Cyber Security Analyst with strong MS tool experience to administer and monitor vulnerabilities, audits and cyber events within an enterprise environment

Our client is looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst with strong MS tool experience to administer and monitor vulnerabilities, audits and cyber events within an enterprise environment

This role is 3 days/week onsite with flexibility on which days are in office.

Must Haves:

• 7+ years' experience as a Security Analyst supporting all areas within Cyber Security in an enterprise environment
• Experience with Information Security Audits.
• Strong understanding of internal control concepts and policies.
• Lead and manage external vendor partnerships (MSSP, Security Operations Center, Penetration Testing Management, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of information security concepts, standards, and best practices
• Experienced with a variety of cybersecurity technologies including Microsoft tools, Palo Alto, Exabeam, CrowdStrike, Proofpoint and Tenable

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a technical diploma in an applicable field or equivalent experience.
• CISSP or SANS Certifications.

Responsibilities:

• Recommend and implement cybersecurity practices and controls, networks and applications based on business needs, regulatory requirements and industry practices.
• Informal leadership responsibilities including strategic planning, initiative prioritization, project management and mentoring other members of the Cybersecurity team.
• Reporting, escalating, and remediating security events based on the established protocols.
• Participate in root cause analysis of critical events for improving preventative and reactive processes.
• Monitor cybersecurity alerts though the use of various security monitoring tools to respond, triage, and escalate as needed.
• Review & respond to cybersecurity events that are detrimental to the overall security posture; analyze and detect sophisticated and nuanced attacks, discern false positives.
• Provide cybersecurity support for requests from a variety of avenues including email, phone, MS TEAMS, and ticketing system.