Threat Investigation Analyst

Sentinel Technologies delivers IT security and managed technology solutions for customers. The Threat Investigation Analyst serves as a first responder on the Threat Operations Team, triaging, investigating, and responding to security alerts while communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• The Threat Investigation Analyst is a key member of the Threat Operations Team and serves as a first responder to cybersecurity incidents
• This role is responsible for triaging, investigating, and responding to security alerts to protect customer environments
• Analysts evaluate real-world logs, network traffic, and security artifacts to determine malicious versus benign activity and communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Work closely with their manager, team leads, and senior analysts
• Shadow live security investigations and incident response activities
• Learn customer environments, security tools, workflows, and response procedures
• Develop proficiency in investigation, escalation, documentation, and communication processes

Requirements:

• Required minimum certifications: CompTIA Security+
• Experience with SIEM platforms and security investigations
• Experience performing daily system monitoring and health checks for various security products
• Confident triaging alerts and reports of incidents
• Familiarity with network, endpoint, and host-based security telemetry
• Understanding of common and emerging attack techniques
• Understanding basic network protocols and traffic flow in an enterprise environment
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• The ability to communicate clearly with verbal and written skills
• Must be able to meet and uphold CJIS requirements
• Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
• Must demonstrate a “can-do” attitude
• 1+ years of experience in a Security Operations role (SOC, Incident Response, Threat Intel, Malware Analysis, IDS/IPS, etc.) preferred