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Kraken · 1 day ago

SecOps and SOC Analyst

New York, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$120K/yr - $170K/yr

Kraken is a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. They are seeking a Security Operations Analyst to join their global Security Team, where the primary responsibility is to analyze and respond to security incidents to protect Kraken and its clients.

Software

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Monitoring, triaging, and investigation of security incidents on Kraken’s infrastructure and Client instances

Responding to alerts generated by our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system

Automating and continuously expanding the detection capabilities

Analysing application, Cloud and access logs and events to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities and coding this analysis for future playbooks

Identifying where escalation of incidents, or notification to third parties may be required

Providing incident response support working with our engineering and product teams where necessary

Maintaining, improving and automating incident response processes and playbooks, to continually improve the team's capabilities

Preparing reports and incident summaries, as well as reviewing and improving the content and presentation of reports produced by the team

Maintaining and updating security incident documentation including analysis findings and recommended mitigation strategies, automating wherever possible

Liaising with stakeholders in relation to incident root cause and providing remediation/improvement recommendations

Qualification

Security OperationsSIEM platformsCloud security monitoringEDR toolsIncident responseAutomation skillsAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

A strong Security Operations and technology background

Experience in using SIEM platforms to analyse and respond to security alerts

Familiarity with EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tools and their capabilities, including host containment and evidence preservation

Knowledge of best practices for analysing incidents and logs in a cloud environment

An understanding of how different mitigation strategies can contain and respond to security events

An understanding of Cloud and software architectures

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify, triage and mitigate incidents

Ability to clearly communicate and document incident activities

A passion for security, a drive to improve security alerting and response processes by harnessing technology and automation

Good experience in at least some of the areas mentioned above (we're not expecting any candidate to be an expert in all areas)

Preferred

Experience working in a SOC or CERT that monitors multiple client infrastructure/instances

Experience with AWS environments including AWS security monitoring, logging (e.g., CloudTrail, GuardDuty)

Relevant certifications or qualifications related to Security Operations

Basic scripting or automation skills using SOAR tooling to optimise tasks and develop security automation workflows

Benefits

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options including FSAs

Paid time off — we know working hard means also being able to recharge as needed, we trust our employees to get the work done and take the time they need

401(k) plan with employer match

Parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Flexible working environment: you need to shift around your schedule? You do you, we genuinely believe in work/life balance.

Equity Options: every Kraken employee owns part of the business. We’re a team, working together towards huge goals. Every person is crucial to our success, you should be rewarded as such.

Modern office or co-working spaces depending on location

Company

Kraken

Kraken is a global customer and culture platform for energy, water, and broadband. It is a sub-organization of Octopus Energy Group.

Founded in 2019

London, England, GBR

1001-5000 employees

https://kraken.tech

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