Cyber Operations Analyst

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To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

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Job Summary

We are hiring for an experienced Cyber Operations Analyst who must be able and willing to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.

The Cybersecurity Operations Analyst who will provide ongoing support for the Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) in the areas of incident response and investigation. This person will be responsible for providing initial, front-line, analysis and resolution of security alerts as generated by the SIEM and other monitoring solutions capable of generating alerts.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools and provide appropriate remediation response when necessary.

• Escalate security events as needed and/or driven by process.

• Perform and/or coordinate information gathering and analysis that will be provided to Maxar IT teams responsible for clearing actions.

• Interact with MDR analysts to conduct triage and analysis of real-time data feeds and alerts to detect potential intrusions.

• Work with Cybersecurity Engineering resources to correct issues with log source generation, security tool issues, and building out of automation run books.

• Implement changes to the technologies required, including inclusion of log sources/types and changes to alerts.

• Collaborate and support the vulnerability management team in identification and awareness of zero-day vulnerabilities.

• Participate in Incident Response activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and willing and able to obtain a United States issued TS/SCI security clearance.

• Must work on site three days per week, and more as needed in the Westminster CO office.

• General knowledge of network and system/application architecture and administration principles.

• General knowledge of monitoring-system architecture maintained by Cyber Security, including SIEM and log-management architecture.

Understanding of current trends in attacker and threat-actor tools, techniques, and procedures.

• Ability and willingness to share on-call responsibilities, work non-standard hours, support Cyber Security investigations, and travel up to 15% when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, or another related field.

• Professional experience with AWS and cloud security technologies.

• Experience supporting digital forensic investigations, including endpoint, host-based, network, and cloud forensics.

• Coding experience with Python and/or Bash.

• Experience with network security and networking technologies, as well as system, security, and network-monitoring tools.

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Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $105,000.00 - $140,000.00 - $154,000.00 annually. ##

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For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at:  Vantor.com ↗ Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

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