:
• 1-2 years of information security related experience
•
1-2 years’ experience of one of the following: -Network operations or
engineering or System administration on Unix, Linux, or Windows
• 1-2 years’ experience of network and host security technologies and products (such as Firewalls, Network IDS, scanners)
Tools: ArcSight/Splunk (Not mandatory; Training will be provided if needed)

Additional Information

$25/hr

6 MONTHS