Grand Canyon Education, Inc. ยท 8 hours ago
SOC Analyst
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expGrand Canyon Education, Inc. is seeking a SOC Analyst to join their IT Security team. The SOC Analyst will be responsible for triaging alerts, identifying potential attacks, and serving as the first line of defense until an Incident Response expert is available. This role requires strong knowledge of security intelligence and the ability to respond to various security alert sources using specific tools.
Education
Responsibilities
Respond to alerts, triage potential incidents and escalate or resolve as appropriate
Understand the basics of key security controls including WAF, NGFW, NGAV, EDR, CASB, IAM, UEBA, DLP, NDR, UEM and SIEM and how to respond to incidents from these technology platforms
Communicate alerts regarding intrusion and compromise attempts against the network infrastructure, applications, and operating systems along the escalation path to IR and Engineering or to Management as appropriate
Coordinate with end-users and business contacts to help triage and resolve issues
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelors or Associates degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field or equivalent work experience strongly encouraged
1-3 years of relevant IT operations and/or IT security experience (internship experience will be considered)
Deep knowledge about security intelligence
Ability to respond to a wide range of security alert sources using tools such as SIEM, SOAR and NDR
Ability to create searches, correlations and detections
Understand the basics of key security controls including WAF, NGFW, NGAV, EDR, CASB, IAM, UEBA, DLP, NDR, UEM and SIEM
Ability to communicate alerts regarding intrusion and compromise attempts against the network infrastructure, applications, and operating systems
Ability to coordinate with end-users and business contacts to help triage and resolve issues
Preferred
Professional certifications such as Splunk, Crowdstrike, Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC, GSEC, CEH, CNA/CCNP, CCSP, MCSE
Specific vendor/product certifications
Company
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is an educational service company that provides an array of support services in the post-secondary education sector.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Endeavour Capital
2008-11-21IPO
2005-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Dilek Marsh
Chief Technology Officer
Andrea Oliver
HR Business Partner
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