Huntress · 14 hours ago
Principal Security Operations Analyst- West Coast
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $225K/yr
6+ years expHuntress is a fully remote cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting businesses with innovative security solutions. They are seeking a Principal Security Operations Center Analyst to triage, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity intrusions while mentoring junior team members and contributing to the team's detection efforts.
Cyber SecuritySoftwareInformation TechnologySecurity
Responsibilities
Function as the lead liaison between the SOC and other Product and Research teams
Help build automation to help reduce the workload on the SOC
Own and complete investigative objectives associated with multi-host intrusions without assistance
Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts coming in from the Huntress platform
Perform tactical forensic timelining and analysis to determine the root cause of attacks, where possible, and provide remediations needed to remove the threat
Understand and perform advanced malware analysis as part of investigating systems and identities
Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide appropriate remediations
Assist in escalations from the product support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions
Assist our SOC Support team by engaging with customers via video/phone to explain or describe activity observed by the SOC when needed
Contribute to detection efforts by helping to create or request net new detections, as well as tuning current detections
Provide technical mentorship to more junior team members
Contribute regularly to external-facing Huntress content such as blogs, webinars, presentations, and speaking engagements
Qualification
Required
6+ years experience in a SOC, Incident Response, or Forensics role
Ability to explain possible complex alerts/events in a non-complex way, both written and verbal
Proven mentoring experience and skills to junior team members, helping them to grow individually and as a team
Understanding of Malware Analysis (Configuration of isolated Malware Analysis VM, Identification of File Formats, Basic Static & Dynamic analysis)
Demonstrated experience with Windows, Linux and/or macOS as an attack surface
Strong understanding and experience with Threat Actor Tools and techniques: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminals, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, SCM, Windows Domain and host Enumeration Techniques, Basic Lateral Movement Techniques, Basic Persistence Mechanisms, Basic Defense Evasion Techniques, other offensive/Red Team TTPs)
Strong experience with Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration and upkeep (Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell, Windows Server Update Service, and Domain Trusts)
Strong experience with M365/Cloud attack techniques
Demonstrated equivalent of self-guided study experience or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, System Administration, or cybersecurity
Preferred
Experience with scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby)
Demonstrated experience on platforms like HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, etc
Participation in cybersecurity competitions such as Capture the Flag, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, etc
Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs
Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role
Benefits
100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
Life and Disability insurance plans
Stock options for all full-time employees
One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
$75 USD/month digital reimbursement
Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
Company
Huntress
Huntress is the enterprise-grade, people-powered cybersecurity solution for all businesses, not just the 1%.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$309.76MKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins,Meritech Capital Partners,Sapphire VenturesSapphire VenturesCIBC Innovation Banking
2024-06-18Series D· $150M
2023-05-16Series C· $60M
2022-09-07Debt Financing· $40M
Leadership Team
Kyle Hanslovan
CEO & Co-Founder
John Ferrell
Co-Founder
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